Why is Baahubali making headlines every day?
Because it’s a visual treat.
It is a sample of what Indian story narration would be like to the uninitiated; when the fertile mind of a child is told a tale of larger than life character- like Arjuna or Vaali or Bheesma or Abhimanyu, creativity drives him to draw a mental image of a person SO strong that he can do anything .I can relate Baahubali to this.
I feel the character is inspired by Maharathi in Mahabharatha for multiple reasons. Mythological hero, strong enough to take down several akshounis of armies, existed in times of the righteous so on and so forth.
Each of the characters in the movie have traits that can exist only in such great epics: some of the kindest things done in the name of chivalry ,gruesome kills they have made in the name of justice, some of the stupidest things done in the name of righteous.The movie is a proclamation of greatness in story narattion that Indian children have experienced from their mothers.
I feel the character is inspired by Maharathi in Mahabharatha for multiple reasons. Mythological hero, strong enough to take down several akshounis of armies, existed in times of the righteous so on and so forth.
Each of the characters in the movie have traits that can exist only in such great epics: some of the kindest things done in the name of chivalry ,gruesome kills they have made in the name of justice, some of the stupidest things done in the name of righteous.The movie is a proclamation of greatness in story narattion that Indian children have experienced from their mothers.
I must appreciate Rajamouli for steadily showcasing how ancient civilization functions like. Bull fights to showcase machismo, war cries with country names, duty with honor, so on and so forth. It packs a punch and that puts Indian cinema in lines with some great Hollywood movies.
What I loved about Baahubali is that it puts together mythology , great screen-play and breathtaking VFX shots. I mean ~700 VFX shots! In the first part alone... Especially the action sequence in the rain!
There was this crib in certain folks over social media going against India's level of sophistication in animation we develop. While the western civilization is bringing in cartoon characters like Ironman,Hulk, Batman to the big screen, India contributed Chhota Bheem they said.
I felt this was unfair on multiple levels. Indians excel in story-telling but are not famous for their deep pockets. Though there are talented artists out here, chances for showcasing them was mostly focussed on sure-shot commercial movies( South Indian movies in specific). There are commercial movies way better than the Hollywood counterparts, but I couldn’t point this out to everyone out there due to a language barrier.Till now.
Well, I present Baahubali. “I don’t understand south Indian languages” or “I can’t watch movies with sub-titles” are not admittable excuses, this is a global release, in 5 languages! Go watch it, for the pure pleasure of movie viewing. Strongly recommend this to everyone :-)
What I loved about Baahubali is that it puts together mythology , great screen-play and breathtaking VFX shots. I mean ~700 VFX shots! In the first part alone... Especially the action sequence in the rain!
There was this crib in certain folks over social media going against India's level of sophistication in animation we develop. While the western civilization is bringing in cartoon characters like Ironman,Hulk, Batman to the big screen, India contributed Chhota Bheem they said.
I felt this was unfair on multiple levels. Indians excel in story-telling but are not famous for their deep pockets. Though there are talented artists out here, chances for showcasing them was mostly focussed on sure-shot commercial movies( South Indian movies in specific). There are commercial movies way better than the Hollywood counterparts, but I couldn’t point this out to everyone out there due to a language barrier.Till now.
Well, I present Baahubali. “I don’t understand south Indian languages” or “I can’t watch movies with sub-titles” are not admittable excuses, this is a global release, in 5 languages! Go watch it, for the pure pleasure of movie viewing. Strongly recommend this to everyone :-)
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