Irrespective of what cynical adult male of India says, Ra One did had some original ideas. It was definitely a step forward in a new direction in Indian cinema. Here are the top five things that I liked about Ra One.
1) Origin of the super villian and super hero
First of all, this is probably the first Indian movie which has both Super Hero and Super Villain. Now the super villain comes first straight from the game due to a bug that is there in the systems of the company which has developed that game. G One comes out of the game in the similar way but that process was not totally revealed, as it as assumed but not questioned by the characters in the movie. SRK's character Shekhar sold the enormity of the fact that Ra One had come out. Also how the characters came to realize that something had come out of the game, and how Kareena refused to believe and understand what had happened. I have read online reviews in which people being too harsh and they have even mentioned that the story has been taken from some of the Hollywood movies. I think that this is not only false, it is stupid also, and it comes across that people are trying to be funny, witty and sound intelligent, but in the process they sound insecure and conscious.
2) Subtle emotions, less melodramatic
You won't see Kareena and his son crying buckets when SRK's character Shekhar dies. There is a sad song but it just moves the story and characters forward. Last thing you want to see in a theater is people sulking and sobbing after seeing what is happening on the screen. You want to have a good time watching the movie, and in this audience sitting with you play a huge role in it. Ra One makers have shown that you can tell a story, engage the audience without putting cheap melodramatic moments in the movie. I knew before watching the movie that SRK's first character dies in the movie, but was scared of feeling emotional and manipulated by the drama that could have unfolded, had the makers of the movie decided to take the usual way. It was so refreshing to see those strong but intricate and engaging scenes in the movie getting over without much of a melodrama.
3) Comedy and spoofs on super heroes
It may be the one of the very few movies who had so many fun and comic moments. Usually you would see that super hero movies are quite serious, so much that they even stopped being fun. Ra One actually had a lot of fun moments in it. First when Shekhar's scenes when he tried to tell his son that he is also the 'dude' his son wants him to be, then when Shekhar was telling his game idea to his team, when G One arrived at the airport near taxi stand, and then later when G One was controlled by Shekhar's son Prateik. These are some of my favorite scenes in the movie. There were other comic scenes as well, but these were my favorites. Apart from these, there is one scene when Shekhar's son is dreaming of a game which had the villain at the mercy of the super hero of that game. This scene is a spoof on some super heroes and its very funny.
4) Songs
'Chamak Challo' is a picture perfect song with ultra cool choreography. It just takes the experience of this movie to another level. I just loved the choreography in this song. Besides, 'Dildara' and Criminal are also good and picturization is equally fine. In fact, Dildara is one of my favorite song, as it is so melodious that you would want to hear it again and again.
5) SRK's acting
SRK is playing two roles in the movie: One is of the character named Shekhar who hails from South India, speaks Tamil, and tries to mature his son so that he understands life, and then he later play G One who is a character out of the video game. SRK has once again proved that he is the real risk taker and experimenter in the bollywood industry. He could have easily done another Romantic movie and had sleep walked through those roles. but he decided to take a risk which was really impressive. Considered by many other big stars in the industry as a brilliant method actor and someone who can take risk and set trends.
1) Origin of the super villian and super hero
First of all, this is probably the first Indian movie which has both Super Hero and Super Villain. Now the super villain comes first straight from the game due to a bug that is there in the systems of the company which has developed that game. G One comes out of the game in the similar way but that process was not totally revealed, as it as assumed but not questioned by the characters in the movie. SRK's character Shekhar sold the enormity of the fact that Ra One had come out. Also how the characters came to realize that something had come out of the game, and how Kareena refused to believe and understand what had happened. I have read online reviews in which people being too harsh and they have even mentioned that the story has been taken from some of the Hollywood movies. I think that this is not only false, it is stupid also, and it comes across that people are trying to be funny, witty and sound intelligent, but in the process they sound insecure and conscious.
2) Subtle emotions, less melodramatic
You won't see Kareena and his son crying buckets when SRK's character Shekhar dies. There is a sad song but it just moves the story and characters forward. Last thing you want to see in a theater is people sulking and sobbing after seeing what is happening on the screen. You want to have a good time watching the movie, and in this audience sitting with you play a huge role in it. Ra One makers have shown that you can tell a story, engage the audience without putting cheap melodramatic moments in the movie. I knew before watching the movie that SRK's first character dies in the movie, but was scared of feeling emotional and manipulated by the drama that could have unfolded, had the makers of the movie decided to take the usual way. It was so refreshing to see those strong but intricate and engaging scenes in the movie getting over without much of a melodrama.
3) Comedy and spoofs on super heroes
It may be the one of the very few movies who had so many fun and comic moments. Usually you would see that super hero movies are quite serious, so much that they even stopped being fun. Ra One actually had a lot of fun moments in it. First when Shekhar's scenes when he tried to tell his son that he is also the 'dude' his son wants him to be, then when Shekhar was telling his game idea to his team, when G One arrived at the airport near taxi stand, and then later when G One was controlled by Shekhar's son Prateik. These are some of my favorite scenes in the movie. There were other comic scenes as well, but these were my favorites. Apart from these, there is one scene when Shekhar's son is dreaming of a game which had the villain at the mercy of the super hero of that game. This scene is a spoof on some super heroes and its very funny.
4) Songs
'Chamak Challo' is a picture perfect song with ultra cool choreography. It just takes the experience of this movie to another level. I just loved the choreography in this song. Besides, 'Dildara' and Criminal are also good and picturization is equally fine. In fact, Dildara is one of my favorite song, as it is so melodious that you would want to hear it again and again.
5) SRK's acting
SRK is playing two roles in the movie: One is of the character named Shekhar who hails from South India, speaks Tamil, and tries to mature his son so that he understands life, and then he later play G One who is a character out of the video game. SRK has once again proved that he is the real risk taker and experimenter in the bollywood industry. He could have easily done another Romantic movie and had sleep walked through those roles. but he decided to take a risk which was really impressive. Considered by many other big stars in the industry as a brilliant method actor and someone who can take risk and set trends.
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