05/06/2006

Movie Directors from Hell

Consider the following film directors:  Gurinder Chaddha, Mira Nair, Deepa Mehta.

 

What do they have in common? They are all so-called international film makers of indian origin, who make films usually based in india, women and things around them. All of them have obtained some amount of international acclaim (at least portrayed so in indian media).

 

These are all directors whose movies i think are bad, pretend to be showcasing various hues indian culture and made-for-western-audiences. They are not real movies in that sense, most of them are made hoping for internationa awards, and accolades.

 

To take some examples of the movies made by these directors: Bride and Prejudice, Monsoon Wedding, Water, Bend it Like Beckham - all have india as a theme, woven with a storyline - in most cases a very unrealistic one - things with which indian audiences cannot relate (consider Monsoon Wedding for eg: -several sequences in the movie are totally alien to an average indian! And the movie is made around an indian wedding ..!).

 

Yes movie directors.. can take liberty of making whatever crap they want. But, unfortunately they are often lapped up by western audiences as if these represent real india (well... woman director, that too from india - .. now how much more exotic can you get !).. not even close. These are badly made movies (watch Bride and Prejudice to convince yourself !), deserving no attention, much less any international reward.

 

It is almost as if, these directors from hell, are playing to the gallery; and making movies to garner awards, and no other real purpose.

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Especially like the "Movie Directors from Hell".

Posted by: Soma | 05/26/2006

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