Lately, I haven't been compelled to write as much, and that's mainly because of how consumed I've been with my schoolwork. But then RRR won a Golden Globe for Best Original Song, and that took over my mind.
Yes, Indian cinema deserves recognition worldwide, and yes, commercial cinema should be recognized as well, but was RRR the right movie? Was "Naatu Naatu" the right song?
In my humble, totally unbiased opinion, it isn't. There are so many better songs, and honestly, so many better movies to represent India. If we're looking for something in the style of RRR to represent us (so basically Rajamouli), then maybe Baahubali would have been a better choice. Coming from me, as a massive Baahubali disliker, that must mean something. If we're instead looking for a movie from the same year as RRR, it isn't that hard to quickly find something that's better.
A film that comes to mind is Kantara, but oh well.
If we were looking for a film on a similar, massive scale, then they probably wouldn't have found it because RRR is... special that way.
By the way, my problem with RRR is that it just kept going. I felt that it should have ended at the intermission. The movie would have been more impactful/meaningful/[insert your own word here] if it had ended with the betrayal between Ram Charan and NTR. Maybe I would have actually loved the movie (literally) if it ended unconventionally like that. Instead, by opting to drag it out further and attempt to resolve it, they just made it all feel dumb. They even brought in Alia Bhatt and Ajay Devgn for roles that weren't even beneficial to the movie. If they cut their scenes out of the movie, it would have still worked out fairly well...
I know my opinion is supposedly unpopular. (I know that there are people who agree with me out there somewhere!) It just seems like we’re looking for validation from the west. Why are we happy that we fit the expectations of what others are looking for? I know that sounds harsh, but still. International recognition is great, and Indian cinema does deserve the recognition (I have so much to say about this on another day). But man, Naatu Naatu?
P.S. This is just me contributing my one drop of random, noncredible criticism (cough opinion cough) to the open sea of already existing 'completely credible analytical reviews', so yeah!
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