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!

[HumTum]

Parag bhai let us not see things with a negative view point. Let us face the reality. Despite having the richest people of the world living here in India slums are a reality, underworld activities are a reality, child labour, child abuse is a reality and many of our own film makers have made movies on slums and depressive side of the life.. How can you forget movies like Chakra and many such movies? Fine they were not nominated for Oscars or any of our own awards, does that mean only movies of Karan Johar kinds should be made by other country filmmakers? That would sux big time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SDM has been given way too much hype. It is an average movie, but I liked the positive move to the movie. We do have many slum-dwelled-turned millionaires in our own country. The stars of the movie were actually the kids!

Marcilo bhai thanks for reminding us about Gandhi!