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If you look at first pic, though both scenes have very different context, they are a little similar in that, both the scenes have the actor turning the weapon and then holding onto it at one end with the other end of weapon placed on the ground.

But look at how differently they both are executed. Look at the difference in frames. Why does one look aesthetically pleasing and the other one like a star plus serial?

Firstly, I believe it's due to bad framing. The low angle shot used for Ramayana doesn't look good at all. And then look at the soldiers standing behind. They are looking in the opposite direction lol. Ideally they shouldn't even exist in this frame but the director kept them for some weird reason. This makes the audience feel like whatever happening in this scene is not important at all. And then look at that weird single plant they choose to put over there. It looks so fake. Just sticks out like a sore thumb. Absolutely unnatural and looks out of place. These are all the direction choices which could have been done differently. No amount of VFX can save it.

Then we'll talk about the execution of turning the weapon and compare it with Bahubali. In the above scene, that turning of weapon feels so bland and very TV serial like. While in the below shot, we can literally feel the goosebumps. Its because of bad cinematography and editing. They chose to shoot the whole sequence in just one long wide shot while in Bahubali when he turns the sword, it is a closeup shot which makes it feel more epic. Again here, no amount of VFX can fix it. It's just bad direction.

In the next pic, if you see the that bison, you can easily tell that it's a CGI bison but that scene still looks so epic because it is directed so well. That's the only difference there is.

Nitesh Tiwari maybe a good director with drama but I don't think he's as good of an action director.

Do you think that Varanasi will be the greatest and most successful film of Rajamouli (even greater than Bahubali)

They really keep going back to SRK's "I am the last of the stars" statement without having basic comprehension of what a "star" is.

Every actor is expected to give a financially successful film. It could be from the actor's own performance, or by virtue of being part of a good film. That's basic. If you are giving flops then your career is doomed and nobody will care how skilled you were.

But a superstar is expected to give successful films irrespective of the quality of the movies.

Salman Khan gave superhits in mediocre and even bad projects like Dabbanng 2. SRK broke records with outright bad films like Pathan. Aamir did that with Dhoom 3.

How many objectively bad films by Vicky Kaushal, Ranveer Singh or Ranveer Kapoor managed to recover their investment? Did Vicky's "Govinda Naam Mera", or Ranveer's "Jayeshbhai Jordaar", or Ranbir's "Shamshera"?

This is not a shade on these actors. This is basically a change in trend. Audience does not want to be loyal to actors. Either they like a film or not. Which is why SRK's "I am the last of the stars" statement is not one of arrogance but rather astute observation.

Jameel Jamali says he will make a Dhurandhar 3. Bro got so scared after Dhurandhar 2 that he's now downplaying to protect himself 😂 What's your opinion?

Inko Sharm nahi aa rhi 🥀

Warner Bros just dropped limited tickets for dune 3 imax 70 mm 8 months before and it got sold out within minutes!! I am just so jealous of people who live where real imax screens are present I also wanna experience dune in the largest screen. forget 70mm there is not even standard imax in my city. We should atleast have one imax 70mm screens in Mumbai, delhi etc

How Ryan Coogler and Aaron Covington went from casually geeking out over Rocky in college to pitching a bold idea, a sequel to Rocky but with a twist, making it about the son of nemesis, Apollo Creed.

That random idea didn’t just revive a legendary franchise. It brought Sylvester Stallone back into the spotlight with an Oscar nomination and helped launch Coogler’s career toward films like Black Panther.