The simulation of King Rakshasa seemed to burn in flames, but at this climax, the whole village went out of power again, and the old man said, "It seems that the burning Rabona is going to fall in the dark"... The film is contradictory. There are many clips, but this section is the most ingenious, very natural and very dramatic, not as strong as the preaching taste of other similar clips in the film.
The second thing I like is the passage where the ascetic rides the actor's car. The very punk ascetic is stunned, his singing is unruly, and people are happy to see it.
Generally speaking, it is actually to please the audience's irrelevant idealism... Even the villages inside are poor and backward like a fairy tale. It's like everything comes from the environment, and the people are all simple and lovely, and extremely innocent.
I always feel that in the rapidly developing and changing societies like China and India, true poverty and backwardness will only make people despicable, numb, and ugly, rather than keeping people innocent like the villagers in the film.
There is pain and misfortune, but it is not the pain and misfortune in reality. It is just a kind of foreshadowing. People can still feel hope. If you can feel the existence of Rama, you can look forward to the arrival of Rama.
This film seems to be very ambitious. It attempts to involve every problem that plagues India now, such as caste, backwardness, and "people but no citizens". Unfortunately, in the end, it just cuts off every issue involved. It's a blessing to make a small wound and then use the band-aid of love and hope (for the country and for the lover).
PS, this film has a high score of 8.3 on IMDB... it is really popular.
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