 Have you ever had your penis in the Guinness Book of World Records? Uh, yes, but the librarian told me to take it out. NICE! Ha ha ha! JUSH! Hey, welcome back to our stupid rakes, it's still Corbin. I'm Rick. You can follow us on Instagram and Twitter for more juicy content. Thanks to Patreon, follow us on Instagram, and like, button! Why? Why? Because it helps the algorithm! Algorithm, you're so fine, everything we do is for you. Today we got a video, and this is a little video essay, on why not to not to become a sensation. And I can tell you, we know why, it's good. It's good. It's good, and it's fun. That was fun, everybody. There you go. Bye, everybody. Yep. Uh, yeah, so this is a little video essay, uh, on it, um, that, would you shut up? God damn it. Um, so, here we go. Steph finally watched it. She loved it. Not to, not to. Uh. That was a beautiful moment. You and me, but the entire world has now become familiar with this song. Not salsa, not flamenco, but an arrangement of beats, rhythm, and lyrics. Look at the Pringles, I love it. And it swings to emerge victoriously across the globe. Now I don't mean this in a bad way, but I'm still in shock. This is such a pleasant surprise that after such a long time, an Indian film has received so much critical acclaim and recognition. No, I'm not saying that we need western validation because this film already became a blockbuster in India itself, but I strongly feel that whenever an Indian film receives such kind of accolades, we should definitely celebrate that achievement. And I want to be a part of the celebration with the help of this video. Before exploring and analyzing the song from the perspective of filmmaking, let's talk about how it became a sensation, or should we say how RRR became a sensation because the impact of this song is very much connected to the impact of the movie itself, right? Well, the reason is simple, word of mouth, but there are a lot of layers to this answer and the process of peeling them off one by one will help us in understanding the journey of RRR and why RRR became a sensation. This video can be a bit long, but I will try my best to justify the duration, so if you like the efforts put behind the video, you know what to do. Without any further delay, let's get started. The year is 2017 and Bahubali 2 has become a big blockbuster. The film captured the attention of not just the Indian audiences, but of the audience outside India, mostly because of the reaction channels. That's us, that's us. Today, the trend of reaction channels has reached really early on too. The keywords, reaction by foreigners, gets suggested in YouTube search. Anyway, everyone is excited to know what SS Rajamolli will do next. The answer arrives on Twitter with this picture on November 18, 2017. It's SS Rajamolli with Ram Charan and Junior NTR. This picture takes the internet by storm for obvious reasons. A visionary Indian director hinting at his next collaboration with mega power star Ram Charan and young tiger Junior NTR. Despite the title not being announced, the audience showed their love by suggesting the hashtag RRR as the name for this project. The makers decide to adopt this hashtag so much so that they eventually... That's just crazy, I wanna know the original name. I know. As a tradition, a video marking the launch of RRR is released by a DVV Entertainment in 2018. The production has officially begun for the film. But with this news, another news breaks from China in December 2019. India remains unaffected and the films like Allah Vaikon Thakuramallu continue to win at the box office. Again on 22nd March 2020, we have the first motion poster of RRR that also announces its Sankranti release next year. But then India, along with the rest of the world, is put behind a lockdown. However, team RRR continues to entertain the audience at home by introducing characters Kumram Bheem, Alluri Sita Ramaraju, Sita and Alluri Venkat Ramaraju. These videos receive a great response from the reaction channels as well. So we can say that people outside India are also eager to watch RRR after watching Bahubali and Bahubali 2. Those were both there in COVID. Yeah, delaying its shoots and progress. Finally, when we enter the new normal and Indian theaters reopen with the release of Tenet, the one and only official trailer of RRR is released on 9th December 2021. The fans are relieved because we now have an official release date. The trailer crosses international boundaries. We didn't plan this, but in January 2022, the release date is once again pushed by the Chinese for 24th March 2022, three weeks before KGF Chapter 2. The promotions began in full swing and the film finally arrives at the theaters only to leave the audiences jaw-dropped. It instantly became a blockbuster and shattered all records. But just six days later, we have a review published in Variety by Courtney Howard. Yes. I think this was the beginning of the film's foray into the drama. Yes, she's a big reason. RRR starts witnessing great footfalls, especially in the US theaters. The American reaction channels also start posting their reviews and some of them even celebrated their excitement and joy of watching the film by Bahubali and Alluri Venkat Ramaraju. Don't be right! I love that! I did not know we were in this video at all! The girl and her are both big time reviewers. Yes. She was very impressed with the film. So till now we have Indians living outside India, we have American We Critics and we have the reaction channels who are advocating the brilliance of RRR. That makes me so happy to think that there's people who consider us to be responsible for part of the word of mouth celebration. We are the reason it's so good. It's really an honor. Oh, I've watched that video. It's a really good video. It's a really good video, I say. It's a really good video, I say. Yeah! Corridor crew? Yup. The film keeps expanding its fan base in the west and eventually the critical acclaim of this film starts catching the attention of directors like Scott Derrickson and James Gunn who tweet about how they totally dug the film. But I strongly feel that the true game-changing moment that fueled this film to an extent that it became unstoppable was this tweet from Edgar Wright. The intensive triggered so much pride and joy in the hearts of the makers that this tweet took the shape of a trophy etched with these golden words of appreciation from Edgar Wright. I mean, I could not believe that Edgar Wright has watched RRR and trust me when I say this that after seeing this tweet, I was like, wait, if Edgar Wright has watched RRR, it means the entire world is going to watch RRR. Again, not craving for western validation, but come on guys. Edgar Wright is appreciating an Indian film, our film. He's a brilliant director. Why should we not celebrate? Of course. This tweet changed everything. Iconic theaters in the US started screening RRR where tickets were sold in seconds. SS Rajamolli became an international sensation and RRR became a global phenomenon. I mean, I never expected that from Japan will dance on Natu Natu while interviewing team RRR and SS Rajamolli was invited by Seth Meyers recently to his late night show. There's a magazine photoshoot interview video of Priyanka Chopra where Chris Pratt seems to be totally aware of the success of RRR. More and more reaction channels are spreading the word of RRR by sharing their binge watch sessions. And of course, we have this happening inside an American movie. It was a Chinese theater. The question remains, why did this happen outside India? Indians have been used to celebrating the presence of songs and film and today if you go to the southern part of our country, the celebrations go off the rails. The audience presses their excitement and joy for music in a super letter manner. So how did this willingness and enthusiasm travel abroad? Why did the song Natu Natu become such a huge sensation? To answer this, let's try to analyze the true meaning and purpose of the song in this film from the perspective. This is a good point and it's true. Understand what is the purpose of a song. It's a beautiful buddy moment. I think this question is valid because these days we often complain about songs being used in the films without any reason. Right. Yes, they are meant to entertain the audiences. I agree to that. But the idea of introducing a song in the middle of the narrative doesn't work every day. And it continued the story. Not the case with RRR where everything has a setup and a payoff. Yeah. And a meaning. Explaining the brilliant use of Chekhov's gun in the narrative of RRR to bring the plot points together in a way that everything makes sense with the progression of the narrative. The same can be said about Natu Natu. This song plays a pivotal role in leading the characters to a great midpoint. Yeah. After Mali is taken away like cattle by the British, it becomes the character motivation for Bheem. But his biggest obstacle is that he cannot just enter the British barracks to rescue her because that would clearly mean suicide. So the makers introduce the character of Jenny, who will become his... Jenny. Now Jenny, who is a British, cannot just become friend... Jenny from the block. Right. They both need a reason to get attracted to each other. Why does that guy justify... That doesn't give you the right to treat him like an animal. Sorry, ma'am. In this scene, Jenny exhibits a feeling of... My mother-in-law also watched RRR just this week, and she said the main white bad girl. She's like, I could have done better than her. It's brutal. He looks like Prabhu Dev out of me. Different plot points which will help in character development and moving the story forward. Since Bheem and his allies failed to enter the barracks, we need a mentor character to help Bheem in his mission. Greatest buddy film of all time. This plot point of the train accident that brings together Raju and Bheem as friends. By the way, this one shot of the train shadow being very close to the boy in the boat is a great example of foreshadowing, that is giving a hint of what is going to happen next. Once Raju and Bheem are brought together, we once again witness the introduction of Jenny. Bheem is reminded of his mission, but this time he has Raju to help him with striking a chord with Jenny. This plot point helps in introducing Bheem and Jenny to each other and also lets Bheem discover the fact that Jenny indeed knows about Mali. But still, he cannot enter the premises with the help of Jenny, right? In fact, he is absolutely unaware of the inner surroundings of the barracks. Basically, he remains clueless about where inside the barracks has Mali being trapped and cannot go there uninvited. But what if someone invites him to come inside the premises? And what if that same person also helps by giving a ray of hope to Mali that someone is none other than Jenny who invites Bheem to a party on the occasion of Valentine's Day and who is going to help him to become a part of the British crowd? Was it Valentine's Day? I didn't remember that fact. Someone who is serving the British, Raju. So Raju helps him to... I did not know it was Valentine's Day. Maybe that's why there's a thing. Also a great point in this. It's the buddy thing. But it's also getting these racist butts kicked. Because he's a stone cold babe is what he is. That's why. When we do that, what are the options? If Akhtar chooses to kidnap Jenny by force in this scene, there's a high chance that he will be caught and shot dead. Even if he runs away, his emotional inclination towards Jenny will never make him do anything wrong with her. Also, we don't want these moments of exposition to go to waste, right? I wish we were able to be there, man. How about a song that brings Jenny closer to Akhtar? We have been introduced to Jenny as an empathetic character who respects humanity. So how about amplifying that feeling of empathy and transitioning it to love for Akhtar? Because we need Jenny to keep acting as the ally till the end of the film, right? Now to depict empathy, she needs to support someone. What if that character is Akhtar himself who gets humiliated by a chap at that party? A guy who fails to impress Jenny and feels dejected seeks revenge from Akhtar by mocking his incapability to dance. And that's why we have these dialogues. But while Akhtar experiences this obstacle, Raju shows up again to his rescue because he is unaware of Akhtar's true identity and considers him his friend. Plus, we will discover after the midpoint the true intentions of Raju. Therefore, the song begins with The song begins with thumping beats and we witness a high-energy choreography that leaves everyone at that party speechless. But what left me speechless is when I watched this video of a theater in the US where the audience members are dancing to the tune of Natu Natu. This was simply mind-boggling because honestly I could never imagine US citizens, Japanese citizens and non-Indians celebrating an Indian-language song so much so that it would become a global sensation. But what forced them to get off their seats and match the dance moves? Well, I believe that this song indeed conveys a feeling of competition because in the film itself it eventually turns into a dance battle. A subtle yet impactful way of defeating the British in their own art and finesse. If you pay attention to the lyrics, every sentence conveys the feeling of celebrating freedom by dancing in the most carefree manner. Dancing like an aggressive bull jumping in the dust of the fields. Dancing like a lead dancer at a local goddess's festival. This song is a musical demonstration of freedom, which is exactly the purpose of a song. To demonstrate a feeling with the help of a rhyme and a rhythm, Natu Natu represents the emotional state of defeating the British and the way Raju and Bhim invite the crowd in the film. It's also just a pretty damn good party song. Yes, it is. As the viewers of the film in the theaters. This song forces the audience in the theater to become active viewers and members of the film. The audience helps our characters to defeat tyranny and injustice in the most musical way. This is the purpose of this song. An international, non-American musical composition brought together a lot of Americans and other natives across the globe. Every song in this list of the Golden Globe nominations justifies its use. But I feel that none of the songs are as carnivalous as Natu Natu. No, they're not. And it is because of these reasons it will win the Oscar. It will. Natu Natu deserves to become a sensation. Natu Natu Natu Natu Natu Natu Natu Natu Natu Natu Natu Natu Natu Natu That was great. That was very good. Good informative video. I say hats off to Long Live Cinema channel. That was really... I had no idea that we would be featured in this. That's amazing. At all, which is fun. It really is. But yeah, I mean, obviously we wholeheartedly agree. I've seen... I mean, I think, oh, I haven't seen Rihanna as nominated, right? She is, as is Gaga for Maverick. And I've heard all the songs that are nominated. Yeah. There's nothing that comes... Nothing comes close. And I've said it before. If Indian movies were included with all Hollywood movies, with the scores and the songs every year, there would never be another Hollywood song or score that would be nominated for an Oscar or a Golden Globe over an Indian film every year. It's just, India has perfected that aspect of filmmaking, the scores and the songs. Nothing that we do here can match it. Yeah. I don't care what it is. Like you can go back even probably five to 10 years and that would still be extremely true. Yeah. Just because India is so... And obviously their films are just full of music as well. So it's, I 1,000% anticipate it to win an Oscar. Absolutely. And I think some of the other reasons that it's... Every single one of those is absolutely valid. I agree 100%. I think other reasons that contribute to the success of the song is the fact that it's lyrically really simple to replicate that chorus for people, no matter what language you sing, like Gumbum Style, it's a very simple, fun song to sing. The other thing is the choreography is simple enough for people to replicate, but executed so insanely that you are challenged to try to do it the way they can, which you can't. Very few people can execute it at the level that those two men execute the choreography, but the choreography is easy enough that everybody can attempt at least parts of it and feel like they're part of the dance party. Yeah, absolutely. It's a dance party song. You know what that song's about? The Gumbum Style? Gumbum Style? It's about overthrowing the oppressive government. Is it? But they put it in such a way that like you're just, because it's about overthrowing, but also the fact that you can be easily distracted by what's going on around you. Nice. It sounds like it's a very political song. Very political. And apparently, what's his name? Who sings it? Psy. Psy. He's very active like that in politics and everything, but obviously we wouldn't know because I don't know that language. Yeah, I can't really tell what it's like. It truly is. And I love musicals and grew up idolizing Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire and I'm very familiar with movie musicals here and the musical numbers that are the greatest of all time. And we said this when we saw the song. It's without question one of the greatest musical numbers captured on film ever. And it will win the Oscar. The only reason it won is because people just like Rihanna, but I agree with that. No, if Academy members are really honest about the level of artistry, it's nothing comes close to this, you know? Absolutely not. It'll be a big, big, big, big snub if it doesn't win. I agree. Anyways, let us know what you thought about the video and other videos we can rack to down below.