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]

There is no denial about existence of these issues, it is just that the film portrays only this side of India. That is exactly "Poverty Porn" IMHO.

[oye_sonu]

There is no denial about existence of these issues, it is just that the film portrays only this side of India. That is exactly "Poverty Porn" IMHO.

hi
Parag bhai kuchh had tak aap theek keh rahe ho. Westerns hamesha kuchh hi topics ko touch karte hain jab India ki baat aati hai.

Jab unhe ( rich rich) western audience( aur jury) ke emotions ko ujagar karna ho to poverty se badiya kya topic. !!.
Magar iss baat mein sachai hai. the way we take US as v rich country, not knowing it too has many poors, they too have our image that of a Poor country, not knowing our other +ve aspects. so whenever a movie on poverty has to be made they will go towrds third world countres


Movie ke fayade bhi hue.- prove hua hamara talent.
Nuksaan - jinko nahin bhi pata tha , wo bhi Indian poverty ke baare mein jaan jayenge ! aur country ki image slums wali banegi !
Aur ab ek jhhadi lag jayegi Indian poverty aur slums per banane wali films per.

Magar isse hum bhaag nahin sakte. India mein poverty bahut hai. log exploit karenge. kya kar sakte hain !

regards

sonu

PS : Marcilo bhaji apoon ek naya thread shuru karela hai. on underated Indian artists !
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This post has been edited by oye_sonu: Feb 27 2009, 12:38 AM