The Tipping Point - 2000

THE TIPPING POINT

Rating: 4.5/5

Written By Malcolm Gladwell

The tipping point is an ingenious psychological book that defines the TIPPING point or the boiling point of something that is inexplicable but it changes the direction of a wave and suddenly a mass of people get influenced.

The Tipping point focuses and stresses on the point that TIPS and just like that the average becomes something abnormal. What the case studies present in the book like that of teenage smoking or teaching children from TV Shows are some of things very amazing about the book. Gladwell shares his research and the solutions also. So the point remains that how does little things suddenly become so significant.
Gladwell explains this through the certain kinds of people in our society that connect us or influence us so much so that the insignificant event gathers a mass of people within itself.

Overall, the book is simply a teacher and a mentor to change how we deal with social problems. The effective solutions to our mainstream problems are explained in this book. Those who love psychology and are interested in something that literally changes people's behaviors over something should read this book.

Reviewed By Najam

Now You See Me - 2013

NOW YOU SEE ME

Rating: 8/10
Notable Actors: Jesse Eisenberg and Mark Ruffalo
Director: Louis Leterrier

The magicians have yet again rose to heights under the heading of Now You See Me. The American thriller is quite an interesting one based on the magician's tricks and how they justify their tricks through simple illusion which once was incomprehensible.

Four Stage magicians Danny Atlas, Merritt Mckinney, Henley Reeves and Jack Wilderare given a tarot card that lead them to the same New York City empty apartment, where they find information from an unknown benefactor.
The magicians are ordinary no more and they perform certain magic tricks that quickly grasp the people's attentions towards them. The trick due to which the FBI and Interpol try to chase and get a hold on them, is that they pull off a bank heist. They steal money from a vault in Paris and 'rain' that money on their audience.

The movie is good but it lacks a strong motive and a back ground. The tricks were appealing but somethings seemed very fictitious opposed to the general idea of this movie. Acting is good enough and ending wasn't so bad hence the rating is justified. It should be watched by those who want a different kind of thriller having some taste of MAGIC.

Reviewed By Najam

The Amazing Spiderman - 2012

THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN
Rating: 7.5/10
Notable Actors: Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone
Director: Marc Webb

The Amaizing spiderman is the recent series of this superhero since the one of Tobey Maguire. The movie is a little more realistic version and adaptation of the comic books. Amazing Spiderman was able to handle the story well with some change in events compared to the former.

Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) has gained super human powers (or spidey powers) when bitten by a genetically mutated spider. The curiosity of Peter Parker for exploiting his powers is the part where he (realistically) tries to take full advantage of his newly found capabilities (such as the web thrower).
Peter Parker wants to investigate his parents deaths and that's how his acquaintance with Dr. Curt Connors goes up a notch.

The Amazing Spiderman is a good movie but it needs more crisp. The storyline is same old one but as I have mentioned the change in events were interesting. The series can do much better especially on the depth of the superhero cuz to attain great heights the crew has to make great efforts.