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Re: Visual effects for the Indian blockbuster “RRR”

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Post by unmole »

dagmx wrote: post #150
unmole wrote: post #146

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> Bose was allied with the Nazi’s A marriage of convenience like when Gandhi allied with the Ali Brothers. > there were notable omissions of freedom fighters who preached peace Three of them where Gandhians but OK. > but more importantly, those who were against the division of Pakistan and India. Nobody in the Congress wanted partion to begin with. But there was no leader against it when it became clear that it was a…

Your entire comment is a “so what?” You don’t think it’s suspect that major figures were excluded from the list? And they just happen to be the same major figures the right wing governments try and move away from. You don’t think being allied with the Nazis and never denouncing their views was an issue either? the movie had a clear political agenda to it.

> Your entire comment is a “so what?”

Yes. Because it's a fantasy movie. Reading complex political messaging into it is rather silly.

> Your entire comment is a “so what?”

I don't think excluding Gandhi and Nehru from a cheesy dance number is the end of the world.

> never denouncing their views

Again, read what the man had to say about the Nazis after he left Germany. Also read about what Gandhi had to say about Bose and what Bose had to say about Gandhi. We've had an international airport named after him for decades. Bose is not even remotely controversial in India.

> the movie had a clear political agenda to it.

But somehow that wasn't clear to overwhelming majority of the audience who actually saw it.

Re: Visual effects for the Indian blockbuster “RRR”

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Post by tomcam »

pvsukale3 wrote: post #98
tomcam wrote: post #76

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Right up my alley, thanks! Do you have any recommendations for musicals? I love the 2000s era ones with super melodic songs. Last one I loved was Janatha Garage though. I feel like Telugu movies have seized the Bollywood crown. Not a lot of the jukeboxes on YouTube have impressed me since.

On top of my mind, not an exhaustive list https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geetha_Govindam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%2796_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saathiya_(film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sairat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_States_(2014_film) https://youtu.be/XTTAHt4VlUA

You are my new best friend. Cannot wait to see these!

Re: Visual effects for the Indian blockbuster “RRR”

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Post by unmole »

dagmx wrote: post #148
unmole wrote: post #143

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If you didn't realise Ramcharan taking up a bow was an homage to Alluri Sitaramaraju, maybe you don't know what you're talking about?

Where did I say I didn’t know that? You’re putting words in my mouth.

Because you posted a link to an article that claimed otherwise and commended a comment that got it wrong.

Re: Visual effects for the Indian blockbuster “RRR”

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Post by unmole »

dagmx wrote: post #147
unmole wrote: post #142

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Maybe read about man's views on the matter?

I have in the countless times this has been brought up. My high school had a Bose statue and taught us a lot of his history as well to try and reaffirm his greatness. In the end , I haven’t ever seen anyone show me anything that didn’t also require ignoring Bose’s significant ties to the Nazis to have a charitable take on the man and his followers.

> I have in the countless times this has been brought up.

And you didn't come across any references of him advocating for authoritarian socialism? This was way before he went into exile or joined hands with Hitler.

Re: Visual effects for the Indian blockbuster “RRR”

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Post by kyriakos »

blackoil wrote: post #90
pen2l wrote: post #41

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I saw it in imax at the insistence of an acquaintance. While watching I kept thinking: "ok, so this is the results when you have a massive budget, access to lots of designers and top-of-the-line tools". I'm totally thunderstruck to learn it was all done in Blender pipeline. Bravo for making this possible.

The budget of ~60 million is huge by Indian standard not by Hollywood where >200 million is now increasingly common.

how much of those 200+ are going to actual VFX though? Isn't most of it being used to buy A-list actors ?

Re: Visual effects for the Indian blockbuster “RRR”

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Post by silisili »

vipa123 wrote: post #5
andsoitis wrote: post #2

Ah, and I see you can watch RRR on Netflix.

Is it any good?

I think it's going to depend on what kind of movies you like.

I went in thinking it was going to be some nonstop action flick, and didn't like it at all. It seemed like an overly long musical to me, which I've never been a fan of.

My wife on the other hand thought it was beautiful and loved it.

YMMV.

Re: Visual effects for the Indian blockbuster “RRR”

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Post by bozhark »

krama wrote: post #46

Who cares if they used Blender or Maya. As an Indian (and a South Indian at that), I must say I’m embarrassed at the level of attention this movie is getting for its over the top use of cringey special effects. There are so many other worthwhile Indian films to watch and enjoy.

what would you recommend?

overthetop cgi is equated with bollywood, to my knowledge

Re: Visual effects for the Indian blockbuster “RRR”

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Post by dahart »

spaghettiToy wrote: post #3

I hope to have one of these articles about FreeCAD one day. Maybe the stakes are lower for movies than engineering and that's why it hasn't happened yet.

> Maybe the stakes are lower for movies than engineering and that’s why it hasn’t happened yet.

I really doubt that has much to do with it. The Blender team has been working the hardest on creating sustainable funding, that is the major difference. Blender’s “Get Involved” link takes you to the Blender Foundation page, which is a business entity setup and devoted to funding Blender. FreeCAD’s “Get Involved” link takes you to GitHub. The Blender site lists paid jobs, and has a one-click donate button highlighted with monthly corporate level sponsorships listed, where FreeCAD’s has only a single $5 suggestion behind a menu. There’s a further link to a list on a wiki of a couple more ways to sponsor FreeCAD, but you can feel the difference in scale just browsing the two sites. Blender got started ~8 years ahead of FreeCAD, so yeah maybe if FreeCAD focuses on growing a business model they can get there too. The Blender Foundation was launched about 20 years ago though, and it seems like it look a looong time to get the real traction they seem to have now.

Re: Visual effects for the Indian blockbuster “RRR”

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Post by robocat »

hermitcrab wrote: post #42
vipa123 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is it any good?

Obviously that is highly subjective. I really liked it, as did my 16 year old son. Although, being British, it was weird to see my countrymen as the cartoon baddies[1]. It is completely over the top and fantastical. But that is part of the appeal. I thought it made a very refreshing change from hollywood movies. [1] Not without reason. Read up on the depradations of the East India company

> it was weird to see my countrymen as the cartoon baddies

I really enjoyed IP Man 2 for the one dimensional portrayal of the British antagonists. Disclaimer: I’m from the colonies.

Re: Visual effects for the Indian blockbuster “RRR”

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Post by random314 »

unmole wrote: post #152
random314 wrote: post #129

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+1 on that. I only watched the action sequences in the movie as RRR is not the kind if movie I enjoy. But the end of the movie, makes it quite clear that it is a nod to right wing Hindu nationalism. The most pointed example is the exclusion, in the end credits, of the 2 biggest icons of Indian liberation - Mahatma Gandhi and the first prime minister Nehru( the British locked him up for over a decade) who were secular…

> At this point, it seems that the exclusion of muslims, sikhs and some Christians etc. From the script as freedom fighters seems deliberate. It's a fantasy based very loosely on two historical characters. Bheem for the bulk of the movie pretends to be a Muslim and is sheltered by a Muslim family that knows his true identity. Claiming that this somehow excludes non-Hindus is farcical. > Bheem is a nod to lower caste…

That Ram can map to Alluri, but the mapping to Lord Rama is absolutely loud and vociferous.

I could be mistaken about the mapping of Bheem, but given that Komaram Bheem is also lower caste, my meta point stands virtually unchanged. And that's just one point amongst the 10 I have made with references.

Moreover, it is very easy for me to see that you are upper caste hindu - about 40% of indias population. You should ask the rest of the 60% about what they read from the movie.

> pretends to be a Muslim

Yes, I watched parts of the movie. How does this matter?

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