If you’ve heard anything about RRR it’s most likely
been hyperbolic praise claiming that everything the film does is simply…the
most it could be done. Every action, every emotion, every camera movement is as
bombastic and grandiose as it could be, which is very much the truth. There is
no ambiguity or room for personal interpretation, the film is determined to
make sure you not only understand exactly what the characters are feeling, but
they are feeling the most of that specific emotion than anyone possibly could. If
two people are friends, they are frolicking in fields with glee, if someone is
heartbroken, they are screaming their heart out and flooding their home with
tears, if there is a fight scene they strike with so much adrenaline and power
the Earth will tremble at their presence. The film follows the story of two men
who quickly become best friends, not realising they are on opposite sides of a
war, and we follow the tale of their friendship and their inevitable clash of
ideology as well as fists. The two are described as the friendship between a
storm and a volcano, and they absolutely earn those comparisons, these men
Bheem (N. T. Rama Rao Jr.) and Raju (Ram Charan) do everything with the passion
and force that alters the world around them.
These large personalities aren’t just limited to their macho
violence but in their love for one another, their sympathy for those around
them and their utter joy when dancing together, oh yes because this film is
also a musical, they really put everything in here and somehow do it all
excellently. This is the true beauty of RRR, yes everything is dialed up to 11,
but it never loses the passion and love that focuses the picture, everything
the characters do is not for their hatred of the enemy, or the external desire
of the actors to look cooler than everyone else, but on Bheem and Raju’s love
for their people, for their families and for one another. They will move Heaven
and Earth for them and the talents of director S. S. Rajamouli gives them the
girth and gravitas to make it happen.
RRR is a little bit of everything, actually, no, it’s
a lot of everything, it is the most of everything and it is the best of
everything. A Maximalist Modern Masterpiece.
-Danny
