I personally enjoyed the movie. It was good. I think the main reason it didn't do well is because they used the name Asoka and then made it all about a girl. They made her his whole reason for doing what he did and I think that offended some people. Would probably have done better if they used another name.
There is an unwritten rule in most stories, especially in "historical epics" that there is a deep passionate love. This is true for movies, books, games, and nearly all entertainment platforms. No one really cares about titles that much anyway. Titles don't mean anything anyway. If people were so caught up on titles then why is the Bible called the Bible? Should it be called the "really long story about Jesus, God, Mary, John, Ruth, Moses and the life all those others that contributed to this book"? The title alone would intimidate any child going to church. As you can tell, I am just fine with the title of this movie.
I remember having seen the movie once when it released in India and what I remember most about it was the songs getting in way of the narrative. Now don't get me wrong...I think that the soundtrack is just awesome but I think the flow of the movie suffered a great deal for them. Also, the so called comedy sequences involving the three foot soldiers was plain stupid, God only knows what Sivan was thinking.
It was my take, also, that the music was a distraction from the pace, tenor, and flow of the narrative. Annoying, more than anything. I suspected it was choreographed that way to make it attractive to Bollywood audiences, and also to make the music seem contemporary enough for cd sales to help finance the film.
it's interesting how so many people who watch Bollywood movies complain about the inclusion of music!!! For me, this is the most important facet of Bollywood! else these movies would be directly compared against western (read hollywood) where music is only good for background noise (with a few exceptions). Many of the musical pieces I've heard are now part of my most treasured collection.
what I remember most about it was the songs getting in way of the narrative. Now don't get me wrong...I think that the soundtrack is just awesome but I think the flow of the movie suffered a great deal for them.
I agree. I know almost all Bollywood films have these song and dance sequences and I don't mind as a rule, but in this movie I felt like they just clashed with the rest of the film. Most of them felt completely out of place, like puzzle pieces that you try to force into a certain spot and they just don't quite fit. The movie would have been better without them.
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loved the movie...definitely underrated!!the sad thing is when movies like these are not received well..it discourages the making of films such as this..sivan hasnt even directed any movie since!!and i doubt dreamz unlimited would spill that kinda money again on a historical epic...WHAT A SHAME!!so now we are stuck with yuckies like kyun ho gaya na, BnB,dus..etc!
But the movie was about Asoka...If they had called it something like Kaurwaki it wouldn't make sense because Kaurwaki wasn't the protagonist, she was the love interest and the leading female character. Asoka was the protagonist and so, since the movie was based on an interpretation of what they believed made Asoka turn to Buddhism, it was called Asoka.
I don't think that the comment was about using another CHARACTER's name. I think the writer meant that the film should have had another TITLE. maybe something SWORD OF THE WARRIOR KING or something to make the average American more likely to pick up the dvd.
I don't think that the comment was about using another CHARACTER's name. I think the writer meant that the film should have had another TITLE. maybe something SWORD OF THE WARRIOR KING or something to make the average American more likely to pick up the dvd.
Why should Indian filmmakers have thought of ways to make their film appeal to Americans? Do American filmmakers make such decisions to make their films appeal to Indians?
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