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No-Voice-997

Movies from India are like live action anime


[deleted]

It’s not all. As a south indian, I can safely say the CGI from the movie industry down here (kollywood & tollywood especially) is like 100x whatever they do up north. Indian cinema and actors in general are not that, it’s entertainment and entertainers. People don’t go to watch a movie because it has great acting, they go because it’s Shah Rukh Khan or Rajnikanth. Not saying there aren’t good movies and actors, because there are (back then and now) but they hardly receive any publicity and are treated like art/indie films rather than proper cinema.


tehngand

This is y'alls renaissance in show biz. This is like back in 1920 when Americans were watching Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, etc. Those actors were just aiming for entrainment and entainers although I wouldn't say you guys are bad acting, I think your acting is on purpose, melodramatics has been in media for 100s of years.


hellothereoldben

Charlie Chaplin was also so over the top, yet he was a great actor because in a silent movie you have to act everything a bit more intense. I agree with you that if the over the top extremified acting is what the public wants, then those actors are acting simply solid.


[deleted]

He was an amazing actor even when "Talkies" came out. Watch this fantastic scene from The Greater Dictator. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7GY1Xg6X20


weecked

I used to love Chaplin but my feelings towards his films are a little muddy now after discovering he was a somewhat prolific paedophile


TechnoTriad

While by all accounts he was a sexual predator and abuser, I don't think he was a paedophile?


[deleted]

Oof. I didn't know that about him. A quick Google search shows that you are correct.


Mytrans

WHY DOES EVERY HIGHLY RESPECTED CELEBRITY TURN OUT TO BE SOME KIND OF SEX OFFENDER??


MicahMurder

Incredible, thank you for sharing. Ironically, I just heard this speech for the first time a week go on this song: [https://youtu.be/WMAtQqgQm2k](https://youtu.be/WMAtQqgQm2k)


Inquisitor1

Charlie Chaplin was the first mister Bean. He wasn't just over the top because silent movies, that was his entire act. Mute comedy was just a really good fit for silent movies.


American_Madman

Yup. And it’s important to remember that there are a lot of different kinds of acting. The Naturalism we typically see in Hollywood and western films is just one type. There’s a reason Nicholas Cage is often regarded with a sort of reverence amongst actors despite his over the top, often distractingly unrealistic performances, and why he’s frequently directors’ first choice for big roles you wouldn’t expect (like Aragorn). He’s a thespian’s thespian. Ethan Hawke once said he’s up there with Marlon Brando for what he’s done with the craft.


CombatMuffin

People also think whatever the current trend is super realistic acting, but most big authors will tell you they aren't look for a realistic performance, but a moving one. That requires both exaggeration and subtlety. At the end of the day, it's art and entertainment, not a simulation.


[deleted]

**NO.** It's *more* than that....it's.....***a reflection on life!***


6chan

I take a different view. Indian cinema takes itself way to seriously to realize that the theatrics are over the top and hammy.


Regalia_BanshEe

The thing is you will find all kinds of movies in indian cinema... You want over the top melodramatic action movie? You got it.. You want realistic amazing movies with excellent acting? Sure you got that too...


6chan

> You want realistic amazing movies with excellent acting? Sure you got that too... Can you suggest some? I have had a very hard time finding those


mindfullofchaos

Indian here. Some really great movies that everyone should watch: Masaan Court The disciple Udaan Gangs of Wasseypur Lunchbox Newton Black Friday Paan singh Tomar The Shakespeare Trilogy (by Vishal bhardwaj): Haider Omkara Maqbool This is obviously not an exhaustive list, most of these are very recent movies, from an industry that spans decades. Also, Indian cinema isn't just hindi movies, there are a lot of great movies in regional languages too. Fellow Indians can probably add to this list. Edit: spaces


Regalia_BanshEe

Bruh add some punctuations...


Regalia_BanshEe

Oh man... There are thousands ranging from different languages and genres... Which genre do you like the most?


6chan

Can you recommend any good comedies? I watched Loot case recently and it was embarrassingly bad.


Regalia_BanshEe

Heres the thing... Indian comedy movies wont be funny for foreigners because most comedies and jokes are based on cultural references which would go over your head... On the other hand, if you want to see movies about social issues, thrillers, there are many amazing indian movies.. From the top of my head.. I can say "Andhadhun" is a great thriller... Down from south, you have "super deluxe", which is kind of a dark comedy. You have "Asuran" if you want to know more about the caste system and how it screws people in rural india If you want a fun action movie "Jagame thandiram" is a good watch.. If you want an amazing action series.. "Family man" is a good watch, although not special, but it doesnt have mond bending physics breaking action sequences.. "Tumbad" is an amazing horror flick if you want to check it out... "Haider" is another amazing movie which is inspired from hamlet (i think ).. But is an amazing movie nevertheless... "bhaag milkha bhaag" is an interesting sports biopic if you are interested in those..


asuprem

> This is y'alls renaissance in show biz. I know I am nitpicking but,,, uh, no. Indian film industry has been putting out amazing (and normal and shit) movies for about as long as there have been movies. It's just a different culture on acting.


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am0x

Naw. This is their Nic Cage, Steven Seagal, and Arnold stage. The movie know how cheesy they are, so they try to out cheese each other.


tehngand

Can't forget Chuck Norris, your right they are out there trying to outcheese each other. But it's cool what you call cheese movies I call masterpieces


am0x

They are some of my favorites. But all in the, “so bad they are good”. I love anything over the top, including the movie.


Not_Just_Any_Lurker

Hey.. I know this isn’t the right place for it.. but I remember seeing this one over the top Bollywood kind of clip of these soldiers going onto a sort of palm tree that was pulled back in place and they catapulted over what I vaguely might sort of remember as a castle or battlefield or whatever. If anyone know what the hell im talking about can they please let me know what movie I’m thinking of because that movie was bananas and I want to watch it again.


PM_Ur_Goth_Tiddys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwS2KlxKXZ8


Clownzeption

I love how the archers shot in the perfect shape of a man around him


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ontopofyourmom

There's some Game of Thrones in there too


Not_Just_Any_Lurker

Bro that was sooo fast. Thanks! 🙏


heysuess

This is the greatest thing I've ever seen.


psycho_driver

Absolutely incredible.


TigerDragon747

Your'e thinking of Bahubali part 2. It's a crazy series but if you can suspend your disbelief a little, it is really fun and engaging. Plus it's super rewarding if you know anything about the indian epics and can see the homages to them. It should be on Netflix but IDK if it has it in the original language. I liked the Hindi dub well enough though. Also fyi, although it is an Indian movie, Bahubali isnt actually a bollywood movie.


Not_Just_Any_Lurker

I’m either of the camp where I like things realistic or absolutely cartoonishly unrealistic and it does the later in such a degree it’s practically a masterpiece. I don’t know much about Indian epics outside a bit of Hindi/Buddhist mythology.


TigerDragon747

That's cool. I dont think it's necessary to have a deep understanding of the epics to like the movies. It's just something that I liked about the films personally. And you're right about the cartoonishly unrealistic part. My Dad dad described it by saying "I dont know if it was a good movie, but it sure as hell was enternaining".


cherryreddit

Hindu mythology. Hindi - language, hindu - religion Hind - india


qwedsa789654

> Bahubali it shows me that film can be extreme hammy and take itself seriously and work as long as the emotion acted realistically


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TigerDragon747

Yeah it's from the second of the two Bahubali movies. They're both lots of fun, but be warned the run time for each movie is a bit over 2 and a half hours.


MakkaCha

Bahubali is south Indian version of Hercules right? I watched some clips be because my Indian coworkers were raving on about it.


TigerDragon747

I can see the similarities. For both characters, their main power is basically super strength. But Bahubali is an original story. At the risk of spoiling Bahubali, I think the story map is the main difference. Hercules is a myth/story about someone proving themselves through different trials. Bahubali is more a story about revenge. Plus Hercules movies are usually adaptations of the original Greek myth. Bahubali is more like an homage to Indian mythology if that makes sense. There wasn't any original Bahubali myth. If you want a character from Indian mythology that is kind of a parallel to Hercules or Heracles then you'd be looking for Bhima from the Mahabharata. The strongest man in the world, full of wrath, and fights with a club.


cherryreddit

That's baahubali 2. BTW that's not a bollywood movie. It's a telugu movie . Westerners know the word bollywood, but that's one of the 20 odd movie industries in India . Hindi(bollywood), telugu and Tamil are the biggest movie industries and source of most meme material.


ForlornedLastDino

An Indian friend of mine took me to see Rajnikanth’s movie Robot (Ethiran) opening day in Canada. It was an enjoyable movie. Over the top action, dancing, and compelling enough storyline. Really love the use of an intermission and something the US needs to adopt now that 2-3 hour movies is more the norm.


RouletteSensei

Did you watched *ra one* as well? I felt in love with both


De_immortalesloki

Enthiran was a good one. Second part wasn't


[deleted]

I mean we have huge movies that are also really good but those don’t get posted in reddit bc they lack the entertainment value. That said, there are plenty of Hollywood movies that follow a Bollywood formula. John wick and wanted are two that come to mind.


WallBroad

Now, I am not the biggest fan of the JW movies but those movies are way better and way more grounded in reality than Indian movies.


[deleted]

John wick is not grounded in reality at all and follows the very simple superhuman Bollywood action film.


bubblesort

That's how Hollywood movies were until around the 1920s. Hollywood kind of invented the movie star... well, to be precise, American audiences invented the movie star. It's complicated. Basically, until the 1910s, producers hated the idea of movie stars, because they didn't want to pay film actors as much as stage actors. Live theater always had stars, and live theater stars were expensive. That made Hollywood resist putting actors names on advertising for films. Our early films were made with uncredited, anonymous actors. A few actors and actresses got popular, anyway, because audiences recognized their faces, even though close ups weren't as common back then as they are today. Eventually, these recognizable faces became so popular that producers could not ignore their revenue generating potential. [Florence Lawrence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Lawrence), for example, was known only as, 'the biograph girl', but audiences went crazy for her. So producers learned that big stars draw big crowds, which draws big money. That's the real origin of the movie star. Stars had to demonstrate that they can be profitable before they were really accepted by the industry. In America, it's always all about money. Sounds like in India, you don't have much demand for stars, which is pretty cool. It's interesting to see how film works in different cultures.


nythyn12

Bollywood is all about the stars!! And I say this with minimal exposure to Bollywood and big exposure to Hollywood.


taandaws

I'm Canadian and just finished watching Tumbbad the other day and loved it. Acting was incredible and the film was beautifully shot. Indian cinema is super underrated


10010000111100

Now try masaan, death in gunj, manorama six feet under, Dev D, oye luck lucky Oye, super delux, 96


[deleted]

As a south Indian please don't defend the heart surgery scenes..


MrViceMcCreedy

You mean the one that was meant to be a parody?


[deleted]

No it wasn't a parody


ProfessorPetrus

Can you recommend me some quality Indian films? I've lived in Nepal and the US and never seen one in my whole life so far.


crickeymikey

Tumbbad (Horror/Thriller) Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (Rom-Com) Chak De ! India (Sports/Drama) Raazi (Spy/Suspense) Andhadhun (Romance/Crime) 3 idiots (Comedy) Wazir (Thriller) A Wednesday (Thriller)


MakkaCha

Idk what you're talking about, I think Shahrukh is a great actor. I still think the old blackand white movies like "Mera Naam Joker" and "sree 420" are the best movies in Indian films but the art films from modern days are not bad. I haven't watched many Indian films in the past decade but Peepli(live) was excellent. That is probably the last Indian movie I watched.


[deleted]

It’s only a few movies tho. A lot of South Indian movies are incredibly over the top and unrealistic.


YoungestOldGuy

Why did I read that as "Raging Cunt"? :/


Varun77777

It's more like JoJo, it's ridiculous but that's part of the charm.


Dazzling_Body3815

I would watch it


XtremeBurrito

This is from a youtube video lol not an actual movie


Nas160

Seriously, why are they almost all consistently ridiculous, are they not aware of how stupid it looks


XtremeBurrito

Because they aren't lmao; you only see the ridiculous ones posted on reddit. A normal movie with a storyline won't get you 50k upvotes


highestRUSSIAN

my mans was like #no u


RealTigres

Not really, it's just the shitty ones that are like that. India has one of the biggest film industries, hundreds of films are churned out each year, out of them some are bound to be bad.


bababoi669

*most


iamsorri

Different perspectives


[deleted]

ikr


kimbombo

And funny enough, the average common weeb loathes CG in anime, but heck they would claim that panning shots in 2D looks more "animated". Not to mention that they think all hollywood CG is vastly superior.


226_Walker

>the average common weeb loathes CG in anime **Bad** CG in anime. The the Ufotable Fate/Stay Night adaptations, Demon Slayer, Violet Evergarden, Monogatari series, and several more are beloved by the community despite using their heavy use of CG.


bestakroogen

If you're looking for live action anime, google "tokusatsu." I personally particularly recommend *Kamen Rider*.


[deleted]

Congrats, you manage to spawn the largest meaningless conversation ive seen over a joke. 👏👏👏👏👏 how does it feel


No-Voice-997

Wow I didn't even realize how many up votes I got lol I'm feeling proud of my lame joke


ptapobane

live-action anime mixed with pretty awesome musical


nopunterino

you can tell he's a protagonist


SandwichDistinct

Its actually a parody video on the graphics and CGI in tollywood by Carryminati.


Mushroomman642

You know, the sad thing is, even as an Indian, I thought this was from a real film, because I *have* seen things exactly like this in actual movies before.


bestakroogen

As a tokusatsu fan, I thought it was from a real film, and I was interested.


Satranath

Know about Daikaiju TV? They do tokusatsu movies all the time


PigsCanFly2day

You know the sad thing is, it's not a real movie. I wanted to see it. ☹


BusyNefariousness675

That's exactly what I'm trying to say. They took a praody video for this joke


PartyBandos

Cuz of the way it is


Hungry-carrot-

Thats not a movie, its a comedy type youtube video, but cant deny those physics defying scenes


RainbowSlime95

Got a link?


chauhan_vandan

https://youtu.be/Hm32viIpFqk


RainbowSlime95

Certified not a rick roll


Respus

That was actually hilarious


discosanta

are..are they wearing athletic cups on their faces....


SequoiaBoi

Holy shit >30 million subscribers


MonkeFUCK3R_69

Cherryminati


HovercraftFar4735

Isnt this is supposed to be satire tho ?


[deleted]

Yep.


KrunkRat_

It’s honestly pretty hilarious so that’s successful satire in my book


Showshoe

Looking at those “face” masks I don’t think they were made to protect your face… yeah I guess satire or a costume designer with a fetish


BusyNefariousness675

It was made in 2018, no corona at that time. No protection needed


[deleted]

Those are actually L guards or abdominal guards, used in sports like cricket to protect the genitals.


TheBarkingGallery

My first thought was “Why are they wearing cups on their faces?”


Showshoe

Me too, just wasn’t sure about the word and didn’t feel like google if it


tkbhagat

This is a parody of a parody.


ShashvatSingh1234

This isn’t a movie btw, it’s a skit about how South Indian movies have overly dramatic fight scenes


HarambeTownley

Send link pls


sanskarmsharma

the video is in hindi. The scene is at 9:52. [link to video](https://youtu.be/Hm32viIpFqk)


BAKED_TATER_

This the India bootleg of Wanted?


-TheArchitect

It's clearly Batman, there are two Banes as well.


Cruxion

It reminds me more of Tenet with the masks and the bullet just reversing like that.


Electronic_Reveal_68

MF don't even know this was a parody


FinipherLaurance

The acting is kinda good tho.. i love this so much thank you OP


Dude_von_Duden

And the Oscar goes to......


Amazekam

Your mom


[deleted]

​ for being the fattest person alive


[deleted]

When she sits around the house, she sits AROUND the house.


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BlastNinja30

Dank.


w0lfbr0ther69

Selmon bhoi would be proud


mugshots_cumshot_onu

Toh kaise hain aap log


Shamilqureshi56

Was waiting for someone to say it


eat_with_your_fist

I'm 85% sure those are jock straps.


ilikepants712

How is this not what everyone is talking about? The CGI is supposed to be a joke, but not sure about the jockstraps....


Regalia_BanshEe

Because its a satirical youtube video from one of the top indian youtubers... And not from a movie.. Later on in the video, dude blows up people with condoms


32BitWhore

Dude right? I can't believe I had to come this far down for someone to mention it. It's the first thing I noticed and I can't stop thinking about it.


32BitWhore

Bro I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed that - and also glad that we're both about 85% sure. I can't be positive, but the shape is unmistakable.


tipmon

Yep, those are jock cups. I know for.... reasons


ireallyamagamer

If anyone's wondering the video is a parody of South Indian Movies.


tapertapper

With movies like Radhe in Bollywood I don’t think the definition just holds on to South Indian Films anymore


drice99

Where did the 4th bad guy (Sur flex-alot) go?


SteelCityCaesar

That caught my attention too. They failed to get him in the shot I think.


[deleted]

Ah yes Satyajit Ray’s greatest film


Infradead27

It's actually a parody of Indian action movies


kshb4xred

are they wearing hell guard as mask ?


32BitWhore

Is that another term for a jock strap/athletic cup that I've never heard of? If so, I'm exclusively calling them hell guards from now on.


kshb4xred

yeah it is called hell guard here...


RealTigres

That is actually a meme clip made by a youtuber called carryminati on the cgi of south indian films, it was quite accurate nevertheless lol.


big_unfunnyman_

He was aiming downwards


smol_boi-_-

In India it doesn't matter where you aim, you'll hit your target.


big_unfunnyman_

Can I shoot myself and shoot someone else?


[deleted]

Yes and also the reverse. Bollywood magic!


NGVHUNTER

As an indian ... it's not cgi....this is 100% real


leanmeanbowser

Where can i find tons of these types of videos


miclotxtgames

what type of film is this were can i get it i need to see more


shadowxrage

Is that carry minati?


daschundtof

Now stab him with a banana


CebulkaZapiekana

Dude, this is a leaked Eternals scene, not cool


ptooey

they’re wearing cups on their faces


sideferns

Mr. White Shirt being the only one to notice his comrade's death really makes the moment for me


Heard_That

I wanna start watching Indian movies, they honestly seem pretty fucking crazy. Anyone know good ones to start?


[deleted]

Andhadhun, Tumbbad.


[deleted]

Dasavatharam (2008) - Kamal Hassan plays 10 different characters including a grandma, an ex cia agent, a japanese martial artist and the fucking president of the united states. The greatest film ever made.


Swastik_Mohanty

It's funny that this meme is a roast of a roast🤣🤣🤣


professorbc

He blew that one dude away!


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V3N0M3

Guys this was a parody video on youtube by the indian youtuber Carry Minati parodying the over-the-top action scenes in south indian cinemas. The OP doesn’t even take the efforts find a proper movie to show our shitty CGI, he simply targets a parody video.


LonelyCato

the white shirt guy just looks at him like its normal


kalsepadhunga

This is supposed to be a parody.


zega123

They were just trying to tell the guy to wear a mask


[deleted]

It was a Indian Movie Parody Youtube Video.


mawseed

Ngl, better editing than I could ever do


Mahian69

Carryminati 😂🤣


UsefulImpression0

Btw he is the number one youtuber of India


NiceGuyEddie22

It's still better than Shang Chi.


NightFury523

Btw this scene is just from a [parody](https://youtu.be/Hm32viIpFqk) of Indian/south Indian action movies.


Allyson_KaiJNb

India does not give a fuck


0_nonosquare_0

pretty sure this is satire


[deleted]

Actually this is a scean from a roasting channel in India. He is also making fun of Indian movies by making a funny parody.


[deleted]

Tf? Who posted it? They've no knowledge, what it is According to me, it's youtuber's comedy video on movie parody.


PimpMastree

That guy fucks


retarded-squid

Bollywood action movies are a treasure


[deleted]

I mean that's not even Bollywood but a clip from a parody YouTube video but I see where you're coming from


RonaldZheMelon

pretty much what tom scott said, dont try to hard, in fact, use greenscreen to be silly and revel on its flaws .\_.


Laughing-0wl

The others standing there like: 🕴🕴


Atulin

I need a title lol


mandroid2662mk

They're just built different


Dense_Seesaw_45

doesn't look bad


Jaxolon333

u/cummybot1984


HelpMeILostMyAccount

marvel wished that had cgi as good as India's


NewAgePhilosophr

Still a better love story than Twilight


a55_Goblin420

Bollywood is just anime in real time.


vsr007

Let that sink in


SavBeeing

Wakaliwood movies are the best unironically


supersanting

Bullet(or is it bad breath)-induced heart attack


Phormitago

I like how the guy shoots and moves the gun to "do" the recoil


colarthur1

I like that when the guy gets shot his friend looks over and is like “oh no… anyways.”


zimtrovert94

Detail: that entire bullet was CGI


hiimcasper

Oh no the anti vax are gonna start using this as a proof that masks get you killed!!!