
None of this though is as annoying as the wierd science in Krrish. Take the titular character essayed by Hrithik Roshan, for one. He is supposed to have "supernatural powers". What exactly are those?
In the beginning, we see that Hrithik is blessed with a rather high IQ. So he's super intelligent, although we don't see him making very smart choices as the movie progresses. In fact, the entire movie revolves around a rather gullible choice that Krishna makes.
We see evidence of super strength. In an early scene, the juvenile Krishna shatters a stack of stones with a ball. We also see him busting through walls and hanging on to branches with one hand while holding fair maiden.
He's also got super speed. He seems to show up in unexpected places in a trice and in a scene towards the end, he boxes a number of henchmen in a blur of motion. Unfortunately, he doesn't always seem to be able to use this power when he really needs to.

Ok, so this is a movie that expects you to suspend belief because it is, after all, about a person who retains the powers of his father who has been blessed with supernatural powers by a rather funny looking blue alien child. Fair enough, but there is a difference between a creative bending of rules and flights of fancy. And in Krrish we get the latter. If you take the viewer along on a journey that suspends belief, you need to quickly establish the parameters of the universe you are creating in the movie and then abide by them. By fumbling this basic premise of fantasy storytelling, Krrish ends up being an inconsistent movie. And I haven't even gotten to the computer that can predict the future by showing snippets of what is going to occur via a strategically placed camera and consistently misinforming its users with half-truths.
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