#Ramayana Initial Impressions:
A hugely ambitious film mounted on a grand scale, and the effort behind it is clearly visible. The team largely stays true to the Ramayana, but the film leans more on spectacle and action than drama and emotion, leaving parts of the narration feeling flat and even serial like at times. The second half also drags in places because of where Part 1 chooses to end, with limited material stretched out through lengthy action blocks that don’t create much impact
Yash as Ravana is the biggest highlight and is superb, especially in his introduction portions. Ranbir Kapoor and Sai Pallavi are solid as Ram and Sita, though the divine aura and emotional weight don’t always fully translate on screen.
The visuals are stunning in parts and the money spent is clearly visible, but some scenes still have a noticeable studio/green screen feel with a few cartoonish asuras. The biggest negative, hands down, is the music. For a story like Ramayana, the score has to carry much of the divinity and emotion, but the Indian-Hollywood blend largely backfires and ends up feeling like neither apart from a few scenes.
The ambition and scale deserve a lot of applause. Definitely watchable and better than a few recent adaptations, but it falls short of the massive expectations and ultimately feels like a mixed bag with so much more potential.
Full review with rating later in my usual style (review embargo)
@chkeerth@mahesh2weets_ SSR philosophy is mostly visuals are aiding the drama/emotion... Anduke flawless VFX and visuals lekapoina scenes will work... Ramayana movie choodali... Nitesh is a decent director in terms of writing good drama but indulo VFX main anipistundi from the content released so far...
@chkeerth@mahesh2weets_ Music lo aa first video lo unna "Dharti hai ambar hai" thappa edhi nachchaledu naaku... Ee trailer lo weakest aspect music ae... Unbelievable asalu both Rahman and Zimmer ni pettukoni...
@AegonAArmy That is one of his main traits... Aura farming comes from aggression, ego and arrogance... Lord Rama has none of them... He is genuinely humble, kind, calm, obedient, respectful and graceful...
@AegonAArmy Story ne ala undi ra naayana... Ramayanam lo ekkade gaani Lord Rama di excessive aura farming undadhu... Restrained aggression ae untundi...
@Harsha_FanOfMB Official trailer lo VFX baagundochchu... But again, VFX is secondary... Chaala careful ga teeyyali... Story known so they have to land the emotions and roles... Ravana just Rocky Bhai in Lanka anipinchindi trailer lo... Ade aithe assame...