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I enjoyed this better than the last one because the movie knows what it is and does what it's best at, being a visual grandeur. The action, visual effects and stunts are all A+ for a Netflix movie. This isn't Zack Snyder's best nor worst.
Someone compared this to Madame Web and I hope they have a child whose doesn't go to bed unless they watch Madame Web.
Djimon Housou is great and other actors do fairly well. We aren't looking for some acting masterclass here. If you're looking for some cool looking CqC, gunfu, big and small ships go boom, pew pew storm trooper aim, good guys win bad guys eat dust all for a lazy Saturday evening then this movie is perfect.
The movie is weakest in the beginning. Zack missed the character development in the first part and tries to catch up in this half but fails. Once that's out of the way it's all badassery.
Some day I will come back to this movie after I have forgotten about it just for the second half.
Someone compared this to Madame Web and I hope they have a child whose doesn't go to bed unless they watch Madame Web.
Djimon Housou is great and other actors do fairly well. We aren't looking for some acting masterclass here. If you're looking for some cool looking CqC, gunfu, big and small ships go boom, pew pew storm trooper aim, good guys win bad guys eat dust all for a lazy Saturday evening then this movie is perfect.
The movie is weakest in the beginning. Zack missed the character development in the first part and tries to catch up in this half but fails. Once that's out of the way it's all badassery.
Some day I will come back to this movie after I have forgotten about it just for the second half.
And book readers, if books are so superior then why every single time you watch and whine? Let dumb adaptations get dumb appreciation.
This series isn't without its faults but acting, production, cinematography, sound design is all done great except some janky VFX here and there. Ramin Djwadi's music is good but not as impactful as Westworld and Game of thrones.
Some scenes could've been better in chopping room and some things are just exposition. So don't expect a series like Dark. But it's not a 3 or 4 or even 6 for that matter. It's entertaining. Slow burn at times. Acted very well and dialogues are for the most part really well done.
Some sequences are executed extremely well and few characters are written well enough to become memorable as well.
Here's to the hopeful second season which I can't wait for.
This series isn't without its faults but acting, production, cinematography, sound design is all done great except some janky VFX here and there. Ramin Djwadi's music is good but not as impactful as Westworld and Game of thrones.
Some scenes could've been better in chopping room and some things are just exposition. So don't expect a series like Dark. But it's not a 3 or 4 or even 6 for that matter. It's entertaining. Slow burn at times. Acted very well and dialogues are for the most part really well done.
Some sequences are executed extremely well and few characters are written well enough to become memorable as well.
Here's to the hopeful second season which I can't wait for.
Bhakshak should really start with a strong disclaimer, although it does say viewers discretion advised and Netflix warns you about sexual violence, it should really say go away because it opens with a scene that will have your spine in knots. The scene like the rest of the movie is masterfully created with long takes and a sinister cinematography and extremely well acted. It tells you now that you're here, sit down and let me tell you a story of what happened in your backyard.
The rest of the film follows Bhumi Pednekar and Sanjay Mishra who are reporter and camera man excellently portrayed by both. It was as if they were competing on who is going to steal the scene, both equally demanding attention with their powerful performance. They are helped by Durgesh Kumar to go against a truly heinous and monstrous Aditya Shrivastav who has given his career best. His performance wants you to reach into the screen and punch him till his lights go out. Durgesh Kumar after panchayat has made his mark as one of the underrated actors working today. They are joined by a terrific case of supporting actors many of who are teenagers and children.
Director Pulkit has worked with his DP to really nail the aesthetic of Bihar streets, daily life of middle class and the dark underbelly. Background score is superbly done. Some of the best done in Indian cinema. Sound design is great as well. But the hero of this movie are the writers, who don't hesitate to slap you in the face forcing you to not blink. The dialogues are fantastic, specially the one take epilogue. One of the reviewers complained about how this movie softly targets Hinduism, completely forgetting a frame where picture of protagonist beside Lord Hanuman. There's masterful symbolism done with goddess kaali as well.
This would be a perfect movie but the way it kind of wraps up in the end as if telling the audience "rest is history" and doesn't bother with another 10 or 15 minutes of what happened to the characters of the story. A couple of supporting actors were not able to match the towering performance by the lead actors.
It is otherwise a difficult but the most important movie of the year. I hope it becomes one of the best Indian movies to come out of Netflix.
Kudos to Red chillies for producing this movie.
The rest of the film follows Bhumi Pednekar and Sanjay Mishra who are reporter and camera man excellently portrayed by both. It was as if they were competing on who is going to steal the scene, both equally demanding attention with their powerful performance. They are helped by Durgesh Kumar to go against a truly heinous and monstrous Aditya Shrivastav who has given his career best. His performance wants you to reach into the screen and punch him till his lights go out. Durgesh Kumar after panchayat has made his mark as one of the underrated actors working today. They are joined by a terrific case of supporting actors many of who are teenagers and children.
Director Pulkit has worked with his DP to really nail the aesthetic of Bihar streets, daily life of middle class and the dark underbelly. Background score is superbly done. Some of the best done in Indian cinema. Sound design is great as well. But the hero of this movie are the writers, who don't hesitate to slap you in the face forcing you to not blink. The dialogues are fantastic, specially the one take epilogue. One of the reviewers complained about how this movie softly targets Hinduism, completely forgetting a frame where picture of protagonist beside Lord Hanuman. There's masterful symbolism done with goddess kaali as well.
This would be a perfect movie but the way it kind of wraps up in the end as if telling the audience "rest is history" and doesn't bother with another 10 or 15 minutes of what happened to the characters of the story. A couple of supporting actors were not able to match the towering performance by the lead actors.
It is otherwise a difficult but the most important movie of the year. I hope it becomes one of the best Indian movies to come out of Netflix.
Kudos to Red chillies for producing this movie.