the audience applauded

The Age of Commercialism

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

The act of Al Pacino leaves me speechless. The sentences in the movie are genius. This movie regularly improves my mood and fills me with energy. Plain, school and dance scene are irreplaceable. In one word the movie is uuuuuhaaaaaaa

Being true to human beings is the ability to accept that a wife brings happiness but a girl friend 'Scent Of A Woman'. Scent Of A Woman like a bad scent lingers in our memory because natural scents from the body is perspiration; remembering a girl friend who was a friend. Laughter or wit brings us together but finding another person funny is artful and not allowed by friends who recommend not to be tempted or lured. In the feature film 'Scent of A Woman' comrades or a 'jolly' companionship between disabled man and his assistant who is their to protect the invalid from hurting himself but this is a task that even at the university invalids play with; eye sockets. The 'Scent Of A Woman' is the tale which won our attention with a hearty packed tour of the streets and of restaurants which serve drinks and free bread. The 'pot roast' that is a first world dish that is created in third world countries; brought a moment to a review that looks like a meeting without anger to with.

This deserves more than an 8.0 average on IMDb. What hurts, is just now, I've learnt this was a remake, but I'm gonna let that slide. What you'll love about this movie is the acting. Pacino is magnificent, showing us what an Oscar winning performance, as a legendary, grouchy retired colonel, who I guess played with one too many hand grenades, which led to his blindness. Accompanying him on a trip, at Pacino's request, is a handsome college kid (Chris O Donnell) an actor who couldn't be more perfect for the role. He needs the money, and applies for the job of looking after the Colonel, unaware of him being grouch and irascible. The other take note performance, was that of a younger Phillip Seymour Hoffman, who with O'Donnell, are put on a stand near the end, as witnesses to a vandalism of their college Dean, where they are caught between lagging and accepting consequences, where for O'Donnell, it's a short cut to ending his promising career. Pacino steps in beautifully with this, backing Charlie (O Donnell) his new friend. This film is an adventure and teaches the value of life, and the aspect of not taking it for granted too, while being in Pacino's blind shoes. Of course the real beauty of this film, was the woman with the beautiful scent, Anwar, halfway through the peace, Pacino's lines here, magnificent, in what is a great script. Pacino, is so believable and authentic as a blind person, it's scary.

This movie is all about the acting and the immerse message by the end. Al Pacino delivers an Academy Award winning performance without exception and captures us as his character Lt. Colonel Frank Slade. Al Pacino went lengths to prove his 'blindness' to us (taught by the infamous Lee Strasberg), by being helped by a school to prep, was in character off screen and by not allowing his eyes to focus on anything. While nursing his self-pity and arrogance with alcohol, Slade finds new meaning (as he is blind and was 'passed over for promotion' during his time in the military) in the young Charlie Simms (Chris O'Donnell) who becomes his caretaker during the weekends. We are compelled under the mean, angry and sarcastic man Slade is and we sense that somehow he's always been like that, but that it will change by the interaction and creation of friendship with Charles. Causing the blindness by his own stupidity, yet there's no pity you feel for him as he's abrasive and seeks every possible way to insult you. However, two traits motivate us to like him, his romantic side and his humor. And the compassion grows.Charlie is the shy, hardworking poor young man that we relate to. Coming from West, he's studying at the exclusive local prep school on a scholarship with no money to spare and enjoys watching over Slade for a dollar or two. What is captivating is the way Slade wants him under his wings to educate Charlie through his experiences. The way Slade tells Charlie that women are God's greatest creation, the dancing scene with Donna (Gabrielle Anwar) tells us how much he misses and how he realized what he's lost being a soldier. Finally he doesn't seem as negative and destructive, he seems happy as he dances gracefully with Donna. And gradually through the movie, we learn and grow fond of Slade's state and find compassion for his attitude and faults. Bo Goldman, who wrote the screenplay, is more interested in conveying an active chemistry between the actors, than focusing on the plot. The collaboration between Slade and Charlie is immaculate. The problem occurring is when Charlie witnesses three of his fellow students pulling a prank that damaged the headmasters Jaguar. But Charlie didn't want to be the snitch everyone loathes, so he remain silenced, even though the consequence is being expelled from the school. This is where one of the greatest speeches in movie history enters the picture (the relativity of it is another story) when Slade sees the great, potential, young man Charles is for not ratting out his 'friends' while the other accused one is hiding behind 'big daddy's pocket'. To stand up for what's right and moral, through his speech, Slade reminisces about his past while explaining that having integrity and courage is what creates leaders. Everything he said in that speech is accurate. Inspirational. Meaningful.If it was anyone else playing the character Al Pacino plays, I'm confident it wouldn't have the same weight on the speech. By showing his anger, by presenting the facts, by conveying the message to the disciplinary commitment successfully, Al Pacino reached his peak of acting and had us all mistaken by the character. The versatility of Slade's character and strong performance of Al Pacino is what makes this movie a great movie, even though the plot was rather shallow. Scent of a Woman is an exceptional movie, especially for young minds.