2018.5.26 1 and 2 together will be more helpful to understand. Indian visual effects blockbuster. The scenery is magnificent, especially the exotic kingdom buildings and the luxurious swan boats sailing in the ocean and sky are eye-opening, showing the characteristics of oriental magic, although the special effects are slightly fake; the imagination is good, although many brain holes are illogical; there are many characters, The extras (2,000) are also very dedicated, with good expressions and difficult movements; the female protagonist in 2 is sometimes deified, she can turn clouds and rains to make waves, and sometimes she is weak and slaughtered by others; the male protagonist in 2 is sometimes invincible. It can go up to the sky, and it can subdue the beasts and giants. Even if there are countless injuries, it will not affect the combat effectiveness at all, but it is so easy to die. And it was too far-fetched for Katapa to kill him, and there were clearly many other options that could neither let the Queen Mother's hands get blood, nor make Baahubali a threat.
The three important female characters are quite interesting: in 1 and 2, the heroines are heroines in their first appearances, with excellent martial arts skills, but when they are with the hero, they become clumsy and incompetent, relying on the hero's protection and rescue. The empress dowager is neither selfish nor greedy for power, smashes coup plots, and establishes a sage as king, but just because the princess of the small country refuses to marry, it is cruel to fight against each other; Someone else took over the kingdom without noticing it... So is the film praising women or belittling women?
1 It took 4 years and cost 1.75 billion rupees (about 170 million yuan), 2 it took 5 years and cost 2.5 billion rupees (about 240 million yuan) to build a majestic palace and gorgeous set in real scenes, becoming the most expensive film in India so far. . Its cost is actually much lower than many Chinese blockbusters, but the visual effects are better than Chinese blockbusters of the same cost and higher cost. From this perspective, the Indian film industry is admirable.
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