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 Comparisons between Baby John and its original Tamil film, Theri, will be inevitable. Comparisons between Varun Dhawan and Thalapathy Vijay will be inevitable. Your opinions on my reviews of Pushpa 2 and Baby John will be inevitable. So let’s go through them one by one, starting with the latter. If you notice, the structure of Pushpa 2 and Baby John are equally scattered. It’s like a collection of action montages that would essentially formulate a reel (something that was also true with Theri before reel culture came into prominence). But the answer to why Pushpa 2 is a superior product lies in its title, and the reason why Baby John is an inferior product lies again in its title.  Baby John is not a Pushpa, so it lacks the latter’s unhinged swagger, while still trying hard to land those “massive” punches. He may seem like a shy version of Pushpa, who often mildly apologizes for her daughter’s actions, all because he doesn’t want trouble with his young family. And he sports a...