Why there is not a single movie which portrays the real picture of Indian culture? I happen to watch this movie – ofcourse with lots of expectations. Descent movie, But with very unrealistic and disagreeable sketch of Indian cities n culture. There is a much better way to explain Spiritual aspect. Why colorful dresses, crowded temples, variety of deities, weird customs have to pointed? Don’t you see grandeur or glory or richness in culture/history/ society? And why dont you make fun of british or american life style or customs?
This is the reason I will rate Bend it Like Beckham as good movie – atleast it presents pros n cons of both the societies.
It was disturbing for to see whole crowd in theater laughing on Indian culture and traditions under the name of "Spiritual Quest". Its not at all funny.
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not only their, our movies too project out culture inappropriately..
thats why i never see movies u c :)
I will have to see that movie and then comment!
but i think there are lot of movies in which American/foreign culture has been used as a medium of humor.
For. eg. All american pie movies show an american youth culture which might be realistic but is not the wholistic view of it, it just uses a part of the american youth to cause humor. Also lot of Indian movies, depict a very wrong American culture too. The movie that comes to mind at this point (there cud be better examples) is Aa ab laut chale or something with Aishwarya and Akshaye Khanna. The things shown in that movie about US cud be true in a one off case but can it be shown as an American way of life? Cant it be disturbing for americans?
Offcourse that cant be a reason why Hollywood movies should take liberty and depict wrong things about Indian culture, but the point is movies are meant for entertainment and the directors/story writters' creative instincts can draw inspiration from lifestyle, culture or whatever to write an entertaining story(or which they find entertaining and the audience then decides if they think its entertaining too). Too attach undue importance to things shown in movies(unless its a documentary) could be a little unfair to this medium of movies.
Nice topic to think about though...
What IS funny is that these days no one seems to know what this "Indian Culture" really is.
It seems to be some fabled-slash-mystic thing that foreigners come here to see so they have stories to take back with them. It also seems to be something that most "modern" Indians will claim to have and then want to abandon, as soon as they grow tired or embarrassed of it.
You can't expect a Westerner or Any-direction-er to capture Indianness when they have little or no point of reference.
I have now typed too much. Don't get me started.
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