Burlesque : Last of me

I have heard about this movie but I did not have the chance to see it until I was on the plane to Dhaka.  It was in the in-flight movie. I saw Cher in the movie after so many years. She must be over sixty by now but she looks the same as in the past when she duet with Sonny. The magic of cosmetics and plastic surgery. Their singing signature was Sonny and Cher. They have a huge repertoire and have perform on TV for many seasons.

The movie was about a night spot known as Burlesque and the owner , Cher was in deep financial trouble because her partner's evil plan to force her to sell the night spot for a housing estate. Starring in this movie was another mega star, Christina Aquilera whole play a young novice singer with a powerful voice. In the movie , she help Cher to hold on her club and also bought out her evil partner.

In movie, when Cher was financially in trouble and was down and out , she sang the song " You haven't  seen the last of me". Her powerful voice coupled with the meaningful wordings was uplifting and inspiring. The message was that she was down but not out. At this time of trouble in Japan, the message was meaningful for the survivors of the quake. They are down but not out. It is belief that the recovery process will make Japan much stronger.

The movie also talks about the love affair between Christina and her boyfriend who works in the bar and also a part time song writer. In the end, her boyfriend complete a song for her to sing and the title of the song is " Get it up". Another message of the movie is to make an American dream come true. A novice, Christina finally became a star in her own rights. She sing and dance beautifully  and she acted great.

The movie is a triumph of good over evil. People's relationship is complicated and there is always a tendency to compete with each other. To outshine each other to be the star .  Life is full of jostling , back stabbing, pushing , knocking  and punching which caused our body and mind to be bruise and hurt. Why can't we live for the sake of living and swallow our ego. That will bring more joy and happiness to our life. Bravo to the producer and the director for making us realize that we are mortal and we have to endure a lot of pain and hurts in our journey of life.

Namaste.