Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Palaest recommended

Steineded How sad is this?

Dana An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

Paulina Palero The Color of Paradise starts and ends with sadness. The movie is full of misunderstanding, of confusion and in a way hate. We follow Mohamed through the movie, he is a happy little boy who goes to a special school for blind boys in the city were we first see him patiently waiting for his father to pick him up for summer vacations. From the first 10 minutes, we can sense the tension that will not go away for the rest of the movie. When Mohamed's dad finally picks him up, he is not able to see him but his dad looks at him with disappointment we learn latter on that he sees his son as a burden. We learned then why. Mohamed's mother died and his dad is trying to remarry to a young woman from their village and he believe his son is keeping him from doing so, he then sends his own son away to a bling carpenter to learn carpentry but this cost him a lot at the end and eventually ruins his life completely.We can connect each of the family member of the movie to the government of the country. Mohamed represents the people and his dad represents the country of Iran, where the movie takes place. The government sees its people as a burden, they wish they could get rid of them but if they do this they are left with nothing. While watching the movie with this mentality one can see the small hints here and there of how the government treats the people in Iran. It can also simply be a tragic movie about the life of a blind boy but I believe there is more meaning behind it than we would expect it to be. Either way this is a beautiful movie to watch, from its spectacular shoots to the charismatic little boy who is Mohamed and his truly tragic story of suffering because of his father hate towards him. You will cry at the end of the movie but you will have also witnessed a beautiful story that will be hard to forget any time soon.

Ben Ralston This film is a perfect portrayal of humanity's search for (re)connection- through relationship with others (in this case the boy's Father)- and finally with something Sacred.This is not a 'feel-good' movie. No special effects or action. If you're in the mood to be entertained, this might not hit the spot.But if you're able to appreciate beautiful art that speaks to the essence of who we are as human beings, you really will be moved by this film.Very well directed and acted, beautifully filmed (it's so visually stunning that you will want to visit Iran after watching it!), and with an amazing soundtrack - one of the things that to this day stayed with me after watching it many years ago is the birdsong when the boy is in the forest.Haunting. Touching. Beautiful! Don't miss...

Ertan Asan I had seen Majid's another film, "Children of Heaven", and surely had a deep positive impression through its natural manner in story telling style. It had a touching story too but screened in a rather natural manner.This movie, on the contrary, has a direct symbolic manner which I don't feel comfortable to get its message clearly. Too much symbolism kills the naturalness which eventually lead the movie to a dead end; indeed its final scenes are almost nonsense making me say "so what".I love Iranian movies very much, Iranian cinema has a deserved reputation all over the world, Majidi has a notable part of it. Regardless of the movie itself, I admired the country side where the movie filmed. I would like to have a chance to see those places in a same season of year. For me who is an obsessed admirer of nature, it would be relieving for my should struggling with city life.

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