Is Slumdog Millionaire A Case Of Poverty Porn? Options

[parag_sankla]

I have not seen the film yet, but have read many reviews. My conclusion based on them is that the western world (British director - the same people who ruled us for over 150 years) has made an excellent piece of poverty porn out of India. The projection of Mumbai and India as a whole is slum (as if there are no homeless people in the developed countries). Using the word dog (even if some one defends that its a newly coined word = slum + underdog = slumdog) is derogatory.

Views most welcome.

Jai Hind!

[parag_sankla]

Marcilo bhai

Ok, let us forget the word "underdog" here. I am not concerned about the Awards either, so let us keep the Oscars aside.

My simple question is : Does only India have slums? And is slums everything in India?

My honest answer is No for both. Then we have a reason to object when a foreigner comes and portrays India as a slum.

[Marcilo]

Marcilo bhai

Ok, let us forget the word "underdog" here. I am not concerned about the Awards either, so let us keep the Oscars aside.

My simple question is : Does only India have slums? And is slums everything in India?

My honest answer is No for both. Then we have a reason to object when a foreigner comes and portrays India as a slum.

Answer is NO and NO.

You can tell freelance photographer what to shoot, independent film maker what movie to make or someone from Fourth Estate what to write. That is not it, we do not live behind iron curtains. Truth is even people behind those curtains are objecting to that.

He wanted to make a movie based on his opinion and he did. Not sure if that was money or some other factor.
Let's not forget it was Richard Attenborough, a brit, who showered laurels on father of the nation when he made Gandhi.