People are misplacing their outrage against the movie Adipurush. In this period of Social Media ‘influencers’ and making money from ‘hits’ – provocation is a lucrative item. So, that is happening. Content makers for social media are inciting outrage for no apparent reason, as there is nothing in the movie to justify such an extreme reaction.
The 3-hour long movie is pretty interesting. And the TV series ‘Game of Thrones influences its filming and special effects. In “Game of Thrones” there are flying dragons. Similarly, in Adipurus, Ravan, the villain, gets to ride a giant bat. This is a creative license. For, in the Ramayan epic, Ravan flies around on a vimana (aircraft) but they do not specify the form of the aircraft in the epic. Hence, in the old Ramayana TV show, they show a wooden chariot kind of thing floating in the sky.
36 years have passed since the original TV series Ramayana (1987). Now new technology should inspire new retelling. As in the old Ramayan show, it will be laughable to show streams of arrows from both sides that meet in the sky and get neutralized. Remember. And today people don’t like to listen to high-flouting talks on morals.
The script is crisp and fast. And the visuals are marvellous.
The makers of Adipurush have lessened much of the melodrama and verbal exchanges. Films about religious epics have a tendency to be exceptionally wordy. This movie is not at all preachy. The script is crisp and fast. And the visuals are marvellous.
Don’t believe in fake outrages. The movie will not disappoint you.
Adipurus uses characters and story-line of Ramayan to create a visual effect. The effort is admirable.
neerajshrivastav 