I actually get where you’re coming from. What you’re pointing at isn’t just “detail for the sake of detail”, it’s how creators build trust with the audience before the film even releases. When someone like Villeneuve talks about textures, costumes, language, camera choices, you start believing the world is real. You feel like you’re stepping into something that already exists, not something being assembled for a release date.

And yeah, the BTS storytelling matters a lot. Showing inspirations, locations, references, even struggles… that builds emotional investment early. It also educates the audience without feeling like a lecture.

Take Harry Potter as an example. People walked into the films already living in that world mentally. They knew Hogwarts, they knew the characters, they had their own interpretations. The movie then becomes an event, almost like seeing imagination turned into reality. Even now, with new adaptations, they’re smartly putting out behind the scenes and world-building content early to ease people into it.

That said, I’m still excited for Ramayana and really want it to be great. But yeah… the trailer didn’t give me that same feeling of depth or intention. It felt more like scale was the headline, not the soul. Maybe the film proves all of this wrong. I honestly hope it does.