Thought it was about me 😔

shaky cam gradually decreases throughout the movie as he gets better at fighting

Dev actually said he purposely did shaky cam at the beginning of his character’s revenge arc because his fighting skills were not fully developed. Then later in the movie his character gains more strength and confidence in his fighting abilities the camera moves more eloquently with the action. Even some “shaky cam” moments showing pov shots of characters getting beat up or running through people were used strategically well to show the grimy dirty uncomfortable anxiety-driven moments of the character. Dammit I LOVED this fucking movie!

I liked the shakey cam. He's an unfocussed fighter, injured and all over the place. It reminded me of Fight Club when the main character's mental state os falling apart. He heals, becomes stronger and more focussed and the filming reflects that. His movements are smoother, the camera work is smoother

Thanks for mentioning the metal track! It’s our track called Dana Dan. Glad you liked it!!

huge respect for Dev, he really did a Hollywood solo-run and brought this into existence because he knew it was worth it

Silly McGillicuddy 😭

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My mother didn't call me a monkey man

The shakey cam was due to reflect the characters growth and getting accustomed to pain. Once he starts to train and get a better grasp of his combat abilities, you notice the shakiness less and less. That’s the story point and reason. The hardware reason was that they brought their own recording equipment to India that consisted of phones and GoPros and then got access to heavier rigs much later into production.

A big reason for the shaky cam was also due to them filming on iPhones for scenes because of budget and lack of equipment. Was said in an interview with Dev Patel

Thank you Jordan Peele for saving this movie from Streaming jail 😭

I think the shaky cam in the beginning was primarily due to budget. They didn’t have the time or budget to choreograph all lesser fight scenes in the beginning. At one point Dev said they were kicked out of an India due to covid and had to film on a separate island which def added to the time crunch. This also explains why for the important fights the choreography is so good, because that’s where they pointed their efforts

I thought that was literally the point. He’s not a good fighter at the beginning and then the camera work gets smoother as he gets better.

Damn I loved the camera work. The switch to POV were some of my favorite parts.

7/10 Not enough Monkey, too much man.

Probably the only movie that cleverly used a shaky cam was United 93. It worked there because it never felt distracting and made you feel like you were watching a documentary.

I just saw it and I felt like the chaos and close ups and shaky camera work in the beginning were to show how unskilled, and all over the place, and not sure of himself was. The camera is focused and steady and following it all at the end because he’s on another level. Just my opinion

Lots of people are explaining the shaky cam but very few are talking about the closeups