Akash Ram

I'm here to share my thoughts cause the real world won't listen

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RealMe 5 Pro Review - Technical Review

The Realme 5 Pro is the spiritual successors to the Realme 3 Pro that was launched earlier this year. You get a 6.3-inch FHD+ screen. It runs at a resolution of 2340x1080 pixels and has Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection.

The Realme 5 Pro draws its power from a Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 AIE made on 10nm process technology. It comes with up to 8GB RAM and 128GB storage.

In the photography department, you get quad cameras, just like the Realme 5. The setup remains the same, except for the primary sensor. The “Pro” model comes with a 48-megapixel Sony IMX586 sensor with f/1.8 aperture + 8MP wide-angle camera + 2MP portrait camera + 2MP macro camera. For selfies and video calling, you get a 16-megapixel front snapper.

To keep things ticking, the Realme 5 Pro is armed with a 4,035mAh battery with VOOC 3.0 fast charging support. A 20W charger is also bundled in the box. The smartphone runs on Android 9 Pie OS with Color OS skin on top.

The price is Rs.17,000 for the 8gb,128gb variation , Rs. 15,000 for 6gb, 64gb variation and Rs. 14,000 for the 4gb,64gb variation.

Although there are a lot of other options in this price range. The camera of Realme 5 pro is what gives it the edge.            

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Blade Runner 2049 Movie Review

Blade Runner 2049 is directed by Denis Villeneuve and is the sequel to the 1982 sci-fi masterpiece Blade Runner directed by Ridley Scott.

The movie is set in a universe where we have created artificial humans called Replicants. In the previous installment (Blade Runner) we see that these replicants are deemed dangerous and are ordered to be terminated. The agents who kill these replicants are called Blade Runner. In this movie we follow the journey of Officer K (played by Ryan Gosling) who is among the new breed of Replicants ( which are legal ) and we follow him as he sets on to unravel a mystery which can change the human-replicant relation.

The movie is very deep as it asks the questions like what it is that makes us human. It asks us whether artificial humans can be humans if they have conscious.

The best thing about Blade Runner 2049 is its cinematography. Every shot in the movie is worthy of being saved as a wallpaper.Roger Deakins the cinematographer of the movie was awarded an oscar for this movie and deservingly so.

I have seen a lot of movies and it is not easy to rank and make a list of them but i can say that this is the best movie i have ever seen.This is the type of movie that although being slow placed can never bore you. With its 2hr 45min runtime this is an epic. Although this movie was financially unsuccessful it will  be still regarded as a masterpiece in the future.

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Kafka On The Shore Book Review

Kafka on the shore is written by Haruki Murakami, who is considered to be one of the best writers working today. The novel follows two different story lines. First of a boy who has ran away from his home and is looking to start a new life. Second is of a middle age man who is not very smart (because of events from his past) but he has the ability to talk to cats.

We follow these two characters as they go through a life changing journey. We meet other characters and feel the chemistry these characters have among each other. There are certain dream like sequences and characters that make this a magical read. There is one scene in particular that is so gory and horrifying that my stomach became unwell.

One of the main themes of the book that i felt connected with was that of fate. Kafka’s father always told Kafka about his fate. Kafka always wanted to run away from his fate but in the end we see his fate catch onto him. Through out the book we see Kafka’s development and battle with himself and eventually he over comes his fear and accepts his fate. He decides that he will not be defined by his fate and will own up to it. This goes in accordance with my favorite quote “You cannot change the wind but you can shift the sail”.

Kafka on the Shore was published in 2002 and had since become a modern masterpiece. It is considered to be one of the best Murakami books and is a testament to the imaginative writing of Murakami.