Rs 4,000 crore 'scam'? Netizens slam Namit Malhotra's 'Ramayana' teaser for poor VFX & AI-like visuals
From the VFX to the costume details, social media is full of people breaking down the footage frame-by-frame to highlight what they think didn't quite work.
The demons in #Ramayana look a lot like the goblins from The Hobbit movies.
Also, that whole Iceland part feels like it is inspired by the big battle scene in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.#RamayanaTeaserpic.twitter.com/WW3ewGOmUJ
REASON – They shot this movie in a studio, not in real locations. 4000 crore budget feels like a scam or a money laundering scheme. Nitesh Tiwari has never directed a big movie before. Misfit cast. They completed this movie in 90 days pic.twitter.com/YEzQwJp7aI
For a film as big as #Ramayana, the teaser is underwhelming. VFX feels inconsistent and at times like generic AI work. A few shots of #RanbirKapoor stand out, but the overall impact is missing. Needs serious improvement.
You call it truth and our history right in the title. Then how do you justify visuals that feel heavily inspired by The Lord of the Rings? When something is presented as our history, it needs to feel rooted, authentic, and believable… https://t.co/3lHBwqlM9ppic.twitter.com/h0kqp6Q0jx
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