Film Review: RA.One

First Indian company in Superhero Movie is so powerful and emotionally filled as part of the tradition of Bollywood.

Bollywood superhero would be a combination of all the world, super-beings than men in costume fun to fly, swim, and American and white cloth tied to the force of gravity that define warriors Chinese, Hong Kong martial arts enthusiasts and video games pyrotechnics. So, ladies, gentlemen, and especially for boys and girls, Shah Rukh Khan to give you a G. One, the father of a superhero and sci-fi film RA.One, which boasts the largest history of Indian cinema budget and rolling out of the weekend Diwali, the biggest festival of India, known as the Festival of the West Lights.

The film, directed by Anubhav Sinha, is delightfully silly, with waterfalls, CG animation and musical numbers erupt everywhere, but his heart is beating in a banal story of a family and especially a father and a son who does not understand not others. Oscar Hammerstein II said something like that you must believe in whiskers on kittens and warm woolen mittens to get away with such platitudes to write about in SRK Shah corny lyrics and then as he is known for billions of the fans really believe in family values ​​and the power of cinema.

You do not need to be passionate about Bollywood RA.One to embrace, but it sure would help. The "point" numbers, and cultural references come fast and furious with little concession to Western audiences unfamiliar with South Asian cinema. But the characters of our time environment video game and computer technology to make backup copies of fantasy score big with young people across the globe. And the stunts and FX work the end product credit crawl over 10 minutes pass from Indian cinema to a new level of technological expertise.

It seems that cost more than $ 25 million, the film was originally scheduled to deploy in June, however, the launch was postponed due to extensive post-production Diwali and 3D conversion. The impression is examined here is a 2D version is shown in most countries in the theaters, all that was available in Los Angeles before the appearance of SRK in town for a gala after the first time in London and Toronto on consecutive nights.

The film begins with a superhero committed Dreamscape (Khan) races to save the poor damsel prisoners (giving Bollywood stars Priyanka Chopra and Sanjay Dutt with a crowd-pleasing cameos). This turns out to be a daydream school boy, Prateek (Armaan Verma), whose father is boring, at least in his eyes, a computer geek, who designs video games for the gaming tycoon London.

Khan, wearing a curly wig, very badly and causing a great South Indian accent complete with stereotypical mannerisms and eating an occasional slip in Tamil, plays Shekhar Subramanium, who has never been a hero to his son. Even Michael Jackson on his Bad era representation is not to impress and nothing to worship Shekhar punjabi wife Sonia (Kareena Kapoor, the big star) can not shake Prateek believe needs a new father.

In desperation, join the nerdy father of her son's request to create a video game villain "who only make" a complete badass can not be defeated by a player. This player is called the access Shekhar A random design team or RA.One. The hero who will try to beat this super villain, with low chances of success, is appointed or G. A Good One, and is shaped in the image of his Creator , Shekhar. (The explanation goes fast, but loose RA.One is a game of Raavan, the demon king in Hindu mythology, and G. You will get close to Jeevan Hindi word or life.)

In a complex and time sequence that owes much to the 30 universal time of Frankenstein movies, the computer lab that makes this game works as the villain Amok becomes more sensitive and escapes the world of video to wander among men and destroy at will. It not only kills his colleague Shekhar Akaash Chinese (Hong Kong-born martial artist Tom Wu), but Shekhar confronts and kills himself.

This film is an emotional turning point. Widow and son Shekhar surprising faces all of their husband and father of Miss deceased, but also to do with its virtual exchange. The Son, and Shekhar your team scores the only way to fight is releasing RA.One G. One of the game as well. So Shekhar self-designed, double-Khan warrior, not a bad wig, moves in the real world to protect his family, RA.One, and discover the latest villain in the guise of what Akaashi any number of assumed identities . (RA.One is mostly played with Arjun Rampal, Bollywood actress.)

Sequences include a demolition derby main running through the streets of downtown London and an airport parking lot brawl of a runaway train in Mumbai, which causes the destruction of large CG for Victoria Terminus, and a final confrontation between the two warriors in a virtual world that moves more and more a land of video games. Appropriately, Prateek team with the ego of his father change in this duel.

Musical numbers are nothing to expect in the Terminator or Matrix movies, two widely cited, but are mandatory in a Bollywood film. But here, in fact gather for story and characters, even in a moving moment to express the pain of a woman and her son in the father's death.

Work to push the emotions that you expect the film is based on an imaginary video game, which is sure to become real. The child provides the most realistic and affecting performance. Khan, in his dual role is a really sweet if on top of each. Kapoor is a wonderful and fun than a lover, then his wife weeps, when Rampal makes a great villain.

During the race, the credit, the film has a point of showing a backstage EPK tricks and effects, driving double points of origin. The first is that SRK has, as announced, his own stunts. And two, that India can compete in the majors and FX waterfalls. SRK, whose company Red Chillies Entertainment is the film with Eros International, has paid a lot of money on creating your own special effects house and RA.One Mumbai is not just a business card to the world of cinema .

RA.One so well serve two masters, family values ​​and good instincts capitalist. And, as usual Diwali, a doll, and the next would be burned as good overcomes evil.