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Unravelling Nolan’s Mind: Cinematic Direction Through the Nodes in Play

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  Unravelling Nolan’s Mind: Cinematic Direction Through the Nodes in Play When one talks of Cinema & Cinematography in general, one of the most common names that pops up in the mind of people is Christopher Nolan and of course one can say it's mainstream of course but one may wonder if his cinematic work & thinking and approach to cinema also is mainstream and that is something to ponder upon definitely. I attempt here to give a gist of how he approaches his work towards directing movies and to use this knowledge in analyzing his career from the perspective of Jyotisha and to sort of decipher as to whether they are in sync with one another. Nolan's Style & Approach to Cinema Few of the key themes his work revolves around are time, memory, existential questions through the use of non-linear storytelling and complex narrative structures which works in tandem to form his cinematic work which can be seen through the likes of movies like Memento, Inception where these t...

1998/1999 Treble - A remarkable tale of Grit forged with Destiny

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 Grit & Glory '99 The year 1998/1999 season for Manchester United was nothing short of a fairytale where they not only ended up winning the 1998/99 season by defeating Tottenham on the final day of the season on 16/5/1999, but also ended up winning the FA Cup over Newcastle and UEFA Champions League Over Bayern Munich, all of this in a span of 10 days making them the first English Team to win the historic treble under the leadership of Sir Alex Ferguson . Now, one may wonder was all this due to hard work, passion, perseverance, dedication, etc. of the entire team playing endless competitions, game after game or did fate play a catalyst in this entire process for Manchester United. Now, if we do check the chart (D1& D-10) of Sir Alex Ferguson who was the manager of Manchester United at that time and in a way was the primal face of the club, does one realize that fate does play a role in this especially around the entire season per se. Note: D1 chart also called the natal c...