National Theatre Live: Dara 2020
9 /10
1659 Mughal, India. Two brothers, Dara and Aurangzeb, are both heirs to the Muslim empire. Dara, the crown prince, has the love of the people – and of his emperor father – but younger brother Aurangzeb holds a different vision for India’s future. Now they fight ferociously for succession.
Release Dates
| Country | Release Type | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| GB | Streaming | Dec 1, 2020 |
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Full Cast & Crew
Dara
Kam / Malik’s Watchman / Soldier / Young Aurangzeb
Faqir / Malik’s Servant
Azam / Sipihr / Young Dara
Executioner / Malik Jiwan / Qazi Sayed
Hira Bai
Aurangzeb
Danishmand / Murad
Governor Khan / Murad’s Aide / Prison Guard
Massage Girl / Young Jahanara
Emperor Shah Jahan
Jahanara
Roshanara
Afia
Imperial slave / Itbar’s Mother / Old Woman
Itbar
Prosecutor Talib
Mian Mir
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This is by far one of my favorite movies from the MCU. The introduction of new Characters both good and bad also makes the movie more exciting. giving the characters more of a back story can also help audiences relate more to different characters better, and it connects a bond between the audience and actors or characters. Having seen the movie three times does not bother me here as it is as thrilling and exciting every time I am watching it. In other words, the movie is by far better than previous movies (and I do love everything Marvel), the plotting is splendid (they really do out do themselves in each film, there are no problems watching it more than once.
Avengers Age of Ultron is an excellent sequel and a worthy MCU title! There are a lot of good and one thing that feels off in my opinion.
THE GOOD:
First off the action in this movie is amazing, to buildings crumbling, to evil blue eyed robots tearing stuff up, this movie has the action perfectly handled. And with that action comes visuals. The visuals are really good, even though you can see clearly where they are through the movie, but that doesn't detract from the experience. While all the CGI glory is taking place, there are lovable characters that are in the mix. First off the original characters, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, and Hawkeye, are just as brilliant as they are always. And Joss Whedon fixed my main problem in the first Avengers by putting in more Hawkeye and him more fleshed out. Then there is the new Avengers, Quicksilver, Scarletwich, and Vision, they are pretty cool in my opinion. Vision in particular is pretty amazing in all his scenes.
THE BAD:
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Bottemline: It's boring...
10/10 because I'm a Marvel Fanboy
If there were not an audience for Marvel comic heroes than clearly these films would not be made, to answer one other reviewer although I sympathize with him somewhat. The world is indeed an infinitely more complex place than the world of Marvel comics with clearly identifiable heroes and villains. But I get the feeling that from Robert Downey, Jr. on down the organizer and prime mover as Iron Man behind the Avengers these players do love doing these roles because it's a lot of fun. If they didn't show that spirit of fun to the audience than these films would never be made.
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Cast & crew of
National Theatre Live: Dara
Directors & Credit Writers
Music
Adaptation
Cast
Kam / Malik’s Watchman / Soldier / Young Aurangzeb
Faqir / Malik’s Servant
Azam / Sipihr / Young Dara
Executioner / Malik Jiwan / Qazi Sayed
Hira Bai
Aurangzeb
Danishmand / Murad
Governor Khan / Murad’s Aide / Prison Guard
Massage Girl / Young Jahanara
Emperor Shah Jahan
Jahanara
Roshanara
Afia
Imperial slave / Itbar’s Mother / Old Woman
Itbar
Prosecutor Talib
Mian Mir
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