Michael's Movie Grade: B
An engaging sci-fi epic from India.
One of the main reasons this movie works is because the filmmakers understand that the most important aspect of a sci-fi film is the world building. This movie takes its time building up the world rather than simply rushing into the action. This works very well. By the time we get to the larger action scenes, we know how this world works and what each character is fighting for. This not only gives us an emotional connection to what we are seeing, but for nearly 3 hours we are transported to this sci-fi world. When the action scenes come, they are quite good. The chorography and pacing on them is great. There is also a scope to these action scenes that make some of them feel larger than life. The story is also often very clever with how well it combines mythology with sci-fi. This is done in a smart and effective way and there is even some intelligent commentary snuck in here.
This movie does have its flaws though. Even though the early scenes take their time setting up the world and the characters, the last act feels really rushed. One of the most important twists especially feels quite rushed and because of this it cannot have the emotional impact it should. This twist can almost feel like a deux ex machina. The ending also feels too abrupt. While I understand that this is the start of a cinematic universe, it feels like the credits just start rolling out of nowhere. While an ending doesn't need to fully end a story, it needs to feel like the ending of this chapter of the story. This doesn't. The movie also often suffers from bad CGI. You can easily tell it is CGI and this can distract from the story.
Despite its flaws, this is an engaging sci-fi epic that is a lot of fun. I just wish the ending was as good as the rest of the film.
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