The theatre is mostly full, which is not as surprising as it may seem. There are a ton of Indians. Ads going on right now. I just caught a friend walking up the stairs.
I loved the movie. The VFX is top notch - though some scenes in the forest section did not feel as top notch.
I cried a little during the Ayodhya sections. I liked that they provide some context to Ravana, which we don’t usually get. I loved the Jatayu fight at the end, though it did not have that much emotional impact for me.
With an epic like Ramayana, you always have to pick and choose which things you want to show in a movie. I guess I agree with most of the choices the makers made. I am so looking forward to 2028. Two years waiting for the second part to release.
A friend had a theory that they will split the next one in two parts. I’m not so sure. Let’s see.