Sanket Ghadge

A film of such great importance made with passion and care is rare in Indian cinema. Glad to have watched it and would implore every Indian to not only watch it but also try to know more about our true history which has been hidden for so long from us. Randeep Hooda was always a great actor but he surpasses all previous performances in this role and also comes out as a very good director. It didn't feel like this was his directorial debu. Hope to see more movies from him.

A perfect Sci-Fi work of art. Villeneuve is fast achieving fame as one of the best directors going around, rightly so. Everything in this movie is refined. The cinematography, sound and editing is of highest degree. Acting by all the actors is top notch. Saw it on IMAX. It was a great experience and will watch it again before it escapes the theatres. The visuals and sound make the scenes breath spectacularly. The script makes some changes to the story from the book but nothing feels out of place. Timothee and Chani succeed in making us feel what their characters are feeling, and the portrayal of Lady Jessica is superbly done with a sinister energy. Movie of the year even though it's not even half of the year through. Best experienced on the biggest screen with the best sound.

Summary: A Brilliant Commentary On Robots, Emotions And The Right To Exist In an age that foresees a world dominated by AI, it is a treat to get such a piece of media that helps us visualise and prepare for such a world. What would happen if robots, in turn their AIs, would learn emotions? Do such creations of mankind have a right to exist? The 8-episode series does not waste your time and has a beautifully constructed storyline. The overarching plot of "Pluto" and the mystery surrounding the dooming events that keep occuring flows well with the episodic storylines that explore and grow each of the characters. The suspense and the gradual reveal of mysteries is done very well along with the portrayal of tragic events. Detective Gesicht is my favourite character in the series and is the life of the show in my opinion. There is also great sense of scale to the story since it spans across multiple real world countries with consequences encompassing all of humanity. The production is top notch with a soundtrack that fits perfectly to each scene and crisp animation that never misses a frame. If we believe that God created us, he surely must have known the consequences of emotions. In the same way, we could be the Gods of robots. So, if we have the right to exist, what is wrong with the existence of robots flowing with emotions? Overall, I think the most important theme this series explores is emotions. Be them in us, or in robots.

This might just be Hirani's worst movie. First of all, one finds it hard to understand what the point of the whole movie was. The only one that I could make out is that it was trying to justify illegal immigration. Even that isn't convincing because the protagonists, who all are illegal immigrants, come out as stupid instead of being relatable. The movie tries to make us sympathize with them and antagonises almost all the legal authorities, when it is crystal clear that the decisions made by the characters are completely unnecessary. It's like you make a mistake but blame everyone else instead. Even if you ignore the theme and watch the movie keeping your brain aside, it's still not a very entertaining one. Hirani is supposed to be good at comedy, but in this film most of the comedic scenes come out as forced. The sentimental moments don't really feel sentimental since the foundation of the characters themselves isn't believable. None of the characters have any chemistry with each other and not a single scene, or even song, is memorable. Even the run time doesn't help. After watching the first half, which feels like 1.5 hours of premise rather than any buildup, I forced myself to watch the 2nd half which was like 1.5 hours of epilogue. The few humourous scenes in the first half are the only positives I found. And the fact that you can forget about this movie as fast as you forget what you had for lunch yesterday.