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!

[Marcilo]

From the article

One beneficiary of Hollywood's growing interest in India is Mumbai-based producer UTV. In 2007, UTV and Fox co-produced Indian-American director Mira Nair's The Namesake. UTV was also co-producer of Indian-born director M. Night Shyamalan's The Happening, which opened last year and has pulled in more than $160 million globally.

Sonu, you seen Village? Movie by shyamalan? That was shot in amreeka… had amreekan people.. that movie was not about, world class high rises or Mission impossible style superlative action nor it was about flashy race cars.

So India born guy made a movie that depicted amreekans are overly scared superstitious people, is that it?

This post has been edited by Marcilo: Feb 27 2009, 02:47 AM

[oye_sonu]

Sonu, you seen Village? Movie by shyamalan?

So India born guy made a movie that depicted amreekans are overly scared superstitious people, is that it?

Hollywood to door........bollyywood ki koi movie nahin dekh paata ! !!

I cant comment much on it unless I have seen the movie.

Even then , this movie didnt won oscars, aur aisa bhi nahin hai ki ye unn kuchh movies mein hai jo US se India mein dekhi jayengi. Na hi ye Indian( non US) audience ke liye bani hai. na hi koi "known fact" ko glorify karke pesh kara gaya dusre deshon ke liye. ( US pple are not known to be superstitious ! )


SDM ne oscars jeete, impact will be more.. Its among those rare movies that is made on indian topic and that will be seen by most of the americans !. its target audience and approach is more western. and here(if) a known fact( poverty) is shown in movie.
so movie will definatly effect our image as a poor countryin that case !


Sonu