Huge fan of Chapter 1, which had much more direct plot and gave Rocky a good character arc, while still making him appear like a very cunning, gray character. Chapter 2 has a fast-paced screenplay too, but it collapses under the weight of all the characters and story that has to be packed in. Rocky doesn't have very much room to grow as a character and is overall just a vessel to deliver elevation scenes. However, in Chapter 2 the elevation scenes don't land nearly as well as the movie lacks the emotional depth of the first. When the screenplay is shifting from place to place quickly and rushing through plot points, there is not much room to setup stakes and emotional payoff, which is this film rings hollower than Chapter 1. Chapter 1's first half is basically how all of Chapter 2 plays out, except the novelty of style and new characters from Chapter 1 is gone since Chapter 2 is the sequel.
This movie has 3 very powerful villains on paper, but Adheera and Inayat Khalil are underwhelming on screen. Ramika Sen is a good adversary to Rocky, but comes a bit too late in the story. Even though Garuda never met or fought Rocky in Chapter 1, he was mounted as a much scarier villains than the antagonists in Chapter 2.
Also, surprisingly KGF 2 is light on action, especially in the first half, as Rocky is not fighting as much anymore. That being said, the scale of the action, the cinematography and overall stakes are better in Chapter 2. The ending if somewhat predictable, but it is nice that the narrators of Chapter 2 add more mystery to the how real Rocky's mythos is, which makes Chapter 2 a little more interesting in that regard.
Chapter 1 built a great platform for Chapter 2, but Chapter 2 does not concern itself with delivering on the massive hype for its 3 villains, further developing Rocky's character or raising the emotional stakes. Chapter 2 is instead more of a machine that connects cool set pieces, which are working wonders with mass audiences, but are underwhelming to audiences that connected more deeply with Chapter 1. KGF 2 is better than a fair share of movies, and its success worldwide is also commendable. I just wish it was better.
This movie has 3 very powerful villains on paper, but Adheera and Inayat Khalil are underwhelming on screen. Ramika Sen is a good adversary to Rocky, but comes a bit too late in the story. Even though Garuda never met or fought Rocky in Chapter 1, he was mounted as a much scarier villains than the antagonists in Chapter 2.
Also, surprisingly KGF 2 is light on action, especially in the first half, as Rocky is not fighting as much anymore. That being said, the scale of the action, the cinematography and overall stakes are better in Chapter 2. The ending if somewhat predictable, but it is nice that the narrators of Chapter 2 add more mystery to the how real Rocky's mythos is, which makes Chapter 2 a little more interesting in that regard.
Chapter 1 built a great platform for Chapter 2, but Chapter 2 does not concern itself with delivering on the massive hype for its 3 villains, further developing Rocky's character or raising the emotional stakes. Chapter 2 is instead more of a machine that connects cool set pieces, which are working wonders with mass audiences, but are underwhelming to audiences that connected more deeply with Chapter 1. KGF 2 is better than a fair share of movies, and its success worldwide is also commendable. I just wish it was better.
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