My overall review is that it's a one time watch. It's entertaining with its VFX without inducing RaOne type headache. And it does set a decent base for the next ones. I'm actually excited about the 2nd part. Dev and Amrita's story. But it's one of those movies which you might only enjoy on the big screen. Online/OTT pe you might find it below average coz the VFX doesn't impact you that much then. So watch it in theatres. Switch to your mobiles during the 'Love storiyan' and you should be fine 😎
Detailed rant below. Kafi lamba hai toh read at your own risk(Coz discuss krne ko koi hai nahi aas paas😆) :
The good :
* The concept obviously, its new as per the usual BW standards and it's interesting. If people are making a hue and cry about this not being able to match MCU/DC then the joke is on them. We shouldn't compare it with HW but instead the movies BW has been churning out. And this was obviously a step in the right direction and just increased BW's level. Koi 0 to 100 sidhe nahi hota. Even if it's 0 to 20, it's progress and hopefully will get better progressively. Haan churaya hai Avengers n Harry Potter se but utna chalta hai filhal.
* VFX : Some of the Astras were just chef's kiss. Vanar Astra and Nandi Astra looked so good on the big screen. That scene where we get a glimpse of Amrita with water in the background as well as Dev's statue thingy, again such great visual delight. RK channeling his power and creating that Trishul 🔥
* Entertaining : Yes, it was very entertaining even with its mistakes. If nothing then atleast a one-time watch in the theatre. Plus, I saw most of the audience around me had theories and discussions once it ended about Amrita, Dev, what could have happened, what should have happened, etc etc. So this movie's universe stays with you as an audience.
* Senior actors and their screen presence : SRK, Nagarjuna, AB. When these guys use their Astra you can actually see the power/aggression in their body language. Made it so believable. Especially when Nagarjuna and SRK use their Astras at full capacity. Wish they had more role to play in the story. I was way more interested in their scenes than the 'leads'.
* Dev and Amruta's story : Way more excited for them than the lead couple. Here's to hoping Ayan gets the right feedback and makes their story better. Just like Bahubali 2 has way better storyline and world building than Bahubali 1. Can't wait for Deepu in her Amrita getup 🔥. I really wish they cast RS as Dev but I guess it will be RK playing double role. Coz RK vs RS toh krenge nhi last mein. So it will be RK vs RK.
* BGM : Loved it in the crucial scenes. They have done a tremendous job with the BGM music. Especially when the good guys channel their power in max mode. Goosebumps worthy moments.
* Villains actually doing their job : Puri movie mein if there was someone who was truly focused towards their goal then it was the Villain's team. Matlab zero distractions or mistakes. Starting se end tak they are on track. Inka aur kahi dhyan nhi tha unlike the 'Good guys'. Mouni nails her part. She's menacing and shows the right amount of aggression. 1-2 scenes mein toh she actually gives you chills when she appears on screen.
The bad/cringe/ugggh worthy things :
* Dialogues : Let's start with the gems. 'Light uss roshni ka naam hai' scene went on for like 5 mins. Puri light ki definition di gyi hai usme (which had no relation to the actual definition of light). And then you have AB explaining RK how inorder to harness his power he needs to find his own 'Button'. Repeatedly the word 'button' is used. It was so cringe. Aur koi batao inko button on off nhi hota, press hota hai. Switch on off hota hai. Kaun ho tum/Kya hi tum is on loop in the first half. 😆. Not one dialogue stays with you (in a good way) . Remember how Bahubali had 'Mera vachan hi shasan hai', 'Kaat te hain uska gala' and more recently 'Main jhukega nahi saala' from Pushpa? Yeah, this one doesn't have one swag worthy dialogue. Wo toh chodo, normal dialogues are so pathetic, SRK, a scientist is given 'Tu hathi nhi genda hai'. AB goes 'Pyar se bada koi Astra nahi', 'Main tumhe DJ se Dragon bana dunga'. RK toh gets absolutely garbage, chhapri level dialogues.
* Dumb use of Astras : SRK is against 2 humans when he is using his Astra but he doesn't kill or even hurt his enemies. Same Astra when the villain uses does so much damage. Same with Nagarjuna. Uska ek truck girane mein hi ho jata hai kaam while once the villain has this Astra, he's almost invincible. Itne log (all. with Astras) mil kr nhi maar paa rhe usko. Same with the others. Itne powerful hain ye Astra and you are killing the villain's army one by one? Bhai fir kya training mil rahi thi uss ashram mein.
Sabko romantic songs sikha rhe ho kya training camp mein coz kaam toh aa nhi raha kuch.
Random screenplay : Super serious scenes ko bich mein cut krke randomly Aloo-RK kuchi kooing. Thrill maintain krne ka mood hi nhi tha Ayaan ka.
Romance track n songs + Leads being dumb : 🤢. So cringe worthy and juvenile. 2 min ki Maggi noodles wali love story. These two have met twice and Aloo goes all 'Shiva ka sath Parvati toh degi'.
Other gems include (these are all different scenes):
RK-Aloo are on their way to save Nagarjuna in Kashi coz they know Mouni is going to kill him, par Kashi pahuch ke they spend entire day boating and singing Kesariya. Toh kya hua if a team of murderers are on their way to murder him. 2 din pehle mili Aloo k sath Gaana gana is more important.
Nagarjuna has just died like 5 mins before par fir RK-Aloo ko I love you bolna hai khushi khushi, sharmate hue. It was like two parallel universes going on.
Saale duniya khatm hone ki baat ho rhi hai, AB is trying to recruit RK and he's like 'Mujhe nhi padna iss sab mein coz mere paas tum ho Isha'.
Randomly RK decides to wear something Mouni's foot soldier was wearing in his neck. Matlab ekdum randomly. It's not like that stone was calling out to him or anything. And that gives Mouni a chance to see RK's thought and guess their location.
They know now the Ashram is not safe and Mouni is going to attack, everyone decides to shift base. But guess what we have time for RK showing his fire show to Aloo. Mast nachte-gaate hue, like a magic show. Banda ki priority is just f*ck all.
Mouni now has 2 pieces of Brahmastra, 3rd is with RK. He drops it while fighting, its still in the grass inside the ring of fire he created around him n Aloo. He decides to step outside his ring of fire so to distract the enemies from aloo. Doesn't even think about taking the 3rd piece with him. Matlab bhai puri ladai uss 3rd piece ke liye ho rhi hai, duniya khatm ho jayegi, kaha hai iss admi ki priority.
Aloo threatens Mouni to drop her weapons or she would throw BA into a khai n Mouni obeys. Matlab Mouni khud khai mein gir ke wapas aa chuki hai. She has n number of powers & can turn 100s into her soldiers and you are telling me she can't find the BA from a khai. Kya mazak hai ye?
Do you really have to show such dumb things to move the plot forward?
*Lead couple's acting : Almost felt like both Aloo-RK weren't even trying. Itni flat dialogue delivery, itni cringe acting. It's been a while since I've last seen an RK movie, but aisi performance? There's no aggression or force in his body language when he uses his power. You don't even feel like he's actually channeling it unlike SRK/Nagarjuna or even the villain's stooges. No seriousness, it's like Wake up Sid/YJHD wale character ko Brahmastra universe mein le aye hain. In de scenes, he randomly tilts his head staring at the screen/camera. You'll think he's about to get a vision or something with the way he's staring, but nothing. Bas aise hi khada hai wo Ajay Devgan jaisa.
Alia is horrible as well. The way she delivers the dialogues is like she's reciting a poem. Wanted to skip the scenes as soon as she starts speaking in the 2nd half. And that Chikni Chameli bit😆RK does a better CC than her.
Overall really poor and cringe worthy performance by both of them. Aloo's character wasn't even needed. The button thing anyways didn't make sense. She was just a liability through and through but man has she been given supreme importance for no reason whatsoever.
VFX keeps the attention away from them most of the times though so...
(Also, Aloo actually looks good in terms of looks next to RK. He was looking very weird, especially in the first half)
* Pathetic climax : Last 5 mins were just f*ckall. Bhakk.
* Funny bits:
Mouni's lips during the last fight were so distracting 🤣. You can notice them changing throughout the movie.
There's also KJo's special appearance in the movie : Nag Astra 😆
I actually thought for a minute that Mouni was going to burst after she joined the parts. Man, that would have been an epic scene 🤣
Aloo touching RK when he's legit on fire and then showing shock at her hands getting burnt was peak TSTL behaviour 😆
Chawl wala, orphan, DJ RK is gareeb but has a coffee machine. #ShaukBadiCheezHai 😆
IMO AB should have just killed RK. Jab wo hota hi nhi toh 3rd part of the Astra kabhi kisi ko milta nhi since it required his blood to appear in its form. Safe forever. Harry Potter se itna copy kia hi tha toh they should have copied Dumbledore raising Harry to sacrifice him in the end wala part as well. Pagle log, faltu itna effort waste kr dia. 😆
#RantOver for now. Insert Hansa's 'Main toh thank gyi bhaisaab' gif here 😆
Edited by trouble_006 - 2 years ago
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