REVIEW: Drona? Na-Nah!
As the first few minutes of Drona unravel, the narrator tells you about how it all began... in a time beyond time, a world beyond geographical definitions.
But then Drona is a 'fantasy flick' mounted on a lavish scale, and featuring a pretty interesting cast and crew: Abhishek Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Kay Kay and with a rather experimental and stylised score set by Dhruv Ghanekar.
The plot is a mishmash of Hindu mythology and Harry Potter. It's about a lonely boy wizard Aditya (Abhishek Bachchan) who lives with his foster parents in an European town suspiciously similar to Privet Drive. A magical petal leads him to a wristband which is supposed to be key to achieving immortality. With the help of a royal guard Sonia (Priyanka Chopra), Aditya soon discovers he is the protector of the precious Amrit (which makes you immortal) and understands the truth about his existence. An evil magician Riz (Kay Kay Menon) sets his eyes on the Amrit and this leads to the ultimate battle of good Vs bad, which also involves Drona's long lost parents. Confused? Well we won't blame you.
What we liked about the film:
Drona is obviously inspired by graphic novels which have been adapted for the big screen, for example Sin City. It's got some amazing special effects for a Hindi film. And the director's intention to create a make-believe world with characters zipping across continents and time zones, is stuff of childhood fantasies. The whole sequence in which Aditya is transformed to Drona has also been executed well. Even if it is all too predictable.
But once he becomes Drona everything seems to happen too easily.
What is not so magical after all
Vague clues written in incomprehensible Hindi and Sanskrit, leading Drona to his goal, the complete lack of information about what exactly are his strengths, (by simply lifting his sword and chanting a random mantra Drona gets new sets of powers during the course of every fight) are just some of the many questions that are left unanswered.
Morever, Drona, hardly ever fights! For most of the film it's his sexy guard who takes care of all the action or the evil magician who is getting the better of him. Come on AB, we have paid to watch you knock the daylights off all evildoers. Why so much rona Mr Drona?
URBANEYE
Hello everybody . I never read a reviews for any picture
never - ever before. I just want to know a public
views.Abhishek said that drona is his best film ever he
perform . But my review is that if drona is his best film
then what he perform in his past pictures . This is my best
bored film i ever see in my life.
Beautiful movie for age group 3 to 14. Unique and the best
movie for kids instead of the usual bollywood romance and
silly dances around the trees. The special effects are
great. Just wish there was a little more action at the end.
Hai friends i wathed the movie i really liked it. Donot say
it is bad in the view of superhero movie. Abhi already said
that it is not a superhero movie. Some of the scenes of the
film is extraordinary. I donot know what people think bad
abt it, it has got some great action & special effects.
If it is made in hollywood people may is great things abt
the film. That is really sad. For me it has got everything
to encourage the audience to watch the film first second to
last. I am proud that goldie & abhi made this movie. I
recommend it is a must watch movie.
I read somewhere that abhishek has decided to hang up his
boots rather retire from movies ..Ifthat is so then there
cannot be any better news than that...We support his
decision and wish him the best for his alternate career
which is his wifes secretary..
Its a sad remake of chiranjeevi's telugu flick
'anji' which itself was a disaster. God knows why
they took so much pain making it
Drona and abhishek sucks..
he really can't act..
Drona fully faltu movie....
krrish is milestone movie of superhero of indian film
industry
Just came to know from another website that abhishek
bachchan has announced his retirement from movies ..Hes
taken the call and accepted the publics verdict ..He will
make a formal announcement soon..Now that is some relief
from seeing this gawky obese bearded guy..Frankly i welcome
the decision and we mus t appreciate that..In most
likelihood he will be assisting anil ambani bhai in his new
ventures..Good luck anil bhai
Its a good movie, entertaning and good presentation,
direction... A bit slow .. But overall its a good package..
I enjoyed it.. Probably the people wer not expecting the
amar chitra kath style movie and also stop comparing with
western world style.... I think people now want to see more
blood spilling out, red everywhere and real gruesome movies.
This is a movie is overall good entertaining and just enjoy
the fantasy world.
Hopeless movie.It irritates.Jaya bachchan,abhishek should
retire.Sheer wastage of a brilliant actor k.K.