Dune has a contract like Odyssey with Imax so Imax will be dedicated to Dune only

I re-watched Enthiran (Robot) . I first saw this film when I was 6-7 yrs old in 2012 on tv and since then today and God it blew my mind again not this time with the coolness of the action sequences but with the technical prowess and Shankar writing.

I will draw comparisons with raone and brahmastra, both of these movies had a mind blowing concept but to make that concept work they needed a huge budget and to have the potential to recover that budget they needed to corporate massy themes of love , comedy and all . So that it could be paletable for a wider audience.

Where these movies failed , Robot made it its strength. The very first scene of the movie introduces us to its love story and the main conflict is the love story. The comedy for the most part is highly grounded and situational which is still funny .

The only aspect which was awkward,that was rajni sir , his age was visible through the screen but this movie couldn't have been possible without him likewise a kalki is impossible without prabhas but unlike prabha rajni sir at the age of 60 gave his all to this role . He is an outstanding actor but these massy roles have failed to capture rajni the actor throughout the years . His little expressions in 1.0 and the total animated evil performance as 2.0 which could have been cringe easily but he nailed it .

Idk but shankar sprinkled religious imagery throughout the story which was a treat for me . There is so much juice here to discuss but I will leave it for another post .

Rahman's work has been international in this one . The album (ignoring shankars music video) is unique and interesting and the bgms , not a single weak piece. He got all orchestral in this one and that approach works hard in this movie.

I recently watched the conversation between Jithu Madhavan and Baradwaj Rangan, where Jithu explained why he deliberately chose not to reveal Ranga's complete backstory in Aavesham.

His reasoning was interesting: when you explain everything about a character, the story that the audience imagines in their heads can become smaller than what they had originally envisioned. Instead, giving the audience a few glimpses of the character's past while keeping the complete story hidden allows them to imagine something much bigger. At the same time, the film can stay focused on the character's present.

That got me thinking about Leo.

For me, the first half of Leo was incredibly engaging. Parthiban was an intriguing character, and the uncertainty surrounding his identity was one of the film's biggest strengths. There was so much curiosity about who he really was, what he had done in the past, and why he was so desperate to protect his current life.

But when the flashback finally explained his past in detail, I felt that some of that mystery and intrigue was lost.

What if Lokesh Kanagaraj had taken a similar approach to what Jithu described?

Instead of showing us the entire backstory of Leo Das, what if we had received only a few glimpses of his past? Maybe some disturbing memories, brief visual clues, hints about his relationship with Antony and Harold, and enough information to understand why his past was haunting him — without explaining every single detail.

The film could then have remained focused on Parthiban's present life, his family, and his struggle to keep his past from destroying everything he had built.

Imagine leaving the theatre with questions about Leo's past, with different viewers imagining different versions of the character. Wouldn't that have made him even more intriguing?

I'm not saying that withholding information automatically makes a film better, or that the flashback was the only issue with Leo. The present-day storyline and the villains' motivations would still need to be developed properly.

But I genuinely feel that Leo's mystery was one of its biggest strengths, and perhaps explaining less could have made the character and the film feel much bigger.

What do you guys think? Would Leo have had a greater impact if Lokesh had left more of Leo Das's past to the audience's imagination, or was revealing the full flashback necessary for the story to work?

Jithu Madhavan and Baradwaj Rangan's interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M5a1vjjZtE

I’ll start this post by appreciating the makers. I mean, kudos to them for attempting something like Ramayana on such a massive scale, with an insane budget, grand music, and beautiful costume design.

And I would genuinely recommend every Indian out there to go and support this movie. It's an Indian production showcasing our great Lord Rama to the world and telling one of the greatest tales of good vs evil.

Having said that, I really want to talk about what seems like a conscious choice to not shoot anything on actual physical locations (at least that's what I could make out from the trailer).

Literally every shot feels like it was filmed in front of a green screen. Every environment looks CGI-generated, and almost nothing feels real.

When you have such an insane budget, why not hire actual artists and craftsmen to build beautiful sets? Shoot in real environments, get natural and consistent lighting, and then use CGI to enhance those scenes?

I completely understand that a story like Ramayana requires heavy CGI, especially for certain creatures, larger-than-life sequences, and locations that simply cannot exist in the real world. But does literally EVERYTHING need to be CGI?

Didn't we learn anything from Adipurush?

Adipurush had both a casting problem and a CGI problem. With Ramayana, I think they've pretty much nailed the casting (or at least it's satisfactory), but the insane reliance on CGI is still bothering me.

And before anyone comes at me, this post isn't meant to criticize the effort or the ambition behind the project. I genuinely want this movie to succeed.

But man, when you have ₹1,000 crore to spend, use some of that money to pay real artists, build actual sets, and create something that feels tangible.

Not every single frame needs to be CGI.

Sometimes, when everything looks artificial, the movie loses a bit of its soul.

Lets Discover some Underrated gems! for me it will be Bramayugam

Edit: Thanks guys ! Ig you have given me a lot of content for my youtube videos hehe ✌🏻

I watched *Baar Baar Dekho* years ago as a kid, and back then, I remember thinking the whole concept of time changing every time Sidharth Malhotra opened his eyes was so fascinating. I watched it again yesterday, and honestly, it felt like watching a completely different movie.
This time, I realised it was never just about the concept or the fun of it. It was about life, love, time, priorities, and how easily we get so caught up in planning our future that we forget to actually live in the present.
And considering how fast the world is moving today, I feel like its message is more relevant than ever. We’re constantly chasing the next thing, thinking we’ll be happy once we achieve it, while life is happening right in front of us.
I know the movie has its flaws, and the performances might not be everyone’s favourite, but I genuinely loved how beautifully the message was presented. It made me wonder why Bollywood doesn’t make more movies like this anymore.
If you watched *Baar Baar Dekho* years ago, I’d genuinely recommend watching it again. You might see it very differently this time around.

im 17 and have very little knowledge about indian politics. im a science student, so i don't have political science as a subject either. i wanna start learning about indian politics, so can anyone suggest some movies based on real-life events that could help me understand it better? not fictional political dramas but movies based on actual events and real people.

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How to escape from spoilers on the internet now

I just wanna know are these "Picture Perfect" tag only for marketing or H , I are better than so called
Picture Perfect.

What did you think about this movie ?

Unlike Hollywood and other major film industries, Bollywood never had a financially successful 'new wave'. You could blame the 'fairly backward audience', the lack of correct infrastructure, or you can question the artistic capabilities and ambitions of those at the helm. As a result, the monopoly of studios was never challenged, and masala films remained the cornerstone, though their genres changed with the times, from the 70s angry young men to the 2000s lover boy era. So, barring a very small number, most of the Hindi films have often failed at exploring their themes and presenting their subject matter with a great deal of sensitivity (though many of them are entertaining, that's a separate discussion). And there comes this film, which is among the very few that are able to achieve that level of sincerity in their subject matter.

Zoya Akhtar, born to one of the greatest screenwriters and lyricists of Hindi cinema (not to forget her mother, who also has a strong filmography as a screenwriter), uses her writing and directing prowess to construct a cross-section of the industry that she would have watched closely growing up. In collaboration with her father, she pens a screenplay that sets up various characters to explore the major archetypes of the industry, and effortlessly includes a lot of star cameos without them ever feeling overbearing. The film functions as a satire on various aspects of the industry: nepotism; studio control over the artistic process, with directors and writers merely tools to be hired; corporatisation of Bollywood; underpayment of artists; superstitious producers; rampant remaking of foreign films, and so on.

Among the cast, Konkona Sen Sharma and Dimple Kapadia dominate every scene that they feature in. To be critical, Farhan is a bit shaky in the first act, but progressively grows in the role. The ending is a tad bit rushed, especially with the Vikram-Nikki angle. There was a bit more juice there to be squeezed. A couple of their scenes together, especially the song they shoot for their movie, feel a bit tedious.

Zoya captures beautiful frames with an extraordinary confidence for a debutant. The highlight was the final conversation between Sona and Vikram, and Sona's lines there exemplify why more female filmmakers are needed in the scene.

Will the Documentry - You can see Everything, release in India?

Apart from Malayalam cinema, I’ve noticed a trend in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films where the setting looks like a civil war zone. RRR, Pushpa, KGF, Salaar, Kabzaa and Toxic, seem obsessed with dusty landscapes, blood, violence, ugly buildings and men who look like they haven’t bathed in weeks. The Paradise seems to follow a similar aesthetic.

Why is everything so grimy and brutal? Is beauty, visual elegance and good production design not appreciated? Even the heroes often look deliberately rugged, while background characters are darker-skinned and heroines are conventionally fair.

Hindi cinema shows a lot of stupidity but at least they show it without filthy asthetics.

Is this a deliberate mass-movie aesthetic, or am I missing something about regional cinema? Why does everything have to look so miserable?

Will Irshad Kamil’s Sufi lyrics to the famous Bollywood tune Tum Se Hi hold up against the probes of modern psychology?

According to the Valmiki Ramayana, the battle between Lord Rama and the demons Khara, Dushana, and their 14,000-strong army was a terrifying and epic encounter. The forest of Dandaka became a battlefield as the enormous demon army advanced against Rama, who stood alone, armed with his divine bow and arrows. Despite being vastly outnumbered, Rama faced the entire army with extraordinary courage, skill, and determination. The battle is described as a demonstration of his divine power, with the demon warriors falling one after another until the entire force was defeated. The scale of the confrontation, the overwhelming army, and Rama's incredible feat make this one of the most dramatic battles described in the Valmiki Ramayana.

Imagine this portrayed on the big screen a vast, dark forest, thousands of warriors surrounding a lone archer, the sound of war echoing through the wilderness, and Lord Rama standing fearlessly at the centre of it all. It could be one of the most visually spectacular sequences in a mythological epic.

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Aranya Kanda – Sarga 25, Shlokas 14-15: 

स विद्धः क्षतज दिग्धः सर्व गात्रेषु राघवः ॥ १४
बभूव रामः सन्ध्या अभ्रैः दिवाकर इव आवृतः । १५

Translation: "Bruised on all his limbs and completely bedaubed with blood (क्षतज दिग्धः - kshataja digdhah), that Rama of Raghu’s dynasty shone like the sun at eventide enshrouded by blood-red cloudscapes."

Aranya Kanda – Sarga 26, Shloka 34:

निहत राक्षसम् वनम् ।
क्षणे महा घोरम् मांस शोणित कर्दमम् ।
निरय प्रख्यम् बभूव ॥ ३४

Translation: “With thousands of killed demons, the forest—within a mere moment—turned incredibly gruesome, becoming a sludge/mire of flesh and blood (मांस शोणित कर्दमम् - maamsa shonita kardamam), mimicking hell itself.”

Aranya Kanda – Sarga 26, Shloka 32:

निकृत्त बाहू रवयः छिन्न ऊरु चरण अङ्गुलयः ।
प्रभिन्न गात्राः रुधिरं वमन्तः वसुधा तले ॥ ३२

Translation: "With their shoulders hacked off, thighs severed, feet and fingers chopped away, and their bodies deeply ruptured, the demons lay flat on the earth, actively vomiting and wallowing in rivers of blood.”

I honestly was as disgusted as karthy, specially seeing subbu with "them".

But when I asked myself How would I feel if someone looked at me with same disgust.. that's when I realised the Purpose of this movie.

The wonderful score elevated the emotions to a next level...

Sorry I judged the movie by the title so I skipped it the theathers but now ended up writing appreciation post and asking everyone to watch it once.

Read my full thoughts here https://medium.com/@logeshl2003/the-movie-i-judged-by-its-title-modha-rathiri-33b1bbe90bb4?sharedUserId=logeshl2003

No hate comment , you can judge but dont show the judgement here,pure ragebait

Gang comment the name of the movie which you hate, dont like but ppl celebrate it too much Also the movie which you like but ppl made the masterpiece a trash

For me its Interstellar