Hi friends we should appreciate the man for giving us a superhero movie without showing it off as one.
Yes, he destroys the entire clan of villains all by himself, so what?
Let’s talk about the introduction and the first half of the movie
Ajay Devgn’s introductory sequence was jaw-droppingly amazing. The CGI was impressive and AT LEAST a hundred times better than the flying crocodile in Mohenjo Daro. The sequence establishes, in the first five minutes, Shivaay’s expertise in mountaineering, his stamina and strength. It is also good to see Devgn, the director, using it to his advantage in the second half.
Now, let me break it to you. Shivaay is Taken in Bollywood ( albeit unacknowledged) , and I think it did justice to the Hollywood action-thriller. Taken, having been made in Hollywood, cut to the chase, began with Liam Neeson’s daughter being kidnapped. Shivaay, on the other hand, dedicated enough time to build a love story that had a conflict, and also took time to establish Shivaay’s relationship with his daughter.
I agree, Devgn takes advantage of the fact that it’s a home production and that he is at the helm, when he makes teenage girls say, Oh my God! He is so hot! But come on, why not!
After a bit of a drag, the chase sequence after Shivaay’s daughter gets kidnapped, is one of the best action sequences in Indian cinema. YES!
And the interval is when the Shiva in Shivaay is all set to open his third eye, the eye of destruction