"Ashoka": It looks good after skinning

"Asoka" (Asoka 2001) is a commercial film (in fact, I think for the very industrialized art form of film, it is almost all commercial film), so like many Indian films, the elements of musicals are indispensable, that is to say, every Every twenty or thirty minutes, the heroes and heroines had to perform, and a group of people sang and skipped the Music Video. Perhaps these are big cliches for Indian audiences, but for me, a song and dance film lover, watching this film is quite enjoyable. There are gimmicks, stories, what else do you want?

The story is based on the story of Ashoka, the third king of the Maurya Dynasty in ancient India. In order to avoid the fight for the throne, the young King Ashoka left the palace incognito. On the way of wandering, he met the princess Kavac from the neighboring country who was also displaced by the coup d'etat. At this time, there was news that his mother was seriously ill, and Ashoka hurried back to his country, and the two were separated. After searching hard, King Ashoka thought that Kavaqi had died in the war, so he married a girl who had saved his life. Ashoka eventually killed his brother and ascended to the throne, and then launched a war against neighboring countries. After a large-scale conquest, King Ashoka's army attacked the city of Kavaqi, and Kavaqi who went on the battle to kill the enemy eventually died in the arms of King Ashoka. Ashoka put down his butcher knife and converted to Buddhism.

"Ashoka" was the largest investment film in the history of India at that time. It was a blockbuster called by the Chinese, but it was different from the Chinese blockbuster in that there was no big visual scene. I have never been to India. I don’t know how much it costs for Indians to watch a movie, but I guess it’s cheaper than China. Chinese directors have been relying on the scenes to gradually draw the audience back to the theater. From the point of view of "Asoka", Indian directors do not need to do this. Of course, they also have difficulties. They have to add a layer of singing and dancing, but unlike Chinese blockbusters, "Ashoka" still looks good after skinning. After stripping off the dazzling colors and exaggerated action scenes of the Chinese blockbuster, there is only a mess of old and dirty things left behind. "Ashoka" has a strong story, a tortuous plot, and a complicated relationship between the characters. In short, it is not dry. There are gimmicks, but they are not offensive. Isn't the movie just a dream to comfort the working people? The public likes to watch gimmicks, but only gimmicks become advertisements, even if they are novel, people will feel that buying tickets is a bit of a loss.

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