Pacionsbo Absolutely Fantastic

Maidexpl Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

Lucia Ayala It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Kayden This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

Mehedi Miraz What can I say about "The Color of Paradise" ! I could not take my eyes away from the film for a single second. I was infatuated, cherished to see a film like this. I was touched thoroughly. I felt extremely sad at the end. Acting, camera-work, dialog, direction, music, everything, everything is remarkable and exceptional. It doesn't matter how many time you watch this film, it will not be boring ever. Rather, it will revive you.I thought blind people are like dead people. They can not see the graceful nature, immensity of the world, thousands of color around, they can not differentiate light and dark, they always live in darkness. But, I did not aware of how strongly they feel everything and how colorful their mind can be. Now I see a lot of blind people with eyes, and how blind people see without eyes.

leoperu I feel quite happy joining the teary-eyed crowd of viewers from New York to Bangladesh who were emotionally overwhelmed by "Rang-e khoda". To try and turn a theme which is in itself heartbreaking into a strong and worthy piece of art is of course a risky business. Although I find other Iranian directors (let's say Mehrjui, Kiarostami, Panahi, Ghobadi) more interesting, I believe that Majidi is a gifted artist who perfectly knows how to make the most out of balancing on the brink of mawkish sentiment/pathos. His movies - i.e. the four I have seen - evidently look up to Italian neo-realism (there are even concrete points of contact between "Rang-e khoda" and "Ladri di biciclette", among others), oscillating between a sociological/ethnographic study, sociocritical statement, tearjerking melodrama, religious/spiritual fable and pure fairy-tale. For some (re)viewers, such an amalgam may be too much to bear (not only the otherwise outstanding sequence when Mohammad rescues a baby bird raises doubts about its credibility), but thanks to the director's cinematic treatment it offers moments where it reaches almost Chaplinesque quality.I don't feel an urge to comment on "Rang-e khoda"'s beautiful cinematography, flawless acting, rich soundscape, or sometimes spoonfeeding symbolism - others have done it before, and better. My last small remark concerns the annoying sound that structures the second half of the movie like an ominous refrain. One reviewer suggests it's wolves ; to me, it seems rather like a cry of some bird (a wild turkey, perhaps ??) regarded by the locals as a sign of ill luck.As to the quality of the Sony's disc, it's way better than the British and German ones (both with AR cut to 4:3 !).

Ajit Tiwari When we talk about Majid Majidi, some beautiful, life varying and thought provoking movies come into the mind like Children of Heaven (1997), Baran (2001), The Song of Sparrows (2008) & The Willow Tree.I think he is one of the best directors, who have an eminent sense of cinema making, symbolism, metaphors, various shades of life and social dramatic requirement. "The Color of Paradise" is one of the best Iranian Films ever made; He demonstrates "slice of life" in a true manner which we conform every day. Many of us have a different picture of Iran in our minds because of the propaganda and less known demographics as well lifestyle.Mohammad (Mohsen Ramezani) is a blind 8-year-old boy & attends a school for the blind in Tehran. The school's summer s holidays are up and students are going home to their parents. Hashem (Hossein Mahjub), Mohammad's father, is unwilling to take him to home and the father has some alternate plan for himself.Even though the lead character is visually impaired but we see everything through his eyes and feel the pain he has. His pleasure to meet his granny and sister is heart touching.The acting is unblemished and dialogues are simply wonderful, the basic setting of the story requires a lot to explore itself and it has been done immaculately, leaving the clichés behind.The depiction of moderation and gluttony is at its uttermost level. A father who thinks that his blind son is an extra affliction to the shoulders, his argument with granny shows that he is becoming vulnerable and the repentance is going to come eventually.The cinematography is breathtaking with lush farms of Wheat, beautiful flowers; green rural Iran has been captured marvelously which gives tranquility to the eyes of the viewer. Every frame of the movie is crafted wonderfully which directly relates with any human being with different voices of nature and creatures. The symbolism used in this movie is impeccable as Mohammad puts in the infant bird to its nest, granny puts the dying fish to water, voices of creatures, negligence of turtle by the father etc, each symbol represents life and it actions.A heartrending and pleasant voyage, a must see movie.My vote 9/10

Tender-Flesh First off, I have to heartily disagree with a certain goof of a "professional" critic who has two cats and lives the life of a lonely loser when he ripped this film apart only to say its contrived plot was saved at the end by a single shot. Stuff and nonsense. Any lover of great cinema needs to see this movie.A blind boy named Mohammed awaits the arrival of his father when his school closes for a three month break. Mohammed is the last child to leave and he silently worries that his father will never arrive. When the man finally does, we learn that he feels he can no longer take care of his son due to the handicap. Feeling put-upon by his son's needs, the father tries in vain to think of ways to unload his son on someone else so he will be free to take a new bride. Father has been courting a new woman since his own wife died five years ago and he's only had the help of his own aging mother and his two young daughters to assist with Mohammed's upbringing. There are several days when Father must take Mohammed with him to work, leaving the boy to sit in the woods or by the beach while he toils at a variety of manual labor jobs. Several instances show Father hoping that his son will just wander off and disappear and he won't have to deal with him any longer. There are audible cues whenever the looming spectre of Father's selfishness rise to the surface: while Mohammed hears the piping and warble of a beautiful bird, Father hears the disjointed grumblings of some unknown animal who he obviously fears. Finally, Father takes Mohammed to see a blind carpenter in hopes the man will take the boy as an apprentice, allowing Father to remarry and not have to worry about raising a handicapped son. Though Mohammed cannot see, he is very intelligent and even excels at reading at "normal school," surpassing some of the students who have no disabilities. His father does not know this and forbids him to return to his sisters' school. While at the home of the carpenter, Mohammed cries and sulks, believing no one, not even his grandmother, loves him anymore since he's been abandoned. He even believes God has abandoned him.It would be criminal to give away the ending, so you'll just have to watch for yourself, and I believe you'll be glad you gave this film some of your time. It will give you a tangible respect for people living in a sightless world, not only by showing you the world through Mohammed's eyes/hands, but also by the excellent cinematography, a feast for all eyes. Mr. Lonely Living With Cats needs to re-watch this film, perhaps several times until he gets it right.