Watched #Ramayana for the 2nd time and incidentally I am an atheist and so this analysis is from a film watcher and not as a ram bhakt
While other reviews grudgingly note its scale and then hedge with “but the soul is missing” or “music could be better ,” etc , what they are missing is that the soul is in the scale and the emotion is in the humongous ambition of all the wonderfully talented people behind the making of this film
@NiteshTiwari22 and @NamitMalhotra have achieved what no one in Indian cinema never even dreamt of.. They have taken the devotional Juice from a well known epic and placed it on a canvas that made me as a viewer feel , the greatest Hollywood films as stage plays.
The opening cosmic battle, Ravana’s ten heads materialising not as a gimmick but as a living expression of knowledge and internal conflicts, the forests that feel more creature like themselves than the creatures they host , and standing high above all the breath stopping climactic Jatayu sequence … these are not mere Vfx effects. They are actually galactic events of the future brightness of Indian cinematic cosmos
This is Namit Malhotra’s slap on the faces and a kick in the crotches of Bollywoodians to wake them up from their lazy slumberness to show them what all is possible it there’s a will
@TheNameisYash ‘s Ravana is not a performance of the year, but it is of many decades .. I say that because I simply can’t remember anything I ever saw with his kind of a electrifying effect ever since I started watching cinema
He does not play a villain. He plays a man who has earned his power through penance, intelligence, and a refusal to bow .. The backstory the trauma, the devotion to Shiva, the ambition that becomes a prison , brilliantly written by #SridharRaghavan has been enacted with a combination of both a crystal clear clarity along with a monstrous force of reaching far beyond an objective destination so colourfully displayed with magnetic precision when he intrinsically ponders with his ten heads before taking the decision of kidnapping Sita ..
Every review that calls him the show stealer is correct, but what they missed is the larger picture that his portrayal made Ravana look like the gravitational centre of Rama
In short there’s no Rama without Ravana
Ranbir Kapoor’s Ram is the necessary counterweight against the worldly evils which anyway was the whole point of his godly status
Critics who wanted constant emoting from Ranbir saying he’s got same expression throughout are flmissing the point that Ram is defined by what he withholds and not by what he expresses
His quiet acceptance of the exile, his controlled violence in the forest sequences, his stillness that so wonderfully contained an absolute certainty is the hardest thing to play for an actor because when he finally acts , it’s not his arrows alone which find their mark , but more than that its his principles which pierce
What I loved about @HansZimmer and @arrahman is that they did not compete with the imagery but they rather flowed with it. The score does not try to reinvent devotion. It just amplifies the existing mass of the specific emotion and more importantly pin points the choices of its characters .. Songs that feel “functional” to some critics are doing the correct job because they do not interrupt the momentum of a three hour epic that is slowly building towards a confrontation
The Tandav energy and the aerial combat cues strike hard with a never before seen or experienced force.
In a film this large, restraint in the music is not a lay back , but It is a volatile high energy concoction of discipline and strategy
In my not so humble opinion what the negative reviews state as problems are actually the film’s real strengths.
The so called length is very necessary because one cannot establish Ravana’s scale and then compress Ram’s exile into just a highlight reel without losing the predicament of an impending inevitability .
I love Tiwari because he refuses to cheapen the moral stakes and turn the story into a masala action drama and the result of that conviction of his is a film that can be watched by families , youngsters , Gen Z etc etc and still hit the front benchers of the small and tiny towns .
This is the first ever Indian film that can stand above each and every large scale international production with its head held high and with an immense pride .
That’s because it does not borrow the language of the Lord of the Rings or Avatar . Instead it takes inspirations to dig into its own rich Indian backyard with the greatest ever stories which have been waiting to be excavated
Reviews might have given 2,3,5 whatever starts but I feel It’s an insult to india and it’s cinema to review this film
The negative reviewers are looking at a mountain and complaining that the path is steep and uneven but that’s because they are too small in comparison to the garangutan architects who built this mountainous Taj Mahal of cinema
Ramayana: Part 1 is the opening statement of a new standard for Indian cinema and whatever film will be made after November 5 th will now be measured against it , and the only thing which will destroy Ramayana part 1 will be Ramayana part 2 🙏🙏🙏
The #Ramayana is not a devotional film. It is a devotional force.The hero is not a blue god floating above the story. He is a man who has already seen the end of the world and still willfully chooses to walk into it.
The rise is not of a kingdom. It is of a mind that challenges weakness. Every frame carries the weight of someone who has burned the old rules and is now moving only by the logic of power . The violence is not spectacle. It is the clarity of consequences
What separates this from every other cinematic telling is that In a time when most films are still wary to move , this one simply moves. It does not explain itself. That is why it hits harder than anything that has come before it.
You do not leave the film having watched a story. You leave it after living an experience
Ranbir In the sequence after Sita’s abduction, when he stands in the empty ashram and simply looks at the place where she was, the camera holds long enough to show that grief has already been converted into a arithmetic
Yash does not play opposition. He plays the mind that has already accepted what it decided to destroy. In the long confrontation before the final night, when he speaks to Ram across the open ground with no army between them, he does not raise his voice. He simply states the price. The face never flinches. The body never shifts.
@AnupamPkher in Jatayu’s interception of the pushpak is not an act of mere loyalty. Wings half broken, bloodied, he keeps on coming because the mind has not yet accepted what the body is telling it. When he falls, the camera stays on the face. There is no cry. There is only the last argument continuing behind the eyes after his wings have stopped. That is not sacrifice. That is a man who understood the only rule left is to continue until you cannot.
All in all I want to say this to each and everyone of all the greats who collaborated to make this great film is to treat any and all negative critics of this film as barking street dogs against the elephantine effort you all put in to create this magnifique piece of WONDER🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
La experiencia de efectos visuales más espectacular del año.
La mejor película mitológica de fantasía hasta la fecha.
Que auténtico disfrute #Ramayana.
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Ramayana is a SPECTACLE embroidered with GOLDEN THREADS of EMOTIONS, There is not a single sequence which does not look GRAND, You’ll feel Richness in almost every frame, The Visuals are NEVER SEEN BEFORE in INDIAN CINEMA.
Director @niteshtiwari22 has created a MARVELLOUS CINEMA, I got numbed during Vanvaas Sequence, then again on Climax during Jatayu scene, The Overwhelming Emotions and Character Setup, The way he has drawn Parallels is UNMATCHED.
Kudos to @malhotra_namit for investing in this subject, DNEG HAS COOKED, Jungles are even better than Avatar at some points, The Particle effects, CG design of Jungle Monsters, Brahma and Vishnu, 14K Fight was literall PEAK, The Palaces, Underwater scenes, Universe, Hell, Mountains, Never seen before visuals.
#RanbirKapoor Take a Bow, You are Greatest Actor of this Generation, People will remember you as Lord Ram for ages to come, The way you did justice to character of Lord Ram is Remarkable, The Emotions were overflowing, The Action Blocks, Aura Farming, Restrained Emotions, Dialogue Delivery, Modulations, I was not able to recognise you during Parshuram Sequence. I can write a whole essay on your performance.
#Yash has given a Remarkable and Spectacular performance as Ravana, You’ll see YASH THE ACTOR this time, He has nailed the action blocks and All the different looks, The Jatayu Fight is Spectacular.
#SaiPallavi is Grace, The way she has portrayed emotions, This is literally the best Character Arc of Mata Sita I’ve ever seen. She is carrying an Innocence, Divinity with her throughout.
@raviedubey Take a Bow, The most apt portrayal of Lakshman ever on screen, The Chaotic essence, One liners, Innocent expression and Yes Dialogue Delivery, Nailed everything to Perfection.
@arungovil12 has given an emotional performance as Dashrath, He will make you numbed, He will make you cry during Vanvas scene.
Kunal Kapoor, Lara Dutta, Sheeba Chadha, Rakul Preet Singh, Vivek Oberoi, Shobhana, Chetan Hansraj did their parts well, all of them did praiseworthy work.
The Soul of Ramayana is Music of Hans Zimmer and AR Rahman, Oscar worthy music, Oscar worthy stuff, They are called Greatest of All time for a reason.
Go and Watch the movie in the Biggest Screen Possible, It’s ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE. @WorldOfRamayana
Do you feel India should depend on other countries for processing the critical minerals that power our future?
I certainly don’t!
Lithium, nickel, cobalt…these are essential for EVs, batteries, electronics and defence. Yet, we remain heavily dependent on imports of refined materials.
To address this, the Cabinet has approved a scheme to change this.
Key highlights:
New critical mineral processing plants.
Capital subsidy to boost investment.
Greater domestic value addition.
Stronger supply chains.
The principle is clear...India must have capabilities to build technologies of the future!
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(🇮🇳 NOT 🇬🇷)
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Baudhāyana. Śulba Sūtras. ~800 BCE. 🙏Satyameva Jayate!
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Sanskrit (1.48): दीर्घचतुरस्रस्याक्ष्णया रज्जुः पार्श्वमानी तिर्यग्मानी च यत् पृथग्भूते कुरुतस्तदुभयं करोति
The diagonal of a rectangle produces both areas which its length and breadth produce separately. Construction geometry for sacred altars that had to be exact.
The #1 equation that changed the world is NOT the West's Pythagoras scam!
🙏Satyameva Jayate!
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For the first time in 47 years, the CRPF has completed 12 consecutive months without an operational death, marking a major milestone for the country's largest paramilitary force.
Cab Driver - Which Country are you from?
Passenger - India
CD - Are you from India?
Then congratulations,
You have the world’s best PM.
Modi does not steal from his nation and is not corrupt.
This praise is not coming from an Indian.
It is coming from a citizen of Ghana.
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BA (Economics)
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