When it comes to Indian movies, the first reaction of many people is: all kinds of dog blood are open, and songs and dances are played at any time. Until the appearance of Aamir Khan, the image of Indian films in China was completely transformed. From "Three Silly Boys in Bollywood", "Wrestle, Dad", and then "Mysterious Superstar", because of the courage to expose the problems of education and women's prejudice in Indian society, the Chinese began to gradually accept Indian films, and Aamir Khan was also arrested. Be the conscience of India.
Unexpectedly, Aamir Khan's new film will end bleak, because he has always been a box office guarantor. "Thugs of India" is the latest film released by Aamir Khan. After its release, it encountered Waterloo. It cost more than 3 billion rupees and only recovered less than 1.5 billion at the box office.
After watching the movie, everyone was disappointed because it was too similar to the Indian movies of the past. The film is adapted from the novel "Confessions of a Thug", which tells the story of a group of Indian thugs who resisted the rule of the British Empire in the 19th century. Because of the huge investment, retro warships and magnificent battles were staged in various ways. Slow motion can be seen everywhere in the movie. The Indian resistance army is omnipotent, and the British appear wretched and ignorant. It is simply an Indian version of the anti-British drama.
The biggest problem with movies is that they wanted to borrow from Hollywood movies, but they didn't work out.
Anyone who has seen Pirates of the Caribbean will find that the Indian Mob almost replicates the plot of the story. The movie revolves around the transformation of Feilangi's human nature, the battle of wits and courage with the government army, the entanglement with the beautiful heroine, and the desire for money and greed. The Indian liar Feilangi played by Aamir Khan is a replica of Captain Jack.
In all fairness, Aamir Khan still brought surprises. He gave up the tall and mighty aura of the protagonist of Indian movies and played a sinister and cunning Indian traitor. Wearing a nose ring, curly hair, moustache, obvious smoky makeup, self-destructing image, no matter how you look at it, it's annoying. Aamir Khan deserves to be an acting school. Just a glance can make the audience feel that he is about to play tricks again.
It is a pity that the movie did not tap the potential of Aamir Khan, and put too many scenes on how he made jokes and smiles. As the main theme of the film, how Filangi chooses between trust and deceit, loyalty and betrayal, freedom and slavery is relatively casual, which seems a bit understatement and fails to mobilize the emotional resonance of the audience.
In "Pirates of the Caribbean", Captain Jack is just the plotter, not the absolute protagonist, and his shortcomings are very obvious, that is, he is stupid. In "Thugs of India", the liar Filangi occupies the main role, and the portrayal of other characters is very rigid. Kudabash's tall image from beginning to end, the British generals are sometimes smart and sometimes stupid.
The most unacceptable thing is that Felangi is too smart, and everyone is applauded by him. Especially on Diwali, given that he had played with the British a few times before, he was normally shot long ago. It is incomprehensible that his cleverness did not go off the line, and the magnanimous British believed him again.
At the end of the film, he returns to the "bad guys", steals Zafila's ship, and leaves with the beauty to enjoy a glamorous and energetic trip. Captain Jack is possessed again.
All that aside, Thugs of India is a popcorn movie worth seeing. A few songs and dances are exciting enough, the storyline is smooth, and the slow motion is full of power, which is very pleasing to watch.
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