I have already made my point about haters and critics who bashed Ra.One in my earlier post. What has been more disturbing to me is that Shah Rukh's own fans are not appreciating the movie and are counting it as a big mistake. Since the morning of its release, I have been reading too many stuff that mentions about a fucked up flawed story, bad jokes, poor script, and yada yada. I have said this a few hundred times and will say it again. You need to watch this movie at least twice to understand it. And what hurts me even more is that some of them are my friends. I can't tell them to fuck off, get a life bastard or stuff like that because they mean a lot to me. All I can do is suffer inside. Because I cannot be rude to my friends...it's just impossible. In the last few days, I have been torn apart between friends who liked the movie and friends who disliked it. While I handled such situations by defending both kinds of people but inside, honest to God, I'm up for a fight with those disliked it.
Here is the cruel and unfair side of me.
YOU NEED TO LIKE RA.ONE. UNDERSTAND THE FUCKING STORY! IT IS BY FAR ONE OF THE BEST NEARLY FLAWLESS SUPERHERO MOVIES EVER MADE IN THIS DAMN FREAKING ASSHOLE WORLD. THE ONLY PLACE THE MOVIE GOT MESSED UP IS IN ITS EDITING. POOR EDITING DONE BY SANJAY AND MARTIN. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN LONGER! BECAUSE THEN THERE COULD HAVE BEEN MORE DETAILS PUT IN TO SATISFY THE BRAINS OF DUMBASSES WHO HAVE BEEN RAIDING EVERY SITE WHERE YOU CAN RATE/REVIEW MOVIES. BUT THEN IT WOULD BE CALLED "TOO LONG" AND I ALREADY READ REVIEWS WHERE THEY SAID IT WAS DRAGGING AT SOME POINTS. UGH, DECIDE THE FUCK FOR YOURSELF, WHAT YOU WANT? A MOVIE THAT GIVES EVERYTHING AWAY IN ORDER TO MAKE YOU UNDERSTAND IT OR A INDIRECT MOVIE THAT GETS YOUR THINKING CAP ON.
My anger has reached the next level after watching it the second time because I understood it better and especially after discussing the movie with my sisters and mother. My mother is not a technological person, even then she enjoyed the movie and is looking forward to watching it in 3D very soon! My sisters want a sequel to it.
After thinking a bit about the fans who are disliking it...I think why they are disliking it is because they analyzed the possible plot of Ra.One, perhaps they analyzed it a bit too much. Of course not all of their theories were correct. Same happened with me the first time I watched it. All these analytical talks I had with fans kind of ruined the surprise element for me and of course hurt my ego because lots of things didn't match with what I imagined it to be. So now, it's obvious I'm staying miles away from plot discussions from now on. Well...let's see. :)
What is even more terrible is every time I try to have a discussion with a friend who disliked it and ask them what they didn't like about it...they cannot explain it to me. While some did say it was the jokes that they found too vulgar for a family movie. But I had made myself clear in my short review of Ra.One. There is hardly any kids in this world who will ask their parents about gays, boobs, and condoms. In fact the boob scene is copied from Baadshah. It's just that Twinkle Khanna is shorter than Kareena Kapoor. Gay scene, I think this is by far the most decent gay scene ever in a movie. I mean it could have been made in a more vulgar and anti-gay manner but the gay officer's expressions were just perfect. And gay people are not complaining about it, are they? I have not come across any so far. About condoms, dude, in all of the drugstores I have ever been to, all sell condoms in a aisle where baby stuff is sold and that aisle happens to be in the middle of toy and greeting cards aisles. And besides that, what is so vulgar about condoms? My doctor when I was about to turn a teenager, got my father out of the examination room and advised that if I ever wanted to have sex, I should condoms. Now don't call America bad...at least doctors try to control overpopulation here.
About a flawed script...that one I shall cover in my next post. For now, my humble request to all SRK fans, please respect and appreciate Ra.One. I used to be very proud of fellow fans now I am starting to hate you all. We are supposed to be united, not torn apart. I am not being a blind SRK supporter although when it comes to movies, the buck starts and stops at SRK only. I watch non-SRK movies once in a while only. This movie is his dream so stop criticizing someone's dream. You guys are being too critical. Snap out of it and stop taking undue advantage of my patience. My love for Shah Rukh Khan is much more than your hatred for Ra.One. Go and watch the damn movie once again and then open your mouth.
Now box office figures. Records are broken and InshAllah it will continue to earn money because it is not a one time watch movie. And the proof is right in front of your eyes. You have the option of enjoying it or being critical about it because this movie caters to both kinds of people. Enjoy it, good because that's what you are supposed to do! Be critical about it then use your brains more wisely here. This movie is totally flawless, just affected by a bit too poor editing. You just have to push your brain a little and use the gift of Google to research a bit. Here, I'll give the keywords for you: Mind Control, Ravan, Ram, Artificial Intelligence, Video Games, Virtual World, Waves, Pixels, and Law of Attraction.
This movie is supposed to be an experience. Now it has turned into a personal experience. Nobody in this Earth can possibly connect to G.One besides Spiderman, Superman, Chitti, Krrish, Iron Man but they are all fantasies. But it is possible to connect if you think of G.One as yourself, the protective brother, sister, friend, mother, father, daughter, son, boyfriend, girlfriend of your family. Surely you can connect to Prateek, Shekhar and Sonia but only if your mind allows you to. Y'all minds are definitely controlled by evils surrounding this world. Dedicate some time to your religion and seek refuge by praying to the Almighty up there rather than spending time on social networks and criticizing Ra.One.
Then there are people who are giving suggestions as to how this movie could have been cheesier and more emotional for the Indian audience. I believe this movie is pretty balanced on emotions and humor too. Most superhero movies I have watched are oh my gosh so cheesy and emotional! It takes the macho ness out of its genre. Glad that wasn't the way with Ra.One. Although yes I did cry when Shekhar dies and I was anticipating it because I knew that would happen but the way Shekhar lies to Ra.One that he is Lucifer was enough to get my H2O+NhCl flowing. Thanks to my knowledge about the plot, I had to hold back my tears when Prateek tells Sonia that his dad and him live in the same home, he can tell him tomorrow. Because Shekhar wouldn't be back.
Now a message to fans liked the movie, let's not insult fellow fans by saying they are not SRK fans at all. God knows why they didn't like it but fighting with each other, we are hurting Shah Rukh Khan. If they didn't like, let's discuss why they didn't like it. Don't let your blood boil right away. I know it's tough to do and I myself have failed...I failed so terribly I had to unfollow a few on Twitter. But still try to control your anger. Use what you understood from the movie to calmly explain it to those who didn't understand it. Ever heard of helping? I'm sure we all have done such activities in school to polish our skills of helping others. Trust me, telling someone who loves SRK that he/she is not a fan is the biggest insult ever and it hurts extremely bad.
Well I have said a lot and feel much lighter now.
After thinking a bit about the fans who are disliking it...I think why they are disliking it is because they analyzed the possible plot of Ra.One, perhaps they analyzed it a bit too much. Of course not all of their theories were correct. Same happened with me the first time I watched it. All these analytical talks I had with fans kind of ruined the surprise element for me and of course hurt my ego because lots of things didn't match with what I imagined it to be. So now, it's obvious I'm staying miles away from plot discussions from now on. Well...let's see. :)
What is even more terrible is every time I try to have a discussion with a friend who disliked it and ask them what they didn't like about it...they cannot explain it to me. While some did say it was the jokes that they found too vulgar for a family movie. But I had made myself clear in my short review of Ra.One. There is hardly any kids in this world who will ask their parents about gays, boobs, and condoms. In fact the boob scene is copied from Baadshah. It's just that Twinkle Khanna is shorter than Kareena Kapoor. Gay scene, I think this is by far the most decent gay scene ever in a movie. I mean it could have been made in a more vulgar and anti-gay manner but the gay officer's expressions were just perfect. And gay people are not complaining about it, are they? I have not come across any so far. About condoms, dude, in all of the drugstores I have ever been to, all sell condoms in a aisle where baby stuff is sold and that aisle happens to be in the middle of toy and greeting cards aisles. And besides that, what is so vulgar about condoms? My doctor when I was about to turn a teenager, got my father out of the examination room and advised that if I ever wanted to have sex, I should condoms. Now don't call America bad...at least doctors try to control overpopulation here.
About a flawed script...that one I shall cover in my next post. For now, my humble request to all SRK fans, please respect and appreciate Ra.One. I used to be very proud of fellow fans now I am starting to hate you all. We are supposed to be united, not torn apart. I am not being a blind SRK supporter although when it comes to movies, the buck starts and stops at SRK only. I watch non-SRK movies once in a while only. This movie is his dream so stop criticizing someone's dream. You guys are being too critical. Snap out of it and stop taking undue advantage of my patience. My love for Shah Rukh Khan is much more than your hatred for Ra.One. Go and watch the damn movie once again and then open your mouth.
Now box office figures. Records are broken and InshAllah it will continue to earn money because it is not a one time watch movie. And the proof is right in front of your eyes. You have the option of enjoying it or being critical about it because this movie caters to both kinds of people. Enjoy it, good because that's what you are supposed to do! Be critical about it then use your brains more wisely here. This movie is totally flawless, just affected by a bit too poor editing. You just have to push your brain a little and use the gift of Google to research a bit. Here, I'll give the keywords for you: Mind Control, Ravan, Ram, Artificial Intelligence, Video Games, Virtual World, Waves, Pixels, and Law of Attraction.
This movie is supposed to be an experience. Now it has turned into a personal experience. Nobody in this Earth can possibly connect to G.One besides Spiderman, Superman, Chitti, Krrish, Iron Man but they are all fantasies. But it is possible to connect if you think of G.One as yourself, the protective brother, sister, friend, mother, father, daughter, son, boyfriend, girlfriend of your family. Surely you can connect to Prateek, Shekhar and Sonia but only if your mind allows you to. Y'all minds are definitely controlled by evils surrounding this world. Dedicate some time to your religion and seek refuge by praying to the Almighty up there rather than spending time on social networks and criticizing Ra.One.
Then there are people who are giving suggestions as to how this movie could have been cheesier and more emotional for the Indian audience. I believe this movie is pretty balanced on emotions and humor too. Most superhero movies I have watched are oh my gosh so cheesy and emotional! It takes the macho ness out of its genre. Glad that wasn't the way with Ra.One. Although yes I did cry when Shekhar dies and I was anticipating it because I knew that would happen but the way Shekhar lies to Ra.One that he is Lucifer was enough to get my H2O+NhCl flowing. Thanks to my knowledge about the plot, I had to hold back my tears when Prateek tells Sonia that his dad and him live in the same home, he can tell him tomorrow. Because Shekhar wouldn't be back.
Now a message to fans liked the movie, let's not insult fellow fans by saying they are not SRK fans at all. God knows why they didn't like it but fighting with each other, we are hurting Shah Rukh Khan. If they didn't like, let's discuss why they didn't like it. Don't let your blood boil right away. I know it's tough to do and I myself have failed...I failed so terribly I had to unfollow a few on Twitter. But still try to control your anger. Use what you understood from the movie to calmly explain it to those who didn't understand it. Ever heard of helping? I'm sure we all have done such activities in school to polish our skills of helping others. Trust me, telling someone who loves SRK that he/she is not a fan is the biggest insult ever and it hurts extremely bad.
Well I have said a lot and feel much lighter now.