The Warrior Queen of Jhansi

Like most films produced to tell a particular nation's history you're shown mostly the good traits of that nation, and mostly the bad traits of the opposition. In many other films of this genre you can substitute "all" for "mostly". The nastiest statement (said in a manner that implied it was common) was that the Brits were killing women & children. It also didn't hurt the script's cause that they cast a model attractive female for the warrior queen. Yes, no doubt that humans will kill anything just for material greed and/or power. Would have liked to have seen some substantiation and research on the behavior of the East India Company as well as the behaviors of the Indian people & leaders during that period.

I love a movie based on historical references and this one did that while allowing the mysterious "legends say" about the ending. That was an added bonus for me for a story I did not know but enjoyed quite a bit. I loved the women empowerment theme to this even though it was the mid 1800s and I appreciated the compassion between unlikely people (and obvious ones). All in all, I'd love to watch this movie again. The cast was superb and the story well-written.

The annexing of India was brutal as that was the most effective way of gaining control. This film shows several sides of how nations and individuals opinions differ but also align. Very watchable, not overly sure of its accuracy but a powerful film none the less.

Though this is the story of the beginning of the end of the East India Company, it serves as a much needed criticism of the Victorian Age and one of the modern world's earliest corporations. But this is mostly incidental.

The story is about a real noble woman of high aspirations trying to keep her kingdom despite being repeatedly betrayed and attacked by the British. It's actually quite modest in its heroic portrayal and perhaps because of that, a bit stodgy in its first half, but worth the wait, mostly because of its luminous star, Devika Bhise. She pulls off the role with apparent ease and is a joy to watch.

This isn't a Hollywood super production but even at this somewhat shoestring level, the story is served well. The British parts are also enjoyable and not over sanitized.

It felt like a poetic history lesson. Don't get me wrong I love a good history lesson but I came to see a movie about a Warrior Queen I did not get enough of that in any fashion. It's all talk after talk and it was very generic. Rani did not have enough personality to make me feel anything for her. Nobody really did, cause I barely hated the white folks in the movie for what they are doing to the Brown people. I think the filmmakers for introducing me to a strong warrior queen, but the introduction lacks the heart worthy of her.