Be able to enjoy life, because it can be fleeting The movie "Hotel Mumbai" somehow passed by my list of films to watch, although I pay attention to high-quality novelties. My brother advised me to watch it, saying that the picture was shot based on real events. And I'm always interested in such projects. And thanks to the annotation to the picture, I suddenly realized that this movie would definitely be difficult. Having tuned in, I devoted a couple of hours of my life to immersing myself in this terrible tragedy, which director Anthony Maras so competently conveys on the screen. The production immediately sets us up for a gloomy mood, when in the first shots we are shown people approaching from the sea with stone faces. Scene follows scene, and the audience gets acquainted with the main characters of the picture. The dialogues and narration are written so competently that for me, throughout the subsequent events, there were no questions about who is who in the film. Although there are probably about two dozen active characters here. But each of them is a personality that you perceive through their actions, which determine the motivation of the characters. The history of the terrorist attacks that are shown on the screen is mainly based on the actions at the Mumbai hotel. The world of luxury and rich guests, the staff of the institution crumbles to dust overnight when an attack by armed men takes place within the walls of the hotel. An unprecedented feeling of panic falls not only on the characters, but also on the viewer. You suddenly realize that before you die, everyone becomes equal, whether you are a successful American with a family, a rich Russian businessman or an ordinary hotel employee from India. And this realization gives rise to a sense of insecurity, because the terrorists are armed, they came here specifically to take people's lives, and they absolutely do not care about your nationality, wealth, worldview. For them, people are just a target that needs to be hit. The obvious decision to escape from this nightmare away from the hotel turns out to be not the right decision in the current situation, because the city is attacked by other terrorist groups. And staying in your room may well be the right decision. But it is possible only for a certain time. The scriptwriters and the director lead us through their project, making it clear that any little thing, any event, any action of a particular person or group of people, in one way or another can affect the life and death of the characters themselves and other people. After all, every action of the characters in the frame generates a chain reaction, which leads to certain events. And you, as a viewer, are completely immersed in every little story that permeates this film. Unlike the usual projects with "good" and "bad" characters, there are no those who are guaranteed to stay alive, who will be spared the tragedy. And famous actors appear in the role of the most ordinary people, who by chance found themselves in the epicenter of this nightmare. The cast is impressive. Each of the top officials coped with his role with dignity. Armie Hammer, Dev Patel, Jason Isaacs are well remembered, convincingly performing in their assigned roles. But I was especially impressed by the actresses of the first plan. Nazanin Boniadi and Tilda Cobham-Hervey simply tore their souls with their performance, allowing them to truly understand what a nightmare their heroines had to endure. Anulam Kher, Angus McLaren, Natasha Liu Bordizzo and Carmen Duncan were also convincing. Their characters made up the very group of people that are remembered in this picture. The film was very impressive. For the two hours that the painting lasts, I was in quiet horror, watching what was happening. It's as if the tragedy that happened in 2008 snatched you out of the familiar world, but passed by (fortunately). However, thanks to this quality of paintings, people can imagine what horror the participants of those events have to go through. And then you start to feel life differently. After all, you never know what might happen to you or your loved ones. The usual way of life is quite capable of changing overnight, destroying everything you are used to. This film is a reminder of such a possibility, as a warning, as a tribute to all those who struggled with death in those days. And this picture is a good reason to just look at your loved ones from a different angle and maybe tell them one more time how dear they are to you, how much you love them. After all, it will not be superfluous, and such an opportunity is a real gift of fate. Those who were victims of the terrible events at the Mumbai hotel and other terrorist attacks have lost this opportunity… 10 out of 10