If I were to ask you what Bollywood is, how would you define it? It's not a genre, though there are some common themes in these films, and it is not really a film movement either. The types of movies made are simply too varied to be boiled down into one idea. It is after all a term for all the big budget movies from a country of over a billion people. There's going to be a lot of variance. But what if you took all of that variance, everything you could expect or even dream of from a Bollywood film, and put it in one? You would probably get something like RRR (2022). A four hour masterpiece that is truly something to behold.
RRR is kind of impossible to succinctly describe. It's got songs, action, a dance routine, the best bromance in cinema, kind of everything. In a weird way I like to compare RRR to Everything, Everywhere, All at Once. The two films came out in the same year and both feel like every genre being blasted into you in something wholly unique and beautiful. RRR is close to double the length though, so it gets a bit of an unfair advantage in the being everything category. I'm sure the Daniels would have loved to include a fully choreographed dance scene followed by a fight scene that incorporates a tiger fighting against the British empire. They probably just didn't have the time.
Honestly I think the greatest testament to how good RRR is is that it's four hours long and I have still watched it all the way through multiple times without getting bored. The modern movie landscape is packed to the brim with two hour franchise flicks that feel like they're wasting your time and then here comes RRR with double the run time and none of it feels like padding. I know I keep saying the film is indescribable but it just kind of is. There is so much to enjoy and love about it. It's on Netflix and I highly suggest watching it with friends. Go in with an open mind, trust me.
Here's a little taste of this masterpiece.
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