Die Hard 4.0 ki kahani, Sandy ki zubani...

Another Weekend and another movie.. and what better a movie than "Die Hard 4.0". The 4th part of the cult action series Die Hard. John McLain, I believe is now one the most famous action character.. More famous than even Indiana Jones... Hmm So how is the movie? Die Hard 4.0 is SPECTACULAR... BREATHTAKING...FAST PACED EDGE OF THE SEAT ENTERTAINER.. I could go on .. Short cut main boleto.. Do not miss it.

First when I heard the title, "Die Hard 4.0", I was curious about it. This is the second movie recently released which has the numbering convention a bit "hatke". Spiderman was OK. Spiderman 3. very simple.. very clear.. The third part of Shrek is "Shrek the third" and now the 4th part of Die Hard is "Die Hard 4.0". So what is the mystery behind "4.0". The movie is shot in present time US. Everything is digital.. everything is connected.. Information about anything is available in the computers and is yours for the asking. So as the movie is related to computers and software security, why not name the new "version" of the movie, as if you are naming a new software upgrade. Die Hard 4.0 - makes absolute sense to me.

John McLain, played by Bruce Willis (Can't think of anyone who can play John better.. Not not even Mel Gibson).. is a NYPD cop assigned the task of bringing in a software hacker. John goes to get him but some "supariwallas" are assigned the hacker's supari... Gun fight.. action.. you say "wow".. you hold your breath .. and you are happy you came to see Die Hard 4.0. Somebody is hacking into the US National Security network.. actually hacking into just about anything that can be hacked into..

Oh Man!!! The US security sure does not know about the Symantec products.. We should be doing better marketing... Hmm anyways...

The movie is about a person who is trying to bring down the country's system. This system includes everything.. from transportation to power.. He is stealing information and he is doing all this using a few computers.. quite something eh?? Hmm.. The thing which struck me hard was, how connected every system is in US .. Everything is well connected.. technology is used to such a great extent.. To bring down the transport system, one of the things the bad guy does is manipulates the traffic signals.. The green lights suddenly go red.. red goes green.. All lights go green.. There is havoc... accidents .. vehicles crashing.. .. chaos.... Now can this happen in India??? Maybe not... For 2 reasons.. because its difficult to manipulate the traffic signals here on such a large scale.. secondly, when the lights go green, we still see all three sides before moving on.. ;-) :-) Phase 2 of the plan, the villain goes on to shut down the power supply of the entire country....You should look at the expression of Bruce Willis's face when he sees power going off, of the entire city before him......This is a reflection of the surprise and shock of an average American who has not seen power cut on a large scale.. Its something unheard of.. unseen in the US. Come to India we will show you how to get used to it..

The movie is fast and has its comic moments.. Well I would not say 'comic relief", because you are already enjoying...Do not worry if you do not understand the Hi-fundu stuff like hacking etc.. Hacking is breaking into secure systems, networks.. accessing anything protected and something you are not authorized to access. If you know this then you are OK... This is "Die Hard".. They do not make it complicated for the audience.... John as always is put through a lot of pain and physical stress and he still goes on.. Do not think too much about this or dismiss it saying.."what bullshit.. How can someone take all that strain and still go on".... Relax... Its ok.. He is John McLain.. If he goes down the audience would be the biggest loser.. and here "Biggest Loser NAHI jeetega".. :) So sit back (because this movie will move you to the edge of the seat quite a few times) and enjoy watching what John McLain does best...... Thrill you..

Action sequences are absolutely spectacular.. The plot is good.. the cast is good.. Humour thrown in the right places.. Bruce Willis keeps you entertained with his one-liners when he is not entertaining you with the action stuff.....Not too much violence, as such, here...., but lots of action.. Entertaining action.. great presentation..

There are some key things I took home.. There would be more and maybe you can find them when you watch the movie.. John's daughter is held hostage by the villain.. The person with him.. the software hacker.. asks him.. Does he have a plan.. Bruce answers "Yes, Find them, free my daughter , kill the rest".. Well that does not seem like a plan.. More like a goal.. So what did he mean.. My interpretation - Focus on the goal.. and take action.. Things tend to fall in its place.. So Focus on the Goal.. Take action...Be persistent.. Die Hard.. :) One other thing was, the villain of the movie has his own intention of doing what he is doing.. According to him he is doing the country a favor...... Perception.. To each his/her own.. People do something because they think that is right.. So when someone does anything bad or wrong to us, instead of holding a grudge or being angry, its worth the effort to see things from the other person's perspective.. Maybe it would help in understand some things in better light.. Help in reaching a compromise, better ourselves or help us in any other way...

So with all that said, if you have a couple of hours free, go and see Die Hard 4.0.. John McLain would be pleased to see you... :)