Sunday, November 24, 2024

2015 - BAAHUBAI: THE BEGINNING, amazing epic Indian film.

 If you enjoy large scale action epics than Baahubali: The Beginning is the film for you.  This Indian epic was one of that country's highest grossing films and extremely popular films

The film was directed by S. S. Rajamouli a specialist in this epic film stuff.  Baahubali: The Beginning is set in ancient India and features the actor Prabhas in a dual role as a father and son who fight corruption in their kingdom over several generations.

It wouldn't be an Indian film without the inclusion of several musical numbers which actually seem to add to the narrative for a change instead of just stopping the story cold.  This film is long and flips back in forth in time to tell it's story. 

 

Particularly amazing are the action and large scale battle scenes throughout this film.  Obviously computer imagery played a big role in bringing these scenes to life.  For some reason Indian filmmakers seem to do a better job integrating this enhanced imagery with their actors, something Western filmmakers always seem to be struggling with.  Let's face it a lot of the CGI in western films always ends up looking very cartoonish.

This is an impressive action epic with an epic running time.  Baahubali: The Beginning is the first part of a two part story.  you can sit back and enjoy the  fabulous action scenes and the stunning imagery throughout the film.

The screenplay was by S. S. Rajamouli, the running time is 158 minutes.

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