Superhero Media: Krrish 3

Going to start out with just saying that you really should track this film down and watch it as soon as possible. I know I try to keep series in order, and that Krrish 3 is the third film in the Koi... Mil Gaya, Krrish series, with Krrish 4 slated for a 2020 release. However, the first ten or so minutes of Krrish 3 recap both previous films, so you can jump right in. Also, Koi... Mil Gaya isn't really a superhero film, more like a mashup of Big and E.T., so I won't be reviewing it here at any point. Happily married and living the life of India's greatest hero, Krrish's only real problem is holding down a job when he's constantly being called away to fight crime and rescue people. Krrish's father, Rohit is working on a device to heal people with the power of the sun when the evil Doctor Kaal and his "Humanimal" mutants start to cause trouble, gunning for Krrish with a vengeance. 

Krrish 3 borrows heavily from both Superman and Spider-Man films, as well as a healthy dose of X-Men black leather costumes, but the Hindi cultural elements and ideas from Hindu myth make it different enough to be unique in many ways. Krrish does the typical leaping through the city, saves a passenger plane and stops to save a child from falling from a building; when Krrish discovers that the child was attempting to rescue an injured pigeon, he doesn't criticise the child, but talks to him and rewards him for his compassion. The phrase "everyone is Krrish" is almost the tag-line for the film, with the idea that Krrish is not only a hero, but a cultural icon and an ideal of selflessness, driving the emotional core of the narrative. Being an Indian film, the special effects aren't as nice as a current Hollywood production, but the practical effects and huge cast of extras make it look a lot better in some ways. When Krrish returns from the dead for the final battle against Kaal, he has ascended to a new plane of power and a city-leveling battle of gods results. 

The final act of Krrish is essentially the Superman/Zod fight from Man of Steel, only a hell of a lot better. There is a part where Kaal makes Krrish choose between stopping him and saving a baby, and Krrish throws himself in the path of destruction to save the infant, because he's a fucking superhero and that's what it takes. Yes, Krrish 3 is one of the best Superman films of the past decade. The DCEU got you down? Check out Krrish 3, Superman vs. The Elite and hey, doesn't Brightburn look really good? Again, writing this in January 2019, so it's probably out on DVD by the time you're reading this. Hell yes, I want a 28mm Krrish, hit me up if you find something suitable, I'm sadly not much of a sculptor. A little camp, twee at times, but a great superhero film that you probably haven't seen yet.