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Baahubali 2: You already know The Conclusion!


#Baahubali2TheConclusionReview
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#Baahubali2_TheConclusion lacks the element(s) of surprise that The Beginning had. A boring, conventional, largely-linear narrative that makes the story predictable, especially post-interval. Instead of allowing only one character to relate/recollect the past, why not allow one or two other characters to do the flashback narration and thereby add perspectives to the tale. Or, at least break up the long flashback into scattered pieces and allow/leave the task of joining the pieces to the audience..?? 

If The Beginning had such a colossal twist to the tale... Not even a tiny, influential twist for the viewers in The Conclusion? Not that there aren't any, but they don't even come remotely close to what the prequel managed to do with just one twist revealed at the end! 

Even the action sequences and stunts lose their impact and become superfluous, partly due to the narrative chosen by #SSRajamouli. Moreover, the ideas for the action sequences are 'innovative' to the extent that they fail to convince because they persistently require you to stretch your imagination more than one would like to, particularly the climax! Such things worked for The Beginning because it was setting up the tale, the locations and the characters for us - everything added to the visual surprise. The background score and the visuals make for a good combination for most part of the film, reaching a crescendo with the pre-interval swearing-in ceremony of the brothers. But left by themselves, the music and songs are mostly skipworthy except for the theme song.

Unlike The Beginning where the flashback battle sequences became the highlight, in The Conclusion the final 30-40 minutes of the action just feel rushed up and redundant. One almost knows the things that are going to happen! A cliché here, a déjà vu there; cannot work in the era of #Game_of_Thrones and #Nolan! Spectacle cannot substitute the absence of an engaging narrative and character development. The result: an enormous-lesser film that #disappoints more than it impresses.

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