It was probably seven years ago when I first saw her. In Bangalore
times. It was one of the most natural pictures I had seen. She stood
laughing by the beach in a black bikini / swim suit. I was mesmerized.
She made an excellent first impression. I cut out the newspaper image as a piece of
treasure and pasted her on one of my transparent folders. I have misplaced
the folder now and it has been very difficult to catch hold of that
photo in google searches. I have spent almost an hour in vain.
The truth is, 'love' with a human being can never be a first sight
phenomenon. For love to happen at first sight all the other dynamics of expectations,
characteristics, philosophies of two people have to tango with
each other. The chances of that happening is rare even in an utopian
world. If seven years ago somebody would have told me that Jolie is the
celebrity I shall love forever, I wouldn't have believed it.
She then made a second appearance in my life covering her head with a scarf out of
respect when she visited Afghanistan. Isn't that a modesty we would appreciate of people across all cultures? I attended an interview in 2007/8
with the chief marketing manager of a BPO firm called 24 X 7. He made me
wait for 30 minutes and started the interview without an apology, as if
he had the right to buy my valuable time. I shall never forget the
asshole's arrogance.
After this second appearance is when I started to learn
more of her, thanks to google. I learned she was a mother of one and
then came another from Africa. Then came the entire Brangelina clan.
Today, I subscribe to Oprah's philosophy that motherhood is the toughest job in the
world. My sister is a mother and I get to see her raise my nephew very
closely. Thanks to her I can relate to the energy and time investment that kids need. I believe women are
better equipped to raise kids. Its probably the years and years of
conditioning where they have evolved to be the nurturing species. May be its the primitive, feminine instinct. But
again, I have seen examples of some who don't deserve to rear a child. However in today's world, like Ricky Martin says, every family is special.
He, for instance, plays the dual role of mother and father to his kids. That said while the world has an opinion (and mind you they do and not in a good way) about her burgeoning pride, I believe her choice to mother kids around the world is incredibly commendable. To raise healthy kids and given them an equal
opportunity to be the best they can be is God's work. She in that
respect is an absolute demi Goddess. The millions she earns probably come handy, but realistically, we all know time beats money when it comes to rearing kids.
To me, she became a person first, actress later. I haven't
seen a lot of her films that make me say "She is a spectacular actress,"
but if you want to see the actress in Jolie you should watch 'Changeling'.
10 minutes into the movie, you forget its a Jolie film. The movie though is
tragic and real. The second one that comes close second is
'Gia' where her character is based on supermodel 'Gia Maria Carangi'. While the Jessica Albas of Hollywood decide on proportions of flesh to reveal to the audience,
we see Jolie bare, uninhibited in the apartment hallway pleading her lesbian love to stay with her. Tragic movie again. It was probably around these
years that she professed of her relationship to model-actress Jenny Shimizu
when 'lesbian love' wasn't a style statement or scripts for successful movies in Hollywood. The mere idea to declare
your love for someone is powerful. Then is when I realized this woman has passion. She also did a splendid job in
'Girl Interrupted' but this was one character I couldn't come to love in spite of it played by her.
I will need to watch 'Original Sin' again to comment on the movie
but I am not surprised she starred in the film. She has 'SEX' written all over her. So there's no element of surprise when she did 'Original Sin'. Some
celebrities try real hard to play the sex kitten but this
gift comes to her naturally. She only has to glance. Or smirk. Or raise a
brow. The pout does its own magic too. 'Sex' is an integrated part of her soul, an inbred quality that she is born with, like the sense of smell in bloodhounds.
Then again she bursts her own myth by letting a horse canoodle her
breasts. I have read a lot of sick things in response to the picture below and although this being one of the sexiest pictures of her, I find it extremely platonic. In spite of her uninhibited nature, she is a person who defines her own boundaries. She comes across as
somebody who is non-negotiable on integrity. Say if 'Wanted' was real
life and the code wanted her dead; she wouldn't flinch
a second to shoot a bullet through her head.
Obviously, I am biased because I am in
love with her. Over time, I have realized this love shall continue
indefinitely. Her status in my life is something no other celebrity
shall supersede. She may not light up the screen every time like Julia
does but knowing that she lives in the same world as mine brightens up
my day. Women like her are masterpieces. They happen once in a million
years.
So, today, on her birthday, I wish her well. In life, in love, in motherhood, in God's work. May she always prosper.
Well, she is sort of like my poetry so I shall stop now!! :o).
