KALKI 2898 AD | Film Threat Reviews

Chris Gore and Alan Ng review “Kalki 2898 AD,” now playing in theaters.
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[@PeterAckarey]

Saw it last night and had a blast!

[@bhuvaneshs.k638]

In Hindu mythology time is cyclical. 4 yugas/ eras Keeps repeating. Satya, Treta, Dwapara, Kali Yugas. Kali Yuga is the current running one but will end in the future and is the worst of all 4 interms of amount of miseries and evil. Now Kalki is the Avatar of Lord Vishnu. 10th Avatar. He came to earth previously as Buddha & before tht during Dwapara yuga as Lord Krishna. So this story is about that kid in the womb who'll come back as lord Kalki who'll kill that evil guy who's the supreme Yaskin/ Demon Kali and restart the cycle of time back to Satya Era. Satya in Sanskrit means era of Truth and righteous

[@heroineburgh]

@@bhuvaneshs.k638 Nobody understand what any of that means. You can't expect the West to know all of this mythology from another culture, let alone all the admired actors from a different movie industry. It needs to be simplified and spoonfed a lot more, as the Greek and Norse gods have been, which is why Western audiences are now familiar with those pantheons, and nerds walk around dressed as Loki at Comicons. In our own productions, we have two superpowered Indian women - Arogya the Healer and Kaliyuga the Destroyer. They are almost opposites, represent simple motivations of good and evil, and wear Western-style spandex superhero costumes, which makes them comprehensible and admirable (as Chris understands Roxie) without having to grow up going to a Hindu temple with your family.

[@MunmunYadav-nn4wx]

​@@bhuvaneshs.k638let thos goofy people understand.

[@LanceKirby-es1xi]

Not made by Disney, so you know it's good.

[@lanalan4157]

Inside out just made a billion...lol..and it's great... Deadpool and Wolverine will be another huge success....

[@lanalan4157]

The hate is so blind lol

[@wa-bu3ke]

@@lanalan4157 Meh

[@gh0sT2018]

@@lanalan4157 inside out 2 was a very mid movie and I hope Deadpool does well or it's gonna be the final blow to marvel

[@ankushvishwakarma3354]

That "7 foot tall gandalf guy" is Mr. Amitabh Bachchan playing the character of Ashwathama from the epic "MAHABHARAT".

[@karanvaghela1796]

Mahabharat story is very complex to understand for non Indian people.

[@rommelbengali]

Not if you actually get it. It's kind of like Homer's Iliad but more straight forward in it's narrative.

[@samhunt6300]

@@rommelbengali Straight forward is a stretch. It's more complex and more detailed. It can only be compared to Silmarillion in scope.

[@Neelinmact]

It’s not complex ,

[@sijankc3155]

@@karanvaghela1796 nepalese people laughing in corner

[@ShomeAvi]

More foreigners have read the Mahabharata than indians... because indian are just satisfied with "our Mahabharata"..the pride never ends...even if hardly anyone has read it...i bet even you haven't read complete mahabharat but here you are saying its complex...have you read other epic like odyssey..its just the same...there 8s nothing complex if you can read and have read

[@sayedmusthaqeem1631]

Pregnant women is not subplot. It's the main plot. Did you actually watch the movie?

[@godknows2632]

That went over the top of their heads cause westerners have different form of story telling in their movies

[@rahulray9983]

​@@godknows2632 They were expecting Star Wars for some reason

[@luisfernando5998]

@@sayedmusthaqeem1631u sound dumb

[@sayedmusthaqeem1631]

@@luisfernando5998 how do i sound dumb?

[@luisfernando5998]

@@sayedmusthaqeem1631 because I watched the movie, and the lady was many of the subplots, I saw a guy with arrow and another guy subplot with stick and finally some guy rising from the water at the end with many hands ….. this movie was just a bunch of dumb subplots that did not connect

[@kindofanmol]

The third act isn't "over the top". Ashwatthama is pretty much a god-like figure with superhuman powers as written in the Mahabharata. Obviously his fight sequences would be larger than life.

[@luisfernando5998]

Which is stupid

[@kindofanmol]

@@luisfernando5998 No it isn't. You just have blinders on and can't see beyond hollywood mediocrity.

[@gr-8166]

@@luisfernando5998nonsense it was sublime and fun. Had more fun with that than the Acolyte 😂

[@musiclover9518]

@@luisfernando5998 Did you notice any type of Divine Stone on his forehead????? Ever wondered how powerful it could be???? Why do you think a Soldier(Captain America) with a "SERUM" (which apparantly no one in the world has made yet) is any better and NOT OVER THE TOP than a character with the power of a Divine Stone gifted by the SUPREME GOD, Shiva himself????????? YOU ARE JUST IGNORANT AND TALK NONSENSICAL WITHOUT ANY VALID REASONS.

[@luisfernando5998]

@@musiclover9518 captain America was crap, the success of marvel was iron man who wielded real science not some cow worshiping crap

[@jrs2002]

The fact that they all did with a fraction of Hollywood cost is the actual credit of Indian cinema.

[@RafaelLopes-sb6jo]

Sounds like my kind of movie! 👍🏻

[@zelair007]

Sci fi isn't really a genre in Indian cinema, so this was something new especially for Indian audience.

[@morimisiddharthanaidu]

we have old sci fi movies in tollywood

[@rommelbengali]

Dude you need to see movies like Ra-One and Enthiran if you think that.

[@nikhilArtist-g3k]

@@rommelbengali ra one was a bs movie but with great VFX! Enthiran is awesome!

[@rommelbengali]

@@nikhilArtist-g3k Can't agree more. Didn't like Ra-One very much. Enthiran is definitely great. It even spawned a sequel, 2.0.

[@Wired4Life2]

More science fantasy than sci-fi.

[@drinkinman86]

Ramayana & Mahabharata are the sources for Manga & Anime concepts like Chakra system, Asura, Deva, Yogic energy system, element system, etc. Japanese read them for ideas & inspiration for new series. If we make a sequel to Bible, we get something like Passion of the Christ. If we make a sequel to Mahabharata, we get Kalki. And you know what, we are cool with it.

[@user-nm1gx9pc7t]

This was a great movie. Second half is very good. Dont think this movie is for western audiences. But you should give it a try.

[@godknows2632]

Here critics say the film is very western and there you guys say its very indian .. it falls right between then😭

[@mayankindian3750]

Its very indian bro wh told its western 🤔

[@godknows2632]

@@mayankindian3750 pratik borade

[@mayankindian3750]

@@godknows2632 are unko kuch flows dikha hai movie me mujhe bhi dikha hai bhai

[@vbtv2513]

@@godknows2632 he's stupid always criticise

[@Ancientreapers]

1:38 Oh like Elysium (Matt Damon) "In the year 2154, humanity is sharply divided between two classes of people: The ultrarich live aboard a luxurious space station called Elysium, and the rest live a hardscrabble existence in Earth's ruins"

[@bhuvaneshs.k638]

Yeah kind of

[@phoenixj1299]

Yeah but with a lot more detailing, context, explanation, World building.

[@rommelbengali]

Though this one is based on folklore.

[@supernerd8527]

@@rommelbengali Not Folklore kid. It's a mix of History + prophecy + fiction.

[@rommelbengali]

@@supernerd8527What is so historical about this film? Just to be clear I haven't seen it yet.

[@drinkinman86]

Force is an idea that inspired from Namaste concept in Vedas, Ramayana, Mahabharata & Gita It is the idea of Narayana being in everything, the rock, the tree, the humans, life. It binds the brahmand / Universe together. Sounds familiar? Lucas was inspired by Eastern philosophies like Hinduism, Buddhism, etc. Kalki is the Anikan Skywalker of Kaliyuga, with a sword made of life, who is born to bring balance & uphold Dharma/Righteousness, when Adharma / evil is at its peak. But, Disney now changed than to power of one, power of two, power of MANY.

[@keeya_ks]

Lucas has openly stated he was inspired by Joseph Campbell who wrote on Hinduism

[@supernerd8527]

"Namaste" - Salutations to you(the god within you) 😅

[@drinkinman86]

@@supernerd8527 Namaste / Namaskara to you as well.

[@sivayyanaiduakula9543]

The budget is very low when compared to Hollywood movies. So can’t expect latest VFX from this movie.

[@wa-bu3ke]

@@sivayyanaiduakula9543 I actually thought they all looked great except the younger Ashwadama face in the flashback

[@hectoraccented5312]

When the VFX is done in India you can make good to great effects with little amount of dollars.

[@eaglemgtow2789]

​@@wa-bu3keyep that was PRETTY bad

[@wa-bu3ke]

@@eaglemgtow2789 it's okay though. Krishna made the scene so majestic Ashwadama's cartoon face can be overlooked

[@samhunt6300]

@@hectoraccented5312 This is made by dneg who done dune tho

[@Vking666]

I can say better than recent Disney Starwars and Rebel moon 😮

[@CmdrSoCal]

better than less than nothing

[@gr-8166]

I loved it a whole lot

[@alphacause]

Thank you guys for reviewing Kalki and other South Asian films. Its funny how Hollywood, despite all its claims about inclusivity and representation being a paramount concern, seldomly sing the praises of South Asian cinema or East Asian cinema. It seems that if its not a Black person being featured then it is not "inclusive".

[@divineflu34567]

I feel Black's are part of American demographics they deserve a place there.

[@thatman3089]

can you plss just say "Indian movie".

[@Ozukovsky]

Just stop man you are embarrassing not just yourself but the entire country of India with your half baked takes. Just don't watch if you don't like or unsubscribe the channel instead of embarrassing an entire nation

[@priyank5118]

@@alphacause it is INDIAN film , not south asian

[@alphacause]

@@priyank5118 Indians are South Asian.

[@godknows2632]

9:24 yes it is a cinematic universe.. its kinda like how avatar title was literally copied from indian ancient language Sanskrit..and concepts like multiverse in religious texts

[@nandhakumarnk8938]

I really hated the scenes where the main guy comes on the screen and I enjoyed every other scenes where the actual plot moves. But my favourite was the "cultural' ones you guys didn't understand.Those gave me goosebumps.

[@Abcgfsksn]

Only Prabhas fans will find him as cute and mass. Director wanted to make cheer his fans.

[@jesonkuttan]

bhairava's character was goofy by careful design..they repeatedly stress that he is 'selfish' and doesn't take things seriously and we are also misled a couple of times nudging us that he could be "kaala bhairava" (the diety sitting on the dog statue ; the lightning striking the wheel revealing kaala bhairava behind it)... and then then then ...when the final reveal happens that he is infact "daana veera soora karna" .. a hero who willingly sacrificies everything, even his own life and is the epitome of selflessness and expectional courage and valour..and that..we wer infact misled all this time!!!!!!! the movie peaked right there..i wish u got the context n the lore behind his character..it was a perfect set-up with a huge payoff in the end even karna's reveal had seeds planted before like the dialogue 'i have never lost a single battle.. check ur records'(such wud be the confidence/arrogance of karna) ... he is not karna just out of the blue just for the sake of the twist!! nag ashwin has carefully thought it through and prabhas played it to perfection..kudos to both of em

[@Abcgfsksn]

@@jesonkuttan Ok but why? In actual mahabaratha krishna never says anything like that about Karna, Nag is misrepresentating Mahabaratha and that is problematic. I hated seeing prabhas face bcuz he is boring cringy dumb and so then when he appeared as karna I did not get goosebumps. Instead of focusing on prabhas if the director focused on the story and to create emotional connect with audience like rajamouli does, it would've been much better. Even in second half, in sambala when they show song, I'm like is really necessary at this moment ? It's so boring. Then deepika says I'm going to back complex, then I lost it. I just wanted to walk out of the threatre. The screenplay was the weakest. If you have money to make Indian cinema, will u use that money to represent Indian culture or things we've already seen in many hollwyood movies. The visuals were not beautiful like bahubali, it was just dessert and constructions. When u saw trailer of something it's supposed to make u feel excited right? I least bothered about the movie when I saw trailer. Still went to watch it hearing positive reviews from people.

[@pokemonitishere202]

@@Abcgfsksn Only Prabhas haters will find reasons to hate him for no reason

[@pokemonitishere202]

Average prabhas hater aka hakla

[@vk7563]

Before commenting like "goofy" etc. please make an effort to educate yourselves on Hindu basic gods knowledge and learn names. All you say here is absolutely senseless.You are only showing your lack of knowledge. Have no idea who asked YOU to comment on this movie

[@nandusivadasan7621]

I would take foreign reviews (anyone who is unaware of Mahabharata) with a pinch of salt.. As Alan says it in 4:58 the characters and the story is based on Hindu Mythology and I personally feel people who doesn't know the basic characters of Mahabharata will not be able to enjoy it to the full extent. They will feel like watching The Avengers movie without knowing who Ironman/Captain America or the tesseract is.

[@mnikhk]

The actor Amitabh Bachan playing the giant Ashwathama was in the Great Gatsby, he plays the Jewish banker character.

[@pratikmohite6202]

i dont think you understood the movie at all, you should watch some videos on hindu "mythology" and mahabharat and rewatch , you'll get better idea why ashwathama is a god like character

[@tomsiebert1941]

I like the YRF Spy Universe films, WAR (2019) is top tier. The one truly positive thing you can say about them is that they deserve to be seen on the big screen. I may check this out, along with HORIZON, like an all-day KALKIZON, this coming holiday week.

[@phoenixj1299]

YRF Spy universe is amazing but Kalki is exponentially better than YRF Spy universe. Kalki is a game changer in Indian cinema and the concept that Kalki attempted is never attempted in global cinema. Mixing history, mythology, dystopian futuristic, sci fi, and fantasy.

[@adityan3208]

@@phoenixj1299 definitely. And it being only third movie of the director really shows what he's capable of in the future

[@phoenixj1299]

@@adityan3208 Absolutely. And all of his three movies gained high praise.

[@satyasaketh2341]

if u want to make a movie in India with sci-fi concepts the budget to spend is huge we made this film with over 80 million dollars.movies like black widow and some of the marvel series movie budgets are double to this movie budget but their vfx is so bad. But we are so proud with the limited budget we pulled this off very cleverly and well executed. so many characters in marvel are inspired from indian ethihaas and puranaas. This film is not only for entertainment and also for people to educate them by showing the indian epic tale mahabharat and the characters in it.

[@gawel772]

i'm from Poland, I saw that movie twice and I love it! Indian cinema is going in the right direction. The only thing authors of the movie should work on is CGI characters. And maybe they should make english dubbing? I think it would be much easier for us from the west to watch the movie, and maybe it would help sell it in the west :)

[@phobos.279]

Ik you're proud of this movie ( a little too much to say ) but you're forgetting there's ex machina which has way less budget than 80million usd and Shazam which had a similar budget and looked waaayyy better than this and then there's Deadpool which hade 58 million budget and looks waayyy better than this

[@phobos.279]

And Marvel characters are inspired by Indian mythology??? Lmao is this like new way of claiming everything that moves is ours ?

[@Pravin-if8pl]

Spiderman stops entire trains with his web, which actually meant to trap some light insects. That's what actually goofy means.

[@vivekkparashar6369]

I loved the movie as well

[@paulpivaral4832]

hoping someone that has knowledge on this can give me an answer, why is it that I cannot buy RRR, KFG, Ps1, Ps2 on iTunes or vudu?? Only can stream from Netflix or Amazon. I would to buy these movies in 4k or at least own them in digital format .

[@gayatri555]

Subplot of women being pregnant 😅😅😅 that's the main plot. The giofyness of prabhas was irritating

[@wa-bu3ke]

@@gayatri555 at least he’s not typecasting himself

[@paulpivaral4832]

had enjoyed it, some of the CGI is not great but story and lore had me. Hope for part 2 soon

[@logical5136]

You should know the Hollywood vs Bollywood budget and make a fair comparison, it's like expecting Lamborghini for the Nissan Sentra price.

[@wa-bu3ke]

I thought the CGI was all perfect except for the Ashwadama deaged face in the flashback

[@drinkinman86]

You need the knowledge of the powerful characters in Mahabharata & the different weapons they used. This movie is a sequel Mahabharata 2013 with english sub titles is a great series to see, before this movie.

[@Tintu612]

Actually, indian ancient scriptures did discuss about the concepts of time cycles, and each time cycle ends with dystopian apocolyptic phase!! Then mahvishnu who controls the entire multiverse to come to establish the balance.

[@keeya_ks]

If they cut the stupid romance part and fixed the writing it would have been so much better

[@wa-bu3ke]

no, it was great. I don't like sterile movies without sexy fanservice. You're too used to hollywood

[@keeya_ks]

@@wa-bu3ke no I’m not used to Hollywood I have my opinion and I’m entitled to it just like you do learn to respect other peoples thoughts without throwing shade and trying to outsmart them with sarcastic comments

[@wa-bu3ke]

@@keeya_ks No I got you spot on. Movies need sexy women and cheeks. Modern Hollywood has ruined your taste :) it’s a necessary element for any blockbuster

[@keeya_ks]

@@wa-bu3ke perv alert 😂😂😂

[@phoenixj1299]

Marvel, DC copied a lot from indian mythology, history and created a universe. So creating a cinematic universe based on original source is actually more relevant and justifiable.

[@adityan3208]

@@phoenixj1299 a lot? I can only see Dr. Strange being inspired from Hinduism. What else is there that is copied?

[@lanalan4157]

No....

[@phoenixj1299]

@@adityan3208 Thor. Asgard took inspiration from Svarg, Vision character, multiverse concept, mjolnir/Vajra, jormugandr/vritr, captain America/demi gods from Hindu mythology, Aquaman/Shiva etc. When it comes to Marvel comics the inspiration on the nose. They literally have characters with the name Vishnu, Brahma.

[@adityan3208]

@@phoenixj1299 Thor is literally a Norse God. You're crazy to think that concept came from Hinduism. Heaven isn't exclusively our concept. Multiverse Yes, although multiverse also exists in Greek mythology, so it's debatable that might be their source of inspiration. Not only that, do you know that Multiverse theory really came out of science in the last century because of the Schrodinger's cat thought experiment? Aquaman is copy of Namor, based on a Mayan God. And there's nothing wrong with Marvel representing us with Vishnu and Brahma. It's good that they used the original names without faking originality. I would advise you to stop assuming everything is copied from India and get educated. I'm not saying they don't copy, but we shouldn't be blinded by the pride for iur culture and have such an enormous bias, especially when you can literally search on the internet about the real sources of inspiration

[@phoenixj1299]

@@adityan3208 Let me first of all say that I am not someone who says that inspiration is wrong. Thor himself is based on Indra. Thor is God of thunder, Indra is God of thunder. Thor has a hammer called Mjolnir and Indra has a mace/hammer called Vajra. Thor killed a serpent called jormugandr and saved the waters encircling the world. Indra killed vritr and saved waters encircling the earth. Heaven is not the same as Asgard or Svarg actually. Multiverse doesn't exist in Greek mythology. Both multiple universes and multiverse concepts existed in Hindu mythology. By the way multiple universes and the multiverse are not the same thing actually. Aquaman is actually inspired by Poseidon and Shiva.Again I am not someone who says inspiration is wrong at all. First you must understand the phenomenon of not giving credit to things from the mythology of a tradition that is actually practiced since it can get cancelled or have a negative remark. So many of the creators would say "i took inspiration from Greek, Norse mythology" because these religions are dead so taking inspiration from them is never a problem. Let me tell u an incident of what happens when Marvel openly shows that they took inspiration from Hindu mythology and made a tribe in Black Panther consider Hanuman as their deity. And there is a simple dialogue like "Glory to Hanuman". Even that got cancelled and censored in India. So imagine opening up about huge inspiration from Hindu mythology. That would be bad for business especially since India has the highest population. They don't have to risk the largest market.

[@tdata545]

I have to be in the mood for Bollywood, and when I am, it rarely if ever disappoints. It's such an Indian's take on American Action Flicks, with Bollywood staples still in there like singing and dancing numbers.

[@pokemonitishere202]

This is not Bollywood movie. It's a Telugu movie from tollywood

[@tdata545]

@@pokemonitishere202 WTF??? Are they in competition with each other?

[@reyannsr2985]

@@tdata545I don’t know about competition but india has many film industries not just Bollywood so the movie isn’t from Bollywood but rather from Tollywood

[@Ozukovsky]

I think this movie works more for the Indian audience as there are lot of references and subtext to the Mahabharata (one of the epics of hindu religion). The reveal at the end is a shock/surprise for the audience who know the story of Mahabharata. Stylistically nag ashwin has adopted a lot of things from hollywood. Kind of like a mad max sort of universe with hints of star wars, children of men etc.

[@sierrasix3212]

How would you compare this would Rebel Moon?

[@mclovin1486]

Rebel Moon is pretty bad compared to this

[@wa-bu3ke]

Check out Adam Does Movie's review. He called it Rebel Moon IF Rebel Moon was amazing

[@narutouzukami5840]

It is made an inner budget of 75 million

[@phobos.279]

Superman and Lois season 1 has a budget of 75 million looks way better than this?

[@phobos.279]

300 , army of dead , rebel moon all these have budget of 80 million or lower and they look waayy better than this?

[@bigdreams5554]

I am thinking of watching it at a theatre. I could use something new and different.

[@juddgoswick2024]

Vedic Sci-Fi sounds pretty cool, to be honest.

[@venkyap]

I can understand their perspective. They have no knowledge of the Mahabharat. They couldn't connect with any of the characters. They are also criticizing the VFX and other goofy action sequences (rightfully so), but one has to remember that this movie's budget was less than 70 million. Give these directors 200-300 million and see what they could come up with. I don't blame the reviewers. I actually welcome their review.

[@heroineburgh]

Maybe you should start watching more Asian superhero and sci-fi movies, Chris, if you don't already. India has had a history of making superhero movies and TV shows for a while, and so has Southeast Asia. Did you check out last year's "Sri Asih" superheroine movie from Indonesia? It's worth a look.

[@johndurham6172]

Too bad Anna TSWG is unable to drink 🍸 right because I would love to see a drunk review of this 😂

[@adityan3208]

I wish you guys would have watched the Indian movie called "Kill" it's being promoted by Lionsgate. It's very violent with good action.

[@paulpivaral4832]

is that the one in a train? Saw the trailer before Kalki started, looks good.

[@Experiment_6_2_6]

Hasn't released in the states yet. Opens in a week or two. Saw a trailer for it when I saw Kalki this morning.

[@paulpivaral4832]

@@Experiment_6_2_6good ..that’s on my list . Gives me John wick vibes in a train

[@logical5136]

One should Mahabhratha the book which inspired oppenhiemer first and then 'Kalki purana' to understand better.

[@dougmoore4653]

is it dubbed or subtitled? the trailer just has it in hindi and the regal theater website does not say

[@Experiment_6_2_6]

Subtitled

[@wa-bu3ke]

the trailer main language is Telugu. Watch that version. The Hindi one is a dub

[@artus198]

All Indian movies have this problem where the first half is slow or boring, while the second have literally shines! Kalki is one

[@sueclark559]

Seeing a short youtube video from Bahabuli with Prabhas❤❤❤ was my introduction to Indian movies and I'm loving it even with the language barrier. The music is always FANTASTIC. Even if a movie was really bad, if Prabhas was in it....💥❤️👑

[@14debanjan]

I agree makers should make certain aspects more accessible

[@amaa5980]

Lol i thought you will not review

[@Lavi_kalyan]

This movie is not for non Indians because they don’t know Indian mythology 😂

[@jadapandy]

Looks cool but don't like musical cheesiness in my sci-fi action movies. I'll wait for it to land on some platform.

[@sandeepmehta2244]

Kalki 2898 AD is the pride of Indian Cinema and Telugu Cinema. One word review: MINDBLOWING. Do not miss it at any cost. 💯💯💯 I hope Kalki surpasses every Indian movie produced so far including RRR and becomes the most successful Indian film. Absolutely mindblowing except some unnecessary cringe masala and cringe comedy with Bhairava in the first half. Kamal Haasan part is pure horror. The way they have imagined landscapes, environments, weapons, vehicles, powers, Mahabharata scenes is truly exceptional and spectacular. My one suggestion to Nag Ashwin is to explore the Complex society and the outside world more in depth because on the surface it looks like everyone is doing well enough even though they are starving for food, water, clean oxygen and they have just stuck some neon signs randomly on Indian alleyways and streets because that's how cyberpunk movies do it. Anyone who says it is merely a copy of Star Wars, Dune, Mad Max, MCU deserve to drink Kali's tears lol. Excited for Kalki 2 more than I ever was for Brahmastra 2. Prabhas and Deepika Padukone are good but Amitabh Bachchan is the MVP. Wow. Disha Patani's part is simply waste. Roxxie could have still been used to show Bhairava the luxuries and abundance of the Complex without that cringe song. Also, unnecessary writing mistakes like superhuman Ashwatthama suddenly not being able to lift Sumathi up should not happen. I wish they would give Shree Krishna better look. No yellow angavastram or armor or jewels or mukut. Just a white cloth and a head band makes him look like a Greek hero. Personally I would have loved to see Shree Krishna blue instead of fair-skinned or dark-skinned because that's how we all grew up watching him in all images. I wish they worked on young Ashwatthama's face better because it is honestly bad, looking like a video game character whenever he spoke with large Disney cartoon eyes. Red Chillies is right there! Deserves to be watched atleast twice. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 PS. For non-Indians and Karna (son of Sun God Surya) fans watching this, Karna was not more powerful than Arjuna. Karna is an antagonist and an adharmi in the Mahabharata who was jealous of Arjuna and committed many evil deeds and suffered for his karma and choosing the wrong side against the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Shree Krishna. Period. But he is not a cheeranjeevi (immortal) like Ashwatthama. How has he reborn or reincarnated remains to be seen. Note that according to some, Karna pushing Arjuna's chariot back is a fake story and Ashwatthama surrendered the mani himself.

[@sierrasix3212]

Part 2 will be 300 type of battlefield with MCU TYPES OF HEROES❤

[@raghunathreddy612]

Mahabarath story in India mythalogical story

[@awkwardsilence4427]

This movie looks really interesting, and I was thinking of seeing it tonight on value day…but then I checked the ticket prices and saw that it was $20 (instead of $6) because of the limited release I guess. I’m not so sure that I’m $20 interested in seeing it…

[@123456789foot]

Brother i agree to your criticism, as per the special effects being bad, this is Indian movie with 600 crores , compare it to any hollywood movie, you'll understand the diff, yes i agree some special effects and cgi and de aging was bad , but please consider the budget as well

[@Tintu612]

Ahswathama is a kinda eternal from marve cenematic universel!! People in india do believe Ashwathama is living somewhere in india.

[@shrishsingh9791]

This movie is connected to #Mahabharata if you don't know about Mahabharat then you might cannot enjoyed this movie.

[@Pravin-if8pl]

All American superhero movies are over the top. I mean a Superman extends his elbow and he is already beyond clouds in supersonic speed. What else is the definition of over the top ?

[@Ozukovsky]

So? What's wrong with the term over the top?

[@phoenixj1299]

This movie is better than RRR

[@adityan3208]

No way dude

[@phoenixj1299]

@@adityan3208 Yes way dude

[@adityan3208]

@@phoenixj1299 RRR is tightly edited. No scene wasted. Tone is so consistent. Action is better shot. Better fight choreography. This movie is good, but RRR is something else. Kalki movie is good because of our ancient stories, and tbf there are good concepts shown here, but it wasted too much runtime at the start. Prabhas's character's scenes weren't great, badly written long stretch of conversations in the first half. Last half is great. But RRR is great from start to finish. No competition. And the biggest problem with Kalki is that we don't get attached to any characters like we do in RRR.

[@arjunreddy2686]

They are 2 different movies with great stories please don't compare

[@eaglemgtow2789]

​@@adityan3208 RRR IS GOOD but also overrated and over appreciated a little too much

[@nunyabizness6595]

93% audience score on RT. Wow.😮😮😮

[@pachathavala]

U guys are the first people to mention roxie...😅😅😅 I watched a tonne of reviews on kalki

[@FilmThreat]

Oh Roxie...

[@nirovai]

KALKI cinematic universe❤❤❤❤ That's a great gift for Indians.

[@LuluTheDuck33]

Do they sing and dance?

[@wa-bu3ke]

they don't sing actually

[@vpuik]

I loved it! Mad max, starwars, elysium, Bible, dune rrr

[@miorandmior]

Indian movies are all goofy, now more than ever. They used to be good though in the 8ps and 90s because despite the goofiness, they had great actors. Now they have models acitng, its all about looks and cgi. Something similar to what ails hollywood today. Used to watch a lot of hindi movies in the 80s and 90s, not anymore.

[@viswanth-ze7no]

I actually liked the movie especially the second half but you are right I don't think American's can feel the same way ..... maybe because the lack of cultural knowledge..... But still I appreciate for checking that out..

[@ketanvaghela2407]

I dont know if #film threat will ready comment or not thus i would like to let you know Mahabharat is the great epic of hinduism originaly written as a poem form. Its a war beetween two sides of cousins from same family also every events of this story has a diff. subplots to make it effective every death in war also the seeds was starterd to plant in the family from the 52 generation before which leads them to war zone and believe it there was no one or two seeds. in a war out of 3.5 million warriers only 18 were servived after 18 days when war was over. They all served their oaths and lives. There were plenty of small wars happend. Time line of the emtire main story ia a about 400 to 500 years.

[@vivekbhardwaj3369]

Likes this review of your bcz it's not RRR.

[@MunmunYadav-nn4wx]

Understand your goofiness. But this movie is sci fi with our religious text talks. Truly agree that it could have been made better but wait for next part it will blow your mind. Some talks regarding hindu scriptures could have been voiced over to make people understand in easy way.

[@jcapo5]

Just saw it. This movie was a lot of fun.

[@Kalroy]

Based on the Gore Vidal book of the same name?

[@gayatri555]

😮 what's tht

[@vivekkparashar6369]

No , based on the story of Mahabharata and the story of kalki the last Avatar of lord Vishnu

[@nikhilArtist-g3k]

It's based on Mahabharata and certain section of it which is known as kalki puran! Lol you don't even can imagine so much of information such texts have! Long before science found out earth was round and it revolved around the sun, our scriptures said it! It's from our books where algebra, trigonometry, and many other concepts were taken! It's written long before! As of kalki puraan, we are said to be in Kali Yuga, a time when corrupted be in power and slowly spiritualism dies!

[@Kalroy]

@@nikhilArtist-g3k Thank you for that.

[@Kalroy]

@@vivekkparashar6369 thank you

[@narutouzukami5840]

😂😂 brother please recommend it to critical drinker and nerdroticis and see that if they are getting trolled or not you see it is not the problem of Star Wars fans Disney star wars has just gone woke thats why😂😂 the screaming is also because of the Hindu culture related things that are shown in brick big screens for the first time so for the Indian subcontinental people Ramayan is Ramayana and Mahabharata is not just a story for India you see it is practiced also in the Southeastern countries such as Malaysia Thailand Singapore even some parts of South Korea

[@karanvaghela1796]

This Indian movies are very complex to understand for foreign audience. 😂

[@Wired4Life2]

Tollywood packs mythical dystopian science fantasy MCU Phase 1 into 1 film. Excessive and decadent and a chore, when Nag Ashwin & Co. could’ve made 3 films out of the material, despite showing more glorious respect for the mythological foundations than Westerners do.

[@178som]

Ya first half was like watching a tv series 2 3 episodes

[@the-real-Lovefist]

The other language is Hindi

[@prasad6140]

1st half is slow and drag and is like uhh... But 2nd half is awesome...

[@DanaDolphin]

It’s said you called it “ goofy “ I guess you meant “foolish “ movie ? Just because of copied. Special effects ? But how about story ?

[@CmdrSoCal]

4:09. I did not know asians had souls.

[@ArjunSarja-qv4qn]

We strongly suggest you to read Mahabharata.. then this movie would have been on Steroids.. nevertheless be prepared for 2nd part…

[@vmrsh5339]

RRR a gold standard 😂😂😂..americans are making RRR a once in a lifetime film like sholay which is hilarious..It was a pretty mediocre film according to Indian standards.The last film which got appreciation all over India was Bahubali and not RRR

[@sandeshreddy1613]

It is actually from a Puram written 5000 years ago

[@wa-bu3ke]

It's peak

[@Experiment_6_2_6]

RRR was overrated. I would take Kalki over RRR any day.

[@bhuvaneshs.k638]

Basically this is all about Kalki Avatar the 10th Avatar of Vishnu. And the demon Kali who's the representation of all evil in the world. But The first part of the film was so bad unnecessary stuff. I got irritated watching. Being Indian I'm bored of this cliche goofy cheeze stuff indian cinema do. Unnecessary force fitting many genre into one. It could have been lord of the rings equivalent. Great concept but as always they ruin it

[@raja-jl9os]

You don't understand indian filmmaking style and audience

[@bhuvaneshs.k638]

@@raja-jl9os I do understand. It's low IQed masala and skin showing of hot chicks. Nothing more. But if someone wants to do such film. It's a different genre, they shouldn't mix it with a concept of kali- kalki avatar story. It's very annoying. I was annoyed during that Prabhas first fight scene and that irrelevant relationship stuff with Disha

[@raja-jl9os]

@@bhuvaneshs.k638 I heard many westerners (North Americans in particular) say that they don't like Bollywood movies. Most likely due to some bias. As to why, common answers I heard are that they are too long, or that they all have strange dances. Kalki is far better than most Indian commercial

[@bhuvaneshs.k638]

@@raja-jl9os I'm Indian. I have read puranas and grew up listening and imagining our puranas. The problem with kalki is not the attempt. I love it. I support what they are doing. I hope 2nd part will be more streamlined. But i felt the 1st part of the story was abit streched and goofy silly Telugu old movie tropes were added here. Which was not necessary

[@LuluTheDuck33]

Cheesy with extra Cheese

[@TheKbthakur]

Watch 'animal' form last year it's pretty decent

[@vivekkparashar6369]

Yup but libs and woke hate it....

[@adityan3208]

I kinda think it is overrated. But it's definitely not bad.

[@samhunt6300]

@@vivekkparashar6369 Eh it was full of plot holes

[@vivekkparashar6369]

@@samhunt6300 Maybe but some people "wokies " have unreasonable hatred for it

[@deebhai6540]

Pls watch kill it has action one of best action and gosius movie right now in india

[@MyDunu]

It's kaliyug story non Indian don't know sorry 😂

[@NishantSingh1996ns]

3000cr film ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@navdhillon7912]

it's nice to see Bollywood try something different let's be honest it's just an OK movie

[@Tintu612]

It's a telugu movie!! Not Bollywood.

[@satyamanu2211]

IT IS NOT A BOLLYWOOD MOVIE.... THIS IS A TELUGU MOVIE... -_-

[@pokemonitishere202]

Not Bollywood Telugu film industry ✓

[@fredlusyk6741]

《Flash GoRRRdon: An Extremely Goofy Movie》 ...i can't say it doesn't sound inteRRResting!!! 👽 🖖 🤖

[@lakshmikrishna5660]

It's good u can't understand

[@lawrencetalbot8346]

Sounds like yet another movie to see next month when it’s on Netflix 😂

[@wa-bu3ke]

No, you gotta see it in theaters it's WILD

[@lawrencetalbot8346]

@@wa-bu3ke no. I don’t. If the movie is “WILD” what different does it make wether it’s in an overpriced, disgusting theater or the comfort of my own home?

[@wa-bu3ke]

@@lawrencetalbot8346 WILD means unique and a must see in theaters. Unlike bland movies. It’s one of a kind experience. That’s what theaters are for (:

[@wa-bu3ke]

@@lawrencetalbot8346 WILD movies are the best movies to see in theaters, as opposed to bland ones.

[@phoenixj1299]

This movie is better than RRR. Now you decide whether to see it in theatres or not.

[@adityadheerajkalabarigi1260]

We are not afflicted with the WOKE culture as much in India, so I can see your apprehensions. Good luck making more cringe movies in Hollywood. Do not review something when you clearly have a bias and also, you know zilch about Indian epics.

[@Ozukovsky]

Stop embarrassing yourself and the entirety of India with your stupid comments. It's just a movie so chill. You loved the movie good for you someone might not like it. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Stop being so militaristic about people's taste. Who are you to dictate what one should watch and what one shouldn't, what one should like and what one shouldn't? Don't like the views don't watch the video. Now go back to school and get some education

[@Mikepo587]

Great movie liked it better when it was called bukalki or just bukaki !!!!!! 😅😅😅

[@korbyynbear5592]

Alan was disappointed it was longer and stronger😂

[@anutpalgogoi9741]

Shame on you.

[@Mikepo587]

@@anutpalgogoi9741 I love these guys it’s a joke we have to laugh I will cry do you watch bad stuff out there so when something good comes along is there a movie or something I could laugh at try to make light of it

[@mayankvedpathak630]

❤

[@AshwinAR]

You guys should explore Malayalam movies from india. My first suggestion is Aavesham Second is Manjummel Boys.

[@mclovin1486]

Avesham was pretty fucking boring I don't get the hype

[@AshwinAR]

@@mclovin1486 It will work for US audience because there is character arcs. It have worked for many. Not sure about you. It's okay brother.

[@grey5626]

Manjummel Boys was pretty moving; great cinematography, I guess based on a true story? Aavesham was more zany, I wouldn't recommend it as strongly.

[@AshwinAR]

@@grey5626 Bro for me Bramayugam is better than aavesham and manjummel. But it has lots of similarities with light house so these guys should have watched. In the manjummel there are a lot of cultural things. Plus the kanni song won't sink with the audience outside KL and TN. Technically manummel is a great film too. Whereas aavesham is just simple and fun. If it's a cinema lover then my suggestion would be Bramayugam Manjummel Boys Roshak Aavesham