#maaveeran

絵はサティヤだけが聞こえる声が上からすると勘違いして上を見るサティヤと怪訝に見上げる母、妹、上司のニラー

I need more people to watch Maaveeran because what do you mean you haven’t??? It’s one of the best films this year and you haven’t? Seen it?!

Hideaki Anno’s Shin Kamen Rider and Madonne Ashwin’s Maaveeran, exemplify the best of the genre, and you can stream both of them on Prime Video right now. They bring different versions of what makes superhero cinema appealing, and they’re two more helpful reminders that there’s a world of satisfying cinema beyond Hollywood blockbusters.

Shin Kamen Rider encompasses exactly what can make superhero cinema so appealing to watch: a fantastical setting with dizzying visuals, great fights, and delightfully weird costumes. It’s an absolute feast for the senses. Few superhero movies have ever felt this much like a comic book, and the movie has the best depiction of super speed that I’ve ever seen. And because it’s an Anno movie, there’s plenty of heart, as the Kamen Rider attempts to reckon with his place in the world as a living weapon trying to do good. The narrative is less challenging than some of the works Anno is best known for, but the pervasive sense of longing for connection remains.

Sivakarthikeyan as Sathya in Maaveeran (2023) Veerame jayam! (Bravery triumphs)