This year, I saw it in a theater, and I was impressed by how well it used the large screen and sound system. However, there aren't many films that, in spite of being incredibly predictable, having a lot of moments that seem squandered, and the emotions not quite reaching their mark, manage to leave viewers feeling content with the finished work. This movie might have gone in a lot of different ways because there are so many different things happening. Here, the action is the main focus, and there are some excellent set pieces. Arun Matheshwaran performs a fantastic job throughout the film of capturing the amazing beauty of a frame. Without really saying anything, frame and composition alone are able to convey a great deal of information.

A little village in Tamil Nadu and its tribes are considered to have been protected by the Koranar deity for as long as 600 years. The territory that the tribes claim was theirs before it was granted to them is what the monarch and prince are aiming for. The villagers are seeking to escape the oppression they endure after being kept away from the temples they constructed and left at the mercy of the monarch and his son. As this is going on, the British, having learned of the Koranar deity's potency, desire to bring it to England to appease the British king, much like they did with the Kohinoor.

Writing about Tamil cinema these days would be difficult without bringing up Quentin Tarantino. These days, his impact is everywhere. Arun Matheswaran goes deeper than most, whereas most merely aim to imitate his "cool" aesthetics, where even violence is made fun of. Arun Matheswaran captures the catharsis that comes from viewing Django Unchained, so it's not just about the style.
To refer to Captain Miller as an Indian Django Unchained would not be hyperbole. The similarities are clear. Captain Miller tells the tale of a caste-oppressed peasant, whereas Django Unchained follows the path of an empowered slave with a bounty hunter. Rather than Dr. King Schultz (Christoph Waltz), we got Elango Kumaravel's Kannaiya. We have several stand-ins for one Stephen (Samuel L. Jackson), including sepoy James (Ashwin) and Kumastha Kanagasabai (Kali Venkat).

There are chapters in Captain Miller's story. The first chapter begins with Dhanush's mother Eesaa (telling children stories about their god and the temple that their people built. The temple they can no longer enter. The temple that holds the key to releasing the people is hidden within. The mystery surrounding their god, whom they suffer under. That's what Captain Miller is all about.
It carefully and delicately lays out the political rationale for Hinduism and the native gods. Writing such a complex and combustible issue in an action-drama demonstrates the genius of Arun Matheswaran, who doesn't give things away in his writing. 
The narrative of Captain Miller centers on a guilty sepoy who rebels against the British Empire. When he