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RR2.0: Killing for the sake of killing!

Why have cats been used as a motif in Raman Raghav 2.0? What is their significance, visually or otherwise? God, mythology and religion also appear plentifully; but one can make out their relevance. Surveillance makes its way into the story nicely (it doesn't have much of a story and yet it is engaging enough. The background score is rivetting! Vicky Kaushal was good but didn't feel like an ACP.) And there is a parallel between playing-God and surveillance (..?) just as there's one between the  psychopath and the cop. Cinematically, the end is good but not story-wise; no closure. #RamanRaghavTwoPointZerO

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