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ItsPennAgain t1_jadtf7z wrote

Please do not pull an encanto again and totally wreck the performance.

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DreamOfV t1_jae1ewl wrote

For the actual Original Song nominees they tend to perform as written. We Don’t Talk About Bruno wasn’t nominated, it was just an exhibition ratings ploy and they tried to do some kind of remix that really sucked. I don’t think the RRR songwriters would allow them to do that with Naatu Naatu, nor would the producers want to since it’s an actual nominee.

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strokesfan91 t1_jaewnhk wrote

They had Santana and Antonio Banderas play Jorge Drexler’s song in 2005 because of ratings. Drexler went on to win, fuck the Oscars

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Weirdguy149 t1_jadwuz2 wrote

I fear they don't have the room to make a Bollywood performance work.

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Syn7axError t1_jae4n26 wrote

The song doesn't have a Bollywood performance. It's also not from Bollywood.

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jamesneysmith t1_jadowqp wrote

The real question is if there will be any sort of dance number performed. They wouldn't be able to mimick the movie obviously but hopefully some sort of adaptation of it. The energy comes from the dancing. It would be awesome so see them make a go of it

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sharrrper t1_jae3c5s wrote

For a professional performance I don't think it would be too difficult to get some dancers out there to do it. If they don't they are seriously fucking up.

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ratta_tat1 t1_jaeqwey wrote

https://dai.ly/x8i9mn

This is the Oscars performance from the year Slumdog Millionaire was nominated (this is the best quality vid I could find). I couldn’t quite remember how large scale this was from when I watched it the night it aired, but I remembered it being more than just A R standing alone and singing.

Edited: I found a much better clip after I posted this.

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zakl2112 t1_jae5gft wrote

How did they film it? It's actually sped up right? I wonder how they synced it to the beat of the song. Practiced at a slower tempo that would sync up after being sped up I guess

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geenaleigh t1_jaeo3mm wrote

This is an actual effect used in some dance performance videos, especially kpop! Yes, they slow down the music and perform at the slower tempo before syncing it up in post. But it usually gives a sort of stop motion effect in the process that I didn’t notice when watching the performance in RRR. I honestly do not think they slowed down the performance in any way on set. I’m wondering if they show it at a higher frame rate to give it a motion blur effect?

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JesusSaysRelaxNvaxx t1_jaf1pn9 wrote

That's what I'm most looking forward to, Indian dance is amazing and super athletic!

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anthonyg1500 t1_jaep1ir wrote

This better be huge and bombastic and include as many dancers as possible. Naatu Naatu deserves nothing less

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Thumbkeeper t1_jaee6ld wrote

They are going to open the show it with being performed on the street outside leading into the theater

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FloridaFlamingoGirl t1_jadu02s wrote

Between this and David Byrne singing the EEAAO song, I'm hoping there will be some decent musical performances at the Oscars.

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Rswany t1_jaedydx wrote

There's a lot of fun storylines going into the Oscars this year.

It probably won't improve it's dwindling popularity but it's fun for people who are movie enthusiasts.

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AlanMorlock t1_jael71u wrote

While thr popularity has undoubtedly receded, there's an extent tonehich broadcast TV numbers are a really dumb way to measure that. It's possible that there is more coverage and discussion of the Oscars than in many years, thar engagement just isn't monetizable by ABC. The Oscars locked into a billion dollar contract with broadcast ststion righbefor thr bottom dropped out from pretty much that entire medium.

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sharrrper t1_jae4glp wrote

So I had heard about RRR when it got brought up on a couple random "best of" lists and it was on Netflix so I decided to give it a try.

I'd never actually seen a Bollywood/Tollywood movie before but I was familiar with the over the top-ness that's common and music and dance numbers.

I watched the first hour, and frankly was kind of bored. There were a couple of the crazy action sequences I was expecting but it felt like not much was happening and taking forever to get anywhere. I turned it off and went and did something else.

Couple days later was looking for something to watch and decided to fire RRR back up and give it a second chance picking up where I left off. Ten minutes later was the Naatu dance sequence. I was like, "Alright movie, that was a lot of fun, you got me back in" and then overall I will say I ultimately enjoyed the movie. I do think it's too long still, but yeah, overall solid film.

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Xralius t1_jaemmfc wrote

What language did you watch it in? I can't stand dubbed stuff and couldn't find a language that actually matched the lips moving.

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SetYourGoals t1_jaetlxt wrote

If you look, on any of the Netflix thumbnails it says "RRR Hindi" not just "RRR." So I guess they must have only gotten the US rights to the Hindi dubbed version? It's very odd.

The original language is Telugu, and unfortunately is not available on Netflix in the US. If you want to watch it in Telugu legally in the US, there's a streaming service called ZEE5 that has it, or if you have an Alamo Drafthouse theater near you, it's playing on Sunday this weekend.

I'm not a very big supporter of illegally watching movies, but this seems like a circumstance where it is pretty justified. I don't understand why they'd put it out on Netflix without the original language, but here we are.

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GatoradeNipples t1_jaevncw wrote

>I don't understand why they'd put it out on Netflix without the original language, but here we are.

Licensing fuckery, pretty much. The IP holders figured they could get more money out of the movie by compartmentalizing each of the dubs as its own licensing deal, and they were probably correct.

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arcosapphire t1_jaeyfqf wrote

Oof, I've been intending to watch it but this is a problem. I was present when a friend of mine watched it, but they don't mind dubs. I was like, when I watch it I'll watch the original, as I do as a rule. I didn't realize it would actually be hard to do.

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awesomesauce1030 t1_jaf1599 wrote

To be fair, I had the same worry you do, but I watched it anyway and it's very difficult to tell it's dubbed if you don't understand Telugu or Hindi. The parts in English are left alone too.

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arcosapphire t1_jaf29l0 wrote

I don't understand Telugu or Hindi, but the dubbing bothered me. As I said, I saw it partially, and decided that when I gave it a proper watch I would find the original. I really hate dubs. Think of how much direction goes into getting just the right delivery from an actor. Then a dub comes along and just...bulldozes right over that.

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awesomesauce1030 t1_jaf2k9m wrote

I understand what you're saying and I agree. I guess this one just didn't bother me as much as I expected. It's all preference anyway.

Good luck finding the Telugu version, and enjoy it when you find it, the movie is a lot of fun!

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onesexymofo1 t1_jaedoxs wrote

3hrs is standard length for Bollywood movies lol

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drchexmix t1_jaemn31 wrote

not really anymore. and RRR isnt a bollywood movie.

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orangutanoz t1_jaenktr wrote

It’s basically a film and a sequel sandwiched together.

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awesomesauce1030 t1_jaf18fu wrote

I've noticed this about a lot of Indian films. Does anyone know why this is?

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tburtner t1_jaf4pg4 wrote

Did you mess around on your phone while you watched it?

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Aramiss134 t1_jaees78 wrote

It will either be the best moment of the night or the most cringe. Can't wait to see.

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Dhh05594 t1_jaev7qz wrote

I like Dosti better but this song will be fun af to watch if they really go at it with the choreography.

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Idk_Very_Much t1_jaey4x0 wrote

If they don't mess this up it will be the highlight of the ceremony.

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Stardustchaser t1_jaf35f0 wrote

I hope they Bollywood choreograph tf out of the performance

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thegooniegodard t1_jaeq3w2 wrote

I personally would rather they not show the song performances. Typically, they're the least interesting aspect of the film. I'd rather have longer acceptance speeches, tributes, and cinema-focused reels, etc..

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arcosapphire t1_jaezeaz wrote

I think you're the one person in the world who wants longer acceptance speeches. They're largely just lists of names.

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awesomesauce1030 t1_jaf2cdc wrote

Interestingly, I think the reason the speeches are like that is because they have such limited time. I watched some of the SAG Award acceptance speeches, and they didn't cut off any of them as they didn't have to worry about commercials. The speeches in turn were more heartfelt than the rushed name lists you're talking about, because they had time to both acknowledge the people they wanted to and say what they actually wanted to say.

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PadishahSenator t1_jaeclmu wrote

I don't get it. The song isn't even that good, it's repetitive, heavily autotuned, and there are far better dance numbers throughout Indian cinema.

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lifesthateasy t1_jadyevf wrote

I guess Oscars are trying to get back on the horse by adding more foreign audiences instead of focusing on quality huh

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TheDwilightZone t1_jadz4xy wrote

I'm not sure if I understand, I thought those things weren't mutually exclusive. Can you explain what you mean?

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FatstinkyFrog t1_jae4yxp wrote

“Get woke 🤢 go broke 😈” crowd when the Oscar’s isn’t exclusively jerking off Top Gun

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lifesthateasy t1_jae9q4r wrote

Less and less people care about the Oscars, because they stopped focusing on quality and their rewards are based around other things like representation and virtue signaling, instead of great movies. Instead of getting back to giving awards purely based on quality, they're moving to include markets that are traditionally not represented at the Oscars to draw in a new audience.

Don't get me wrong, if I were them I'd probably do the same as it's easier and makes sense business-wise, but I don't think we'll see much uptick in viewership from US/European markets.

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thenumberless t1_jaedopb wrote

Your sad little rant falls apart against the fact that RRR is genuinely great.

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crzysexycoolcoolcool t1_jaej23a wrote

RRR received universal acclaim, like many North American films. And Naatu Naatu was a huge success, both among Indian and non-Indian audiences.

You shouldn't be so insecure about wider representation, it's not a good look.

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lifesthateasy t1_jaeraak wrote

I didn't say anything about RRR wtf

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cabose7 t1_jaesd8o wrote

Sir this is a RRR thread

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lifesthateasy t1_jaeskse wrote

It's a thread about RRR being featured at the oscars, and I used it to make a comment about the direction the oscars seem to take without saying anything about RRR.

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Jazz_Potatoes95 t1_jaectje wrote

> they stopped focusing on quality and their rewards are based around other things like representation and virtue signaling, instead of great movies. Instead of getting back to giving awards purely based on quality

It sure is a good thing RRR happened to be one of the best films of 2022 then, isn't it

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lifesthateasy t1_jaerni8 wrote

Wait did RRR get an Oscar? Did I miss something? I didn't say anything about that movie, I'm just saying they're opening to Indian audiences instead of focusing on what they traditionally did. I don't quite understand how Oscars, being based in the US and being comprised of mostly US critics trying to become the end-all be-all critical body of the world is a good thing but okay. Seems a lot of diversity would be lost but sure whatever floats your boat.

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Cineflect t1_jaejt3e wrote

Huh? The song is awesome, nominated AND it’s the frontrunner.

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lifesthateasy t1_jaes30j wrote

Yeah that's my point, the Oscars used to be about mostly English speaking movies from the US with specific categories for foreign films. Now they're opening into foreign markets more. Now you be the judge if it's good or bad for diversity if the ultimate body to judge any movie anywhere has a fully USA-based panel of judges.

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arcosapphire t1_jaez658 wrote

"The most acclaimed movie awards in the world are focusing less on movies from a single country. Could this be bad for diversity?"

No. The answer is that it is not bad for diversity.

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AlanMorlock t1_jaelhhe wrote

It's a good song from a great scene of a great movie. It's also literally nomi ated for the Oscar. What else is thst telecast supposed to be about?

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lifesthateasy t1_jaesg99 wrote

"The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American film industry." Traditionally they do American movies with some categories for foreign films, but not nearly as many. Now it seems instead of focusing on better nominations for American movies, they add new markets. As I said, it's a good business move but I'm not sure I like the idea of a US-based panel of judges being the end-all be-all authorities on international cinema everywhere. Goes a bit against diversity doesn't it.

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