A movie about the power of cinema may seem like an obnoxiously self-indulgent idea at first, but Karthik Subbaraj's Jigarthanda series makes an art of it. In the first film Jigarthanda, a gangster, Sethu, bullies his way into a hero's role, but as a result, he undergoes a complete transformation and gives up goondagiri. Cinema heals him. Jigarthanda Double X takes the focus on cinema to the next level. The mantra "cinema is a weapon" resounds throughout the film. Its message is that cinema has the power not only to shape individuals - as it did for Sethu - but also to influence the masses. If ....