RRR (2022)

Thus the genius.

They should put singing and dancing in more Indian films.

I have a hard time believing The Fabelmans would have been nominated for Best Original Screenplay if it had just been a three-hour shot of a framed photo of Spielberg's parents and then a quick table-read of the screenplay over the end credits.

ok, ok, ok.
I'm saying maybe it should have won a VMA instead of an Oscar

The choreo and editing are great, but the song hits so hard as an item of “film music” due to its role as a sequential piece of the story imo

Yeah I think a Best Song Oscar should go to something that interacts with the visuals in a meaningful way, as opposed to just a great song that works in any context. If I cared about Oscars, that is.

One thing I will say is if you loved RRR don't make it the only Indian action film you'll ever see - I know the running times and sheer amount of films make it a daunting area to explore but I've been going through Tollywood and Kollywood films like a fiend this year and castigating myself for ignoring this stuff for so long, it's the most pleasure I'm getting out of cinema period these days.