I've had Naatu Naatu in my head for 4 days straight. I've resigned myself to the fact that this is my life now. Just walking around absent mindedly sing-mumbling "Naaaaaatu Naatu Naatu Naatu Naatu..." until my demise.

My life was forever changed one weekend when I got super stoned and discovered Baahubali on Netflix. Been a fan of S. S. Rajamouli & Indian cinema ever since!

Yes, I became obsessed with Indian cinema since RRR. It's refreshing.

I was knocked loopy when the Naatu Naatu dance number kicked in. Literally gave me goosebumps and I’m not exaggerating my jaw was hanging. Amazing movie in so many ways.

Indian cinema should be where anime and video game movies get made. They're so good at the over-the-top action without losing the dramatic, sincere moments.

For the Naatu Naatu dance sequence, the directors made the actors do 17 takes and would check frame by frame if their leg work synced up. He then chose the 2nd take among them. This is told by the actors itself in an interview that's on KZfaq.

21:44 Wow, Patrick predicted the future! “Naatu Naatu” won the Oscar!

i can still feel the drums beating in my chest from the most upbeat dance number to the most gripping conflict. it is such an emotionally overwhelming piece of media

The attire that Ram wears at the end of the movie is the historically accurate attire that the actual Alluri Sitarama Raju wore during his fight against the British. It is well documented in telugu states that he wore that during his freedom fight as there are many statues, artwork and photos that show him in that attire. As many telugu people know the significance of Alluri sitarama raju, seeing him wear the historically accurate attire is similar to seeing a Marvel Character wearing his comic accurate suit for the first time. The reasons for the criticisms of propaganda is because of the unfamiliarity of the freedom fighter in other indian states and thus seeing him in that attire will make people think that it's pandering to the right wing. As a telugu person, it's annoying that people are confusing the attire of the actual freedom fighter with the whole nationalist propaganda.

I wish Netflix had RRR available in Telugu rather than just the Hindi dub - not like I'll understand a word, but I'd like to hear the songs in their original version

I'm super late to the party, but RRR is quite literally why we love movies - underdog heroes fighting against a larger power, genuine bromance between polar opposites, and an absolute goddamn BANGER of a soundtrack. If you watch RRR and hate it, guess what, you hate the magic of cinema itself.

My teen daughter and I had a GREAT time with Bahu`bali, but I saw RRR on my own. Then dragged her to see it. She lost her mind. She said it made everything that Marvel has ever done look like boring garbage. She could not wait to go back to school and start making recommendations.

I've seen it three times now and I think it's really the music that gets me most amped of all, the way the themes build on each other throughout the movie makes it absolutely overwhelming by the end.

Watching RRR feels like having a movie injected directly into your veins

What I liked about this man is that he actually did research on Indian movies rather than rediciuling them without proper knowledge.. unlike other reviewers. This is what good review is all about.

Immense respect for understanding Indian cinema is not only bollywood.. Thank you for mention of Tollywood 🙏

RRR was my first Indian film, and it was one of the most insane movies I've ever seen. It's an epic for sure. It felt like a whole season of a show, but with the craziest shit

I watched this movie because of your tweets and it was some of the most fun I've had in a theater in years, it's incredible

As a lover of Indian cinema I feel so excited to see so many other people checking these films out and falling in love with them. I really wish my friends would get interested in this line of cinema. Indian films are top notch ❤️❤️❤️

Watching RRR on Netflix at home was like watching Avatar in Imax. They both brought so much spectacle and innovation but in different ways.

Similarly "Tumbbad" was a big fan moment for me and the reason why I started watching Indian Cinemas. Thank me later for suggesting this gem. Btw! I'm a big fan of your style of reviewing movies.

Holy shit you were right. This movie absolutely slaps. Like, "jumping across the screen to punch a tiger in midair, yet somehow that isn't even the best part of the movie" kind of slaps.

A friend of mine saw your video and got a group of us together this passed weekend to watch RRR and it is absolutely the greatest movie I have ever seen.

RRR is the power of Indian culture, showcasing enigmatic art, movies, music. RRR is love, we want it rereleased again

You can’t believe how impressed I am to hear you differentiate between the Tollywoods (I say this as a lapsed member of a place called the Tolly Club)

Patrick I saw it in France (I'm French) I was a fan of the Baahubali Diptych by the same director S. S. Rajamouli It was awsome Also : it was very funny when the movie ended because many people from the audience (who was almost entirely Indian) asked me why I was here and if I enjoyed the movie

I've been obsessed with bollywood for the last year because I found it refreshing kind of for the same reasons you mentioned, but lately I've come across people recommending tamil or telugu movies. RRR is going to be my introduction into South Indian cinema and you have me so pumped to watch it. Thanks!

1. Lord Ram is beyond right wing. 2. Alluri Sitaram Raju depiction in RRR is indeed inspired by Lord Ram. The attire, the BGM and the small sequences like arrow piercing the tree, Seetha mudrika exchange, the prison escape on shoulders of Bheem. 3. Rajmouli's vision is driven from Epic Ramayana and Mbh in this as well as previous ventures. He admits it and even explains it in great detail. Since North Indians too share the understanding of these epics, they correctly gauge the references wherever they made. 4. Lastly, Alluri Sitaram Raju himself was a devout Sanyasi Freedom fighter, who was known for preaching Bhagavad Gita while criss crossing through countryside. A small tribute to this fact is in RRR when Raju himself recites a shloka while doing pull-ups in prison cell.

I am Telugu speaking person , the attire of Ram Charan in the climax fight of the movie is 100 % accurate , it’s recorded in the Telugu history , back in late 1980’s number of Telugu classic historic movies were made on Alluri sitha rama raju which are in saffron clothing . It’s sad to say people saying propaganda with out knowing about the perosn or the history

Honestly the best blockbuster I've seen in years. It fully understands what SPECTACLE is, a factor that I think most western action films have forgotten.

One minute silent for those who missed this legendary Epic master piece in theatre experience 🤧

Pardon the long comment, I just have to share my experience with this movie: I watched this movie with a friend of mine, and we went in pretty much completely blind. I’d heard about the movie through some word of mouth online, but I somehow never saw any clips nor heard anything about the plot, only that it was an Indian action movie and an absolute blast. And holy shit. I’ve never been through such an intense three hours before. Every half hour, we checked the run time (we were watching on Netflix) certain that we were more than halfway through, only to find we were only one hour in. I’ve grown up watching Bollywood movies! I’m used to long runtimes! But I’m also used to those runtimes being cushioned by long musical numbers and gratuitous slow burn romances. Not this one. This was the most jam-packed three hours I’ve watched. I’ve never seen a movie be so stuffed by pure plot and development. By the time we finished the movie, my friend and I looked at each other, completely speechless. We didn’t know how we felt about it. We didn’t know if we loved or hated it. We were just…drained in the best way possible. We started cracking jokes about feeling like we’d been through the trenches together, being irreversibly changed by the experience of watching this movie, and only able to describe it as “the movie of all time.” Now, with some time to actually think through all of it, I loved it. I would love to watch it again with someone who hasn’t seen it before, just to experience it for the first time again through someone else. I think Everything Everywhere All at Once was the last movie to make me feel so blown away, and before that, I can’t remember what movie had made me feel like that. I’m so incredibly thankful that I somehow dodged any and all previous glimpses of it and went it so blind. What a fucking ride.

I'm half way through watching it on Netflix right now, and I have to say "Thank you!". This may be the most amazing film I have ever seen.

“3 hour long action musical historical epic” yeah say no more, I will be returning to this video in 3 hours 😂

I watched RRR over three nights on Netflix because I just had to watch several sequences multiple times. On the last night I git super stoned, and didn’t notice much of a difference! It was just just as epic, bonkers and fun, regardless of your level of sobriety! Now I just wish that I could talk more friends into seeing it. Most won’t even give it a chance, despite enjoying all kinds of other action, historical and fantasy films!

21:43 You predicted Oscar for Naatu Naatu one year before.

"Lets see a Marvel movie top that" Seriously if you come to India, even Marvel movies will be celebrated like festivals. Endgame for example had such audience response.

i had to go to the outer suburbs to the only cinema in Sydney showing RRR. Loved it! Thanks Patrick.

I agree with everything except for when you called the guy cartoonishly evil. They were actually THAT evil, and more :( great video!!!

I watched RRR in theaters 10 times

I watched this movie with my mom last night, because of this video, and oh my God, it's the best thing I've seen on Netflix

Ram's attire at the Climax is based on the reality that The real freedom fighter Alluri seetha rama Raju fought in that attire for the freedom of people. Of course that Alluri legend might have taken Lord Rama as his inspiration But coming to this movie it's Alluri SeethaRamaRaju ,freedom fighter. It feels good to see people loving this Masterpiece.

Couldn’t watch the entire video cause my eyes filled will tears😢 As a Telugu Filmmaker in LA I witness all the euphoria around this film by US audiences and commenting and praising the film. We would loved to keep this love and the heart and make much more betterrrr films and entertain the audience not only India and US but the entire World through our vision and culture. Thank you soo much

I just finished it again... so far I've seen it 4 times this week. And even though I've seen it and know what's going to happen... it still feels like I'm seeing it for the first time. I can't remember when I was so fully immersed within a movie due to the story. In fact this movie is sooooo good... it doesn't need a sequel. Good recommend...

Rrr is the only movie I've watched in years that actually had a pulse.

I was lucky to catch it in theaters, it only played twice where I live and not at all in other places. The subtitles had lots of mistakes and weren't properly translated, but it still was one of the best theater experiences I ever had. It's hard to describe the amount of spectacle RRR puts on screen, it was so rejuvenating compared to the lifeless husks most Hollywood blockbusters are nowadays.

He (Ram charan) dressed like freedom fighter Alluri Seetaramaraju (Who belongs to Andhra Pradesh) but not like God Srirama. Ramcharan character was inspired by Alluri Sita Rama Raju (freedom fighter) that's why he dressed like him in the end. Very few people know about alluri sitaramaraju.

I’ll tell you how beautiful RRR is. I’m an Indian who last watched an Indian movie 2 years ago. I would watch old Indian movies but there’s nothing new in the last 2 years that I wanted to watch particularly. I was even someone who didn’t get the hype around Bahubali (yep I’m sorry). I have watched RRR 4 times. The movie is so good it introduced an Indian to Indian cinema!

Some details & historic background about the movie, its characters : *Alluri Sita Rama Raju* was born in the West-Godavari (a district of present Indian state *Andhra Pradesh* on the banks of river *Godavari* ), to Alluri Venkata Rama Raju & his wife Suryanarayanamma in a Telugu-Kshatriya (Raju) family. After his parents died when he was 12, He was raised by his uncle in *Bhimavaram* . Alongside his education, he also got trained in Horse-riding & Archery. He was a well-civilized man, who *felt that the real evil was happening in the forests, that the tribals are the ones really being suppressed & exploited the most by british* and went into forests (Paderu & other forest areas near *Visakhapatnam* , currently named after him as *Alluri Sitarama Raju District* ) and dedicated his whole life for helping them fight british, *although wasn't a tribal himself the tribals saw him as a Leader and followed him* . He is revered and remembered not just as a great revolutionary but also as a symbol of *unshakable Honesty & Commitment, Admirable Character* . The tribals used to evoke the image of the Hindu-deity *Rama* in Alluri as an honorary, which despite being a religious man he never asked for. Since he went into forests for helping tribals, Raju actually *used to wear Saffron clothing and used bow & arrows* (was also a *sharp shooter* ) which resembled Hindu-god *RAM* . It is believed as his approach to stand as a symbol of inspiration for tribals to join him in revolt. Some believe that Raju taking *Brahmacharya Sanyas* (divine way of life, without love or attachment to any woman) for the revolution was the reason for his Saffron attire. He didn't marry his love Sita, sacrificing his love & life for revolution, and Sita understood that and lived as an admirer of him till her death. After her death, Raju changed his name from *Alluri Rama Raju* to *Alluri Sita Rama Raju* . He used to do *guerilla raids* on British police stations *(after informing & challenging them that he's going to come & attack and stop him if they can)* and collect guns & weapons, using an army of armed tribals by training them. Although britishers knew where he lived for a long time, It's said that it cost around *4 million* even in those days, for the british to finally capture & execute him. He was of only 25-26 years old when he died. They killed Rama Raju *unethically while he's unarmed, performing a morning prayer* . The efforts of Alluri in waging an armed conflict, with an army of tribals, without any state powers, against one of the most powerful empires have been recognised by all. The British government themselves grudgingly acknowledged him as the most-powerful tactician of the Guerrilla warfare. *Komaram Bheem* , a tribal himself from *Gond tribes* of *Adilabad* (a district of the present Indian state *Telangana* ) He was an extremely strong man & intensely emotional nature, and is *rumoured to hunt a tiger* by himself. He used to wear muslim disguises during his revolt against *Nizam* . He died fighting the Nizam's of *Bhagyanagaram* (present day Hyderabad) after a traitor in his own army helped the enemies find him. In Telugu states ( *Andhra Pradesh, Telangana* ), most of these things are very well known in every household, maybe not much in other states. They were referred to as *Sri Ram* and *Bheemasen* of *Ramayanam* & *Mahabharatam* , respectively, by people (since long back before the movies even existed !!) from their Names and features *Rama Raju's* - Saffron Attire, was a Kshatriya (Raju), went to forests and made an army with tribals, not just fought evil but lived with unshakable Character & Virtues, his love was also a *Sita* and he remained true to her even after her death. *Komaram Bheem* - Physical strength, Wild attacking nature, Perseverance, and also because gonds believe that they are descendants of *Gatothkacha, son of Bheem from Mahabharatam* ) being similar and out of the level of reverence they've achieved from people. Both left their homes almost in the same period and then returned after some time and started their revolutions against British and Nizam in Andhra Pradesh & Telangana, respectively. After returning home, Rama Raju started wearing Saffron clothing till the day he died fighting for tribals (known as *Rampa Rebellion* , with the motto *Manade Rajyam* which translates to *Ours is this kingdom* against British in Visakhapatnam agency and some parts of both Godavari districts), and Bheem came back as an educated man and started his rebellion (with motto *Jal, Jangal, Jameen* with translates to *Water, Forest & Soil* ). Although there's no record that Raju & Bheem actually met, It's said that Bheem admired & took inspiration from Alluri Sita Rama Raju & his way of rebellion using a tribal army. As no one has a clear idea about what happened to them in that period when they left, and what made them become revolutionaries.. the movie writer wrote a Fictional tale of friendship between the two, that they met & became friends and Bheem was the one who gave Rama Raju a Saffron attire and that he got educated himself from Rama Raju, connecting everything that was remembered about them in telugu people hearts.. if we see carefully, we can see all these details used in some way, in the movie clearly.. Other details : -The Indian flag used throughout the movie was the older Berlin Committee Flag (designed by *Madame Bhikaji Cama, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar & Shyamji krishna Varma* ) corresponding to the time period. (Current Indian flag was designed by *Pingali Venkayya* ) - The bike used by Bheem was of the older world war versions, which were designed lightweight for men to lift and carry them when required. -Back in the 90s, even top actors were afraid to play the character of Rama Raju, as if not done properly, it could hurt people's feelings *(There are literally temples built by people out of reverence for Rama Raju !!)* . It was first made a movie by Actor Krishna (father of Mahesh babu : lead actor of SS Rajamouli's next movie). It became a Sensational Blockbuster breaking all the records and brought him a never-ending fame as the most daring actor in Telugu film industry. -Rama Raju is also revered by people as *Manyam Dhora* (King of the Wild Forests) & Komaram Bheem is praised as *Gondu Bebbuli* (Ferocious Tiger of Gond tribes). These names are also referred to in the Original movie ( *Telugu* or Tollywood version, available on Disney plus Hotstar & Zee5). It's dubbed into all industries of Indian Cinema. The one in Netflix is Hindi dubbed/ bollywood version. - India has a set of *Film industries* in it, corresponding to it's rich diversity in languages spoken within the single country (many National languages). and each of these film industries have some great movies (along with average ones and disasters) The name Bollywood which was earlier thought by some as the "Indian Film industry" (there's no such thing) is just the industry corresponding to language Hindi (most-spoken, around 47% of Indians). The movies.. *RRR, Baahubali 1 & 2* are from the Industry corresponding to language *Telugu* (TFI - Telugu Film Industry or Tollywood). There are more than 5 major Film industries within India. About language *Telugu* : 1. Referred as *Italian of the East,* as it's the only language in the Eastern world, which has every word ending in a vowel sound. 2. It's one of the *6 Classical languages of India* . (Others being Tamil, Sanskrit, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia) 3. It's the *15th* most spoken language in the world and *3rd* most spoken language wrt India (after Hindi, Bengali), and the largest of all *Dravidian* (South-Indian) languages. It's also the fastest-growing foreign language of USA 4. Lyrical composition of the famous *Karnatic music* (one of the two Indian Classical music) is done in Telugu. Great poets like *Rabindranath Tagore* and many kings like *Sri Krishnadevaraya* , who are non-telugu natives, praised it as the sweetest & most special one of all the Indian languages. It has been voted to have the *second-best script in the world* , after Korean by the International Alphabet Association. 5. Easy to learn Language, the words and their corresponding phonetics always match. -Names of Freedom fighters (shown in the movie ending song) & which Indian State, language they belong to : - *Subash Chandra Bose* : You see Indian National Army behind him as he was a military general (state west bengal/ orissa, language Bengali) - *Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel* : You see India's map behind him because he united princely states' like Hyderabad into India after independence (state Gujarat, language Gujarati) - *Kittur Rani Chennamma* : You see an army behind her because she led an armed resistance against British (EIC) East India Company (state Karnataka, language Kannada) - *V.O.Chidambaram Pillai* : You see ships behind him because he founded the Swadeshi Steam Navigation Company in 1906 to compete against the monopoly of the British India Steam Navigation Company (state Tamil nadu, language Tamil) - *Bhagat Singh* : You see judge behind him because he was given death penalty at a very young age and it united people across India (state Punjab, language Punjabi) - *Tanguturi Prakasam Pantulu* : He was called *Andhra Kesari* (Andhra's Lion), so a lion with Andhra's map behind him (also RRR Heroes Alluri SitaRama Raju & Komaram Bheem) (state Andhra Pradesh, language Telugu) - *Varma Pazhassi Raja* : His Army behind him because he fought wars against EIC known as "Coitte wars" (state Kerala, language Malayalam) - *Chatrapathi Sivaji* : Pratapgarh fort behind him (state Maharashtra, language Marathi)

Went to see the new Top Gun movie yesterday, as we were planning where to eat, and how unimpressed the movie was, my friend Ro mentioned that he has heard about a new Indian film on Netflix. Now as an Indian myself I understood the time frame of an Indian movie, so I was not ready to committed. However, there were 2 non Indian friends who were yet to see an Indian movie, they were like sure let watch it🤦 Few hours later with full bellies we made our way to Ro's and settled in...I swear we had no alcohol at all but became a loud bunch, was screaming, yelling, laughing, hugging, crying and dancing, by the end we have decided to go to see it in the big screen. 😄

People who are criticising this movie and calling it a right wing propaganda film just because Ram wore a red costume fail to highlight the fact that in the movie its also shown Bheem-Raam and a Muslim family having lunch together. PS- Kindly don't fall prey to such narratives. Just have fun!!

The Hindu religious imagery in Indian films is quite a common theme and is just a cultural convention more than anything political, just like how Biblical references permeate Western society. It is also important to point out the director SS Rajamouli himself is an atheist and grew up on and reveres the stories in the Hindu mythos. In an interview, he also rejected interpretations of RRR being about right wing Hindu nationalism, and also mentioned he was getting death threats from right wing Hindu politicians for making the film.

Saw this twice in theaters and loved it! It's funny you mention Ben Hur, because in an interview the director specifically cites that as one of his favorite films as a kid. He'd watch the chariot race over and over!

Thank you for the recommendation. I drove an hour and a half to see it and it was so worth it. This movie was incredible. I gotta say tho, the portrayal of the colonists was not over-the-top.

We just finished watching it on Netflix last night (we have kids, it took us three days to watch the whole thing 😅). I kid you not when this movie made me feel like I actually had blood coursing through my veins; I was so insanely pumped during the action sequences, I laughed my ass off during the comedic moments and dance scenes, and I truly felt emotional connection to the dramatic side of the film. The only word I can really sum up this film with is genuine. It has soul, it pops with color, it is unabashedly unashamed of what it is, and I fucking fell in love. I already want to watch it again! It's insane, and it's so incredibly epic!

I mean Bheem was represented as a Muslim and ram became his friend. The religious criticism seems too forced . Yes saffron is the colour of Hindu nationalism after 2014 mainly. But saffron has been in our flag since 1947 during congress government a liberal one.

Saw _RRR_ 2x on the big screen. Still my favorite film of 2022 so far. I want “Dosti” and “Naatu Naatu” to get nominated for Best Original Song awards and to open the 95th Academy Awards early next year.

Rajamouli hardly made 10+ movies and he is certainly maturing and becoming epic film maker movie after movie with bigger and bigger thoughts. He and his team starts with "one liner" and brings out the best story out of it. 20 years down the line, he would be known as world's best epic story teller with greatest visuals and I'm very sure. Generations will remember him. Let us wait when he would take up his dream project Mahabharata, the greatest epic from Hinduism.. God bless him with long life.

I was enjoying the film quite a bit at the beginning, but when the leads started dancing I fell in love with it!

I’m so glad my first experience of watching this was in theater. We cheered like crazy

For me the best part of RRR was discovering Ram Charan. Although I had seen him before in Magadheera. But man, what a performance he has delivered in this movie. His expressive eyes, the intensity of his emotions.. His smile. I was swept away. ❤

To be frank, I have watched this movie 8 times in theaters. After listing to your video, I want to watch it another 3 times in a theater itself. In recent times, RRR is the best theatrical experience I have had.

Nowadays, most of the hindu nationalist themselves are from lower cast and most of the hindu nationalism critique are from lower cast. Even current president is hardcore hindu nationalist and she comes from a trible community. Even PM modi is form OBC(Other Backward Caste). Most of the people who accuse PM for being castist and hindu nationalist are themselve from higher caste family but they are well connected and powerful so they can easily project any kind of image to western people and western minded indian who live far away from ground reality.

5:32 "buckle up"😂😂 Even I , being an Indian didn't know all these names.

I literally enjoyed this movie!!! The soundtrack is so good and the actions scenes are insane!! The actors really nailed their job in this especially the director. Watched this from the Philippines ♥️

This movie was everything you described and so much more. Seeing this movie in the theater was the best decision I made in a long time.

When he said "It's an Indian movie but not Bollywood movie" I smiled a bit and my respect for him increased even more. As an Indian I am disappointed what Bollywood has become, they used to make great movies but now it's mostly some attention grabbing underwhelming cringe content.

I've been saying that Everything, Everywhere, All At Once was the MOST movie of 2022, but RRR definitely gives it a run for its money, (though both films are excellent.) Not just because of its length, but because it seemed to be so happy to luxuriate in the fact that it was a movie. It was so refreshing to see a film with such a galactic scope, that was so sincere in its presentation even in its most over the top moments, so funny, thrilling, and emotionally potent all at the same time. And also one of the characters picks up a motorcycle with his bare hands and uses it to punch people. It was an absolute blast to watch.

I just watched RRR on Netflix and you weren’t overhyping. Truly amazing!

My favourite film of the year. That ending action scene with the blood landing on the symbol of the British crown? Genius.

RRR is not my first Indian film I've seen, in fact i've probably seen over 100 in my short lifetime. But when I watch this movie (and i did not watch it in theaters, didn't find out about it until like 3 weeks ago, and it has since come to Netflix) I have never felt like i needed to fast-forward through it because of boredom, I have never felt like i can't understand it (ok it was English dubbed, which helps, but it wasn't the main thing), I have never felt lost or confused, I just straight up enjoyed it. I think it's because it just doesn't feel like other Indian movies I've seen, and I say that in a way that it feels unique, more like a normal movie with a great story. Now there's many reasons Americans might like this movie, some being the cinemetography (it is absolutely amazing, nothing I've seen in recent movies that's for certain), the energetic songs where i don't even know what they are saying unless I look it up, it feels smooth as opposed to predictable and blocky/sectioned, and the colors, the acting, the music is just OMG! The story line is probably relatable to Americans (in the smallest way) because it's overcoming the British Empire, something that can be understood in American history. It's relateable because it just feels so FRESH in the very very VERY stale state of current American cinema (which is shamefully coming from the big companies that have ridden their high and think they are at the top of the world). It doesn't have cheesy stuff, overpaid cameos/actors that don't fit, or agendas that are flowing through America right now. There are movies that go to theaters, and there are movies that go to people's homes and hearts, and this is that movie. omg i could go so far into this, but I'll add my last note RRR does not feel like a movie, it feels like an experience, a craft, a well-nurtured child. I'm not making a set in stone comparison, but just off the top of my head, it feels like a craft in the way that Schindler's List was a craft. They are both movies made by big name directors with their other films having sequels even. I would also compare this to Everything Everywhere All At Once in the way that it (to American audiences at least) feels like a smaller studio making craft items (first thought is A24 Studios) I think the film also has success because the actors, oh man, the actors are attractive. AND THE COMPOSER IS A GIFT OMG - That music is just amazing, i listen to it over and over, it's beautiful, meaningful, and energetic in many ways. I say thank you to S.S. Rajamoouli, M.M. Keeravani, Ram Charan, and N.T.R Jr for their wonderful work and expanding my horizons. I truly thank you all

Patrick, I don't think this gets said enough but you're one of the reasons why RRR was a success throughout the wrorld

Because of your review, I decided to watch it - tried to also relay your excitement to my girlfriend who was sceptical at best- and we really enjoyed the movie! It's 'different' but in a good way. Thanks for broadening our horizons!

As an indian-American I want to thank you for this video. RRR was one of the best examples of what Indian movies can be. I encourage everyone to watch this if you haven't already.

Dude , this movie is so dope and cool ... I saw it twice and watching it again with my friends.. Finally something unique and different from Marvel and Hollywood.

Dude you lost the plot when you carelessly indulged into Sanatan Dharma and Bhartiya Politics - probably your co-writer!!

Everything Everywhere All At Once was my movie of the year... but RRR is an absolute spectacle in every regard. Its stolen my heart through an through

If I'm being honest, everything Patrick says about RRR at 12:00 is EXACTLY how I've been describing Everything Everywhere All At Once to everybody I know (I've also seen RRR and yeah it absolutely rules)

At 21:46, he just predicted the future there.

I know it's now very late to comment on this video, but I wanted to show my gratitude towards Mr. Williams for playing a significant part in bringing RRR to the attention of western audiences, which at the end lead to it grabbing a win (best original song) at the Oscar. One more thing that I wanted to mention is that even though I'm an Indian I was persuaded to watch this movie after watching this video. So thank you so much for helping RRR to become a mass sensation and realize it's true potential.

Am incredibly hard to plz when it comes to movies but I think RRR is the best movie ever i laughed I cried I cringed I fell in love. I had consider the matrix (1st movie) the best movie ever and it ruled for years, until now ..

Regarding end-credits musical numbers, this just reminded me that I could do with watching Takeshi Kitano version of Zatōich again. The dance number at the end is really spirit lifting.

As a weeb, RRR had all the same beats as a hype shonen anime. It was really easy to watch and enjoy the spectacle while still seeing the emotion shine through.

Seems like your "indian co author" doesn't know what he is talking about Alluri sita rama raju isn't just depicted as such he literally lived like that wearing a Safforn and fought the British with bows and arrows(coz they had no guns. They had to loot them from british) In fact there is an older telugu film on life,struggle and eventual death of alluri sita rama raju (its the movie title also) stared by krishna(telugu cinema star Mahesh babu's father)

25:03 Saffron is a holy colour in India from a Decamillennium, we don't care if any political party uses it, if you wanna attack that party be our guest but leave the colour and religion aside.

Trying to see this movie in its Telugu version sent me down a rabbit hole where I learned about the complex dubbing scene in Indian cinema which is barely touched on here. There are three different selections for the Bahubaali films on Netflix because they're honestly different movies. For RRR, the Telugu version won't be on Netflix -- it was sold to a different service. We'll eventually get the Hindi, Tamil and English versions, which have completely different versions of Naatu Naatu! The good news is that I finally found a theater playing it and my life was changed. This is the best movie of 2022 and will be hard to top.

You say that "If you are able to see this movie and you choose not to you are actively choosing to live a worse life" those are BIG worse...STRONG words...and CORRECT words

20:19 this place in Ukraine in the center of Kyiv, all extras were ukrainian and when the song "Naatu Naatu" (part of the movie in which this song is performed is shot in front of Mariinsky palace) got both Globe and Oscar for best original song we all were excited.

@24:50 The right wing Hindu nationalism targets only Muslims. It does not target tribals and lower castes. In fact, it makes all efforts to address caste differences. A lot of right wing leaders are from lower castes, including the prime minister Modi himself.

Indian Movies have formed an integral part of my life for over 25 years. My wife is Indian. Even so, I still find it grating when a Serious Drama suddenly turns into a Musical for a few minutes. Unlike the Classic Hollywood Movies starring Fred Astaire, which were clearly packaged as Musicals, India loves to mix things up. A fight to the death becomes a dance routine. A Street Riot becomes a Dance Spectacular. The acting is heavily stylised. The stories contain mysticism, fact and fiction with no clear delineation. Brotherhood, Love and violence seem interchangeable. Drama, Action, Comedy, Romance are no longer separate genres, all is fair game. The only way to understand, is to watch.

You should watch "Kantara", its a totally different experience altogether

I just watched RRR on Netflix and I highly highly regret not watching this amazing film in theater. I've watched the flogging scene so many times now and I bawled my eyes each time. Komuran Bheemudo is the best movie song I've heard in years.

As a Telugu speaking individual I take great pride when someone appreciates Tollywood if not any south Indian movie. It brings me great joy that people from other countries watching and liking Indian movies

As a big fan of Baahubali, I was very excited for SS. Rajamouli's next big blockbuster. Glad to see he continues to be a gateway director to Tollywood for Western fans.

there's a good chance the western audiences watching this movie don't understand it in its full complexity. There are references to Hinduism and other cultural elements that indian audiences would be privy to, which leads to an even greater appreciation of the film.

@13:10 metal spikes are nothing bro you should read what the British did to the Kala Pani prisoners. Also, freedom fighters singing patriotic songs during taking punishments isn't a cinematic liberty. The freedom fighters of India would actually sing patriotic songs and poems to keep the spirit high as constant inhumane beatings can break one's soul. Such songs and books written by the freedom fighters were used to inspire the other Indians, this movie has tried to show that in a small timeframe using a song. Many great freedom fighters of India were actually amazing authors and poets, we have many such poems that we sing till date and have been made into songs.

i watched it 3 times since yesterday morning. Such a great lesson of loyalty respect honor. just when you think oh that scene was crazy couldnt possibly get better. they deliver more than you can handle. So Epic . i found this video cause i was curious what the rest of the world was saying.

Because Of this review I drove 30 miles to go see it today after watching Your critique, it was amazing. Fun fact, a younger couple was there and also watched your video and also saw the movie because of your review lol

Finally watched this movie now because of this video and I do regret it. It being not having watched RRR earlier it’s amazing!!!!!

Everything you spoke about the movie and films was on point. But your co-writer take on propaganda is utter bs. Saffron color is always associated with Indian culture regardless of what Indian political party adopted it. So now just being proud or having culture reference is propaganda? What an Irony. Infact that's itself is a propaganda,lol. Except for that, your take on the movie and film industries is on point.