Written and directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, 'Animal' is an alpha male, chauvinistic film that reduces, negates, and sexualises the role of women, normalises slitting the throat, shooting people dead, and strangulating business rivals, all to 'protect the family'.
There is a frenzied stabbing which shows blood sprays. Fight scenes - in which guns, blades and fists are used - are sustained and bloody. Blood spurts shown. There is sight of a severed arm, as well as piles of bloody corpses with bloody aftermath shown.
'Animal', which hit the screens on December 1, was one of the highest earning Hindi films of 2023 despite being criticised for its poor portrayal of women, misogyny and graphic violence. Directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, the action drama had its digital premiere on Netflix last week.
With loads of adult references, out of touch jokes, language, drinking, drug use, and some slapstick violence, older teens and up make the best audience for The Animal, though even those viewers likely won't enjoy the film.
Kapoor also spoke about his character in the film which looks horrifying and gruesome from the trailer itself. He said that he won't call it "darkness but it is the most complex character I have played". Talking about violence, he added, "That you hit someone and blood comes out, you'll get bored after 10 seconds.
In 'Animal', every act of violent crime is portrayed as a psychological response, stemming from childhood neglect by the protagonist's father. Preposterously, the film declares that children born or living with single parents are unhealthy, and that mothers by themselves are incapable of showing love and affection.
The movie is totally unrestrained. That makes the sequences and characters memorable, but it also makes the runtime totally unnecessary. Trashy, idiotic, and filled with disgusting bloody violence that's overly repetitive, Animal is excruciatingly too long at about 200 minutes.
According to reports, the Animal makers were looking to get an A certificate as the movie has a lot of intense scenes of violence and gore, which is only for the audience above 18.
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In what is being dubbed as “the most problematic” scene of Animal, Ranbir Kapoor's character Vijay Singh asks Zoya Riaz, played by Tripti Dimri, to lick his shoe in order to prove her love for him.
Animal, which was released on December 1, met with polarising reviews, sharply dividing the audience. While a section of the audience found the action thriller audacious, others called it out for peddling toxic masculinity and being a highly problematic film.
Animal received an A (adults only) certificate from the Central Board of Film Certification, a day prior to its trailer release, for strong bloody violence, profanity and some sexuality. It has been classified 18 by the British Board of Film Classification for the same reason.
Movies with adult commentary, strong language, hard violence, gore, drug/alcohol use, and/or sexual content, and nudity are not meant for children to watch. Simple as that.
Animal is bloody, mildly effective and entertaining enough. When plans for a weekend vacation hit a dead end, a group of close- knit friends find themselves stranded in unfamiliar territory, pursued by a menacing, blood thirsty predator. Holed up in an isolated cabin, tensions mount as long-buried secrets are revealed.
As per reports, the movie is not based on a real-life story or a gangster's true story. It is a fictional crime-drama thriller directed by Sandeep Reddy Vanga, who is known for his dark and violent movies. As seen in the movie's trailer, it has a lot of violent fight sequences.
In the domestic market, director Sandeep Reddy Vanga's film raked in ₹550.85 crore. "Animal", a crime action drama, emerged as one of the highest-grossing Hindi movies of 2023 despite being labeled as misogynistic and brutally violent by a section of viewers and critics.
The movie, which also stars Bobby Deol, Rashmika Mandanna, Anil Kapoor and Triptii Dimri, has still managed to put up a descent total on board. It has collected Rs 2.50 crore, taking its total box office collection to Rs 531.34 crore in India.
Animal hit the theatres on December 1. It is no secret that Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Animal has taken the box office by storm. Thanks to powerful performances, hit songs and gripping dialogues, the Ranbir Kapoor film ended 2023 on a blockbuster note. Now, filmmaker Karan Johar has showered praises on the action-drama.
Bobby Deol said that he never thought his character was a villain. Bobby Deol has been making headlines since his appearance as Abrar Haque in Sandeep Reddy Vanga's 'Animal'. In a recent interview, the actor talked about how he got into the role. Bobby candidly spoke about how he thought his character was not evil.
What are the disturbing scenes in the movie Animal?
A man uses meat cleavers to murder two prisoners. There is a frenzied stabbing. There are several scenes of domestic abuse in which men strike, humiliate, coerce and manipulate women and children. Fight scenes – in which guns, blades and fists are used – are sustained and bloody.”
'' For the unversed, ahead of the film's release, the Censor Board of Film Certification (CBFC) passed its verdict on Animal by giving it an 'A' certification.
The fee has to be re-negotiated on the basis of the volume of success." While Vanga's fee for Animal is not known, this is Ranbir's biggest budgeted film till date, reportedly close to Rs 175 crore (Rs 1.7 billion). His fee is reportedly Rs 80 crore (Rs 800 million).
