A Review of Ranbir Kapoor’s Animal: Violence hits its peak. Gore is the main attraction. It’s a massacre everywhere. It’s ferocious and evil.
The eagerly anticipated Animal, directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, has finally arrived, starring Ranbir Kapoor in a sinister, frightening, and insane role. Do we cherish him? Yes, without a doubt! Do we hate him? Definitely! Since the teaser and trailer for Animal were released, the film’s dubious premise has already been explored. The entire movie consists of a succession of scenes, feelings, and happenings building to a rather lackluster finale that is shot so quickly that you find yourself wondering whether there will be more after the credits have rolled.
Animal Review:
Animal is wild and cruel.
You join Animal on a brutal, loud, graphic, and violent adventure, and for the most part, you don’t protest. It really draws you in with its compelling story and scope, yet every time the hero acts, you’re left wondering a lot. Exalted as an anti-hero, Ranvijay Singh (Ranbir Kapoor) worships and idolizes his father, Balbir Singh (Anil Kapoor), for whom he yearns for love and affection throughout the majority of his youth, but in vain. Hence, father troubles manifest early in infancy and have a noticeable impact on the majority of his formative years.
The basic idea and characters
In a flashback scene, we go to high school, when he brought a pistol into his sister’s college to get revenge on people who had harassed her. He receives a string of hard slaps across his face from his father as punishment, but he is also sent to a US boarding school quite quickly. Upon his return, he gets into a fight with his brother-in-law, Varun (Siddharth Karnick) over his father’s 60th birthday. Soon later, a romantic angle emerges, and he and his lady love Geetanjali (Rashmika Mandanna) once more go to the United States since their family won’t approve their InterCast union.
After his father is shot, he returns after an eight-year absence, but this time, Ranvijay is a different man. His hair has grown (luckily, there is nothing strange about the wig), and his bearded appearance makes him appear even more handsome. He has also gotten considerably more vicious, lethal, and merciless. Ranvijay is determined to murder Abrar Haque (Bobby Deol), who is pursuing his father’s life, and no one can stop him from accomplishing his goal.
Ranbir Kapoor’s misogyny is at an all-time high.
If you were offended by Arjun Reddy and Kabir Singh in the film Sandeep Reddy Vanga, wait till you see Animal, which portrays Ranbir as the height of sexism and shows no remorse for it. He is both adored, loathed, and misunderstood, whether it’s scolding his elder sister, who has a Harvard degree, for simply urging her to “keep quiet” in her marriage or advising his younger sister to drink wine instead of alcohol. Being the spoiled, entitled brat that he is, Ranvijay believes he is the man in command after his father. Therefore, if the women of the house—that is, the sisters—get into any problem, he would take the law into his own hands to make things right.
You fall in love with Ranbir’s performance.
Having said that, Ranbir is at the peak of his game and truly emerges as Sandeep Reddy Vanga Vanga’s Animal. He has the perfect balance of wicked qualities and vulnerability. You fall in love with him right away, and even when he is shot or struck in the face, you feel awful for him and never want him to die.
Sandeep cleverly puts a Kabir doha (bura jo dekhan main chala) in a moment where Ranbir uses a high-tech fancy shooting machine to kill over 300 strongly armed soldiers, making Ranbir’s arrival even more heroic. These kinds of subtleties elevate Animal in a lot of ways. Yes, there is a subliminal advertisement for “Made in India” and Atmanirbhar Bharat.
What has failed the animal film?
Animal, which is one of the longest movies I’ve watched in a long time at three hours and twenty-two minutes, is guaranteed to give you a headache because of its high-pitched speech, which will hurt your ears. Then there are other parts, both audibly and visually, that you wish were played down.
For example, it’s not very nice to hear men’s pubic hair mentioned frequently as a symbol of manhood. or when Ranbir talks to a psychotherapist about his relationship life after his injury. Together with Pranay Reddy Vanga and Saurabh Gupta, Sandeep co-wrote the screenplay, which handles all the suspenseful parts and makes sure that every frame is a visually stunning feast. However, in the midst of all of this, logic is neglected, and the narrative is continually drawn out, particularly in the second part.
Bollywood has skillfully normalized some elements, such as the hero bursting into the girl’s home and convincing her to put off her wedding, from DDLJ to Animal. Slightly differently, though, Ranvijay uses a lesson on “alpha males” to make Geetanjali fall in love with him in Animal.
It may seem corny, but she is quickly won over, to the point where she doesn’t really object when he says, “You have a big pelvis.” Later, the two have a passionate lovemaking session while eloping in a chartered plane. When Geetanjali inquires about the marriage, Rannvijay replies without blinking that he had a lot to handle because they were defying gravity and she had little control because he was the one in control.
What works on the Animal film?
The on-screen chemistry between Ranbir and Rashmika is undoubtedly hot, but Sandeep soon finds his groove, effortlessly portraying his hero transform into a chauvinist and sexist and elevating the concept of a toxic marriage. This is carrying on and amplifying the Kabir Singh lineage, whether it is by repeatedly yanking her bra string and leaving her with bruises before calming her down or by cheating on her with another woman yet having her return to kiss and pet him.
When Rashmika slapped him back in one moment, a few people in the theater exclaimed, “well deserved,” and I was very impressed. Perhaps our viewers are tired of seeing these guys portrayed as heroes.
Anil Kapoor, among others, gives a sincere performance, and he clearly feeds off Ranbir’s enthusiasm on screen. You’d find their scenes together sympathetic, whether aggressive or sad. Charu Shankar, who plays Ranvijay’s mother, and Anshul Chauhan and Saloni Batra, who play his sisters, are among those who excel in their roles.
Prem Chopra and Shakti Kapoor make cameo appearances, while Tripti Dimri makes a rare appearance that is worth noting. Last but not least, witnessing Bobby Deol’s screen time made me feel tricked. First of all, he only appears in the movie for 2.5 hours total. With just two whole scenes and no dialogue, I thought he was badly squandered in what should have been the best chance to make a big profit. But I have to admit, Bobby surprises you in even the two or three moments that he appears in.
The background music of this film was one of my favorite parts of the movie, especially while the action scenes were happening. The 10-minute battle between Bobby and Ranbir during the finale is really worth seeing, and B Praak’s vocal on the song Saari Duniya Jalaa Denge simply makes it better. Another heartfelt song that will make you fall in love right away is Papa Meri Jaan.
Animal is a massively exciting, violent thriller that defies convention and is incredibly popular. If you want to see the violence, go with caution, as it contains a significant amount of gore that you may find too much for your stomach.
Animal Twitter Review:
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Second half lo #RashmikaMandanna scenes teseste nka chaala better undedi anipinchndi…
Sandeep Reddy Vanga Editing transitions everything nd #RanbirKapoor acting worked big time mainly climax song with fight🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 pic.twitter.com/hVbUMjWC9v
— Siva Harsha (@SivaHarsha_23) December 1, 2023
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