Brahmastra Part One: Shiva, is the movie with both good and bad. Here are my views after the 1st day 1st show watch.
Good: 1. The CGI which delivered well most of the time.
2. Music and especially the BGM which can be very catchy.
3. The attempt. India is rich with mythological stories and the movie is a nice try to represent one.
Bad: 1. Acting, yes acting. It's quite odd to see capable actors like Ranbir and Alia act so loudly and throw each and every dialogue out loud. Same for Mouni Roy who is screaming most of the time. There could a be a bit more toned down acting.
2. Storyline. The story telling could be a bit more engaging. It is at the beginning but lost track on the way.
3. Charector Development. The charector development of Shiva seems a bit abrupt. On the other hand Alia is reduced to a mere supporting character, always relying on Ranbir to save the day. A typical representation of how Bollywood sees the heroin. When you name a character 'Isha', you should make it a bit more stronger.
4. To much faith on audience. Though I agree the movie acts as a build up for upcoming movies, it relies too much on the build up and not on developing the first one.
5. Writing. Some of the dialogues are very repetative and feeds the audience over and over. Also there are too much of romantic moments between Ranbir and Alia that can be avoided. The movie would have been focused on the main theme then.
Overall it is a one time watch for CGI if you don't expect much from the story.
Good: 1. The CGI which delivered well most of the time.
2. Music and especially the BGM which can be very catchy.
3. The attempt. India is rich with mythological stories and the movie is a nice try to represent one.
Bad: 1. Acting, yes acting. It's quite odd to see capable actors like Ranbir and Alia act so loudly and throw each and every dialogue out loud. Same for Mouni Roy who is screaming most of the time. There could a be a bit more toned down acting.
2. Storyline. The story telling could be a bit more engaging. It is at the beginning but lost track on the way.
3. Charector Development. The charector development of Shiva seems a bit abrupt. On the other hand Alia is reduced to a mere supporting character, always relying on Ranbir to save the day. A typical representation of how Bollywood sees the heroin. When you name a character 'Isha', you should make it a bit more stronger.
4. To much faith on audience. Though I agree the movie acts as a build up for upcoming movies, it relies too much on the build up and not on developing the first one.
5. Writing. Some of the dialogues are very repetative and feeds the audience over and over. Also there are too much of romantic moments between Ranbir and Alia that can be avoided. The movie would have been focused on the main theme then.
Overall it is a one time watch for CGI if you don't expect much from the story.