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Indians don't feel good about 'Slumdog Millionaire'
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 10:29 pm
by Bob Juch
The story of an impoverished street child in Mumbai, which has won 10 Oscar nods, is a stereotypical Western portrayal, Indians say, that ignores the wealth and progress their country has seen.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld ... 2918.story
Re: Indians don't feel good about 'Slumdog Millionaire'
Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2009 11:17 pm
by etaoin22
and let me assure you that a brilliant movie about the movers and shakers of the new financial and technological elite would be criticized as missing the reality of the 99% of India which is not rich and advanced.
By the same critics.
Re: Indians don't feel good about 'Slumdog Millionaire'
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 8:44 am
by silverscreenselect
etaoin22 wrote:and let me assure you that a brilliant movie about the movers and shakers of the new financial and technological elite would be criticized as missing the reality of the 99% of India which is not rich and advanced.
By the same critics.
And a "brilliant movie about the movers and shakers of the new financial and technological elite" would be seen by about three people here and thirty people in India and get zero publicity or awards.
Re: Indians don't feel good about 'Slumdog Millionaire'
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 11:35 am
by lv42day
Maybe I am missing something, but I see the movie as primarily being about destiny, hope and love, rather than "Indian poverty".
Re: Indians don't feel good about 'Slumdog Millionaire'
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 1:27 pm
by peacock2121
lv42day wrote:Maybe I am missing something, but I see the movie as primarily being about destiny, hope and love, rather than "Indian poverty".
More accurately, others missed a whole lot if they don't see what you saw.
Re: Indians don't feel good about 'Slumdog Millionaire'
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 10:01 am
by BigDrawMan
they havent made it to first world status yet
if they had, they wouldnt worry about portrayals