Like there's no elevator in India? No automatic door?
That's *beep* racist. and before you accuse me of being liberal, think real hard about what the trailer showed, and what you know about the rest of the world, outside of the US.
That was horrible, and the movie industry should know better by now.
I am an Indian and I do not see it as racist ( though I do not see how this word fits in here but whatever you say ) .You must accept the fact that there are still many people in country who have not seen elevator or escalators except in big cities (though if you want I can also show you people in big cities like Delhi Mumbai who have never used elevator and escalators because they are not used to of it and they fear it ,so they chose alternative path even if they see them)
and at the same time I refuse to accept the fact by other comment makers who say it is some sort of 'Underdevelopment ' when some people in any country have not seen elevators or things like that ......Really? Seeing elevator is equivalent to development ?.......Unfortunately most of the people compare development w.r.t. USA which is a totally flawed idea.Every country on this planet is unique and must have a different development criteria which suits to their need not which is blind copy of USA beside people of Europe and USA should not forget that they have stable democracy for more than 100 years in some cases even more ,still they lack to provide basic needs to their own people ,and India's or almost any other so called third world country's poverty is result of colonial past they share so indirectly same western world that blame them for being backward are the reason for such backwardness.
Though with time India is progressing and I am optimistic about other countries also,there are some issues to be dealt with but it is a case with every nation .If American are truly a people of developed economy they needs to show this by helping other countries or at least their own countrymen in need, rather than bragging about it.
I am sorry if I hurt anybody' s feeling in any way , but this is not the forum where we should discuss development and what it means,racism or not.it is a forum to discuss art where we should evaluate art without any prejudice and hatred for others .My request to all of you is do constructive evaluation instead of fighting over who is superior .
Who cares what you think. Do people like you have nothing better to do than find faults when there arent any?
shareDon't you mean escalators? He tried to go up the down one. I know someone from India, actually a lot of people from India (don't we all?) and she says it is rubbish and certainly they have escalators in India.
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i am from Delhi India, I love my country but,and i didn't find this movie any racist. its true that many Indians have never seen or don't use elevator/escalator in fear of falling . even in delhi some people(now very few) will specially women will not use escalator. India is very big country with very diverse culture/ income. some people have never moved beyond their native place in interior india,so they have never seen these things .
some people even say the Party(1968) was racist , but i loved that movie. in society every kind of people live, 1- 2 hour movie cannot capture every aspect of society.
Like there's no elevator in India? No automatic door?
That's *beep* racist.
You are an ignorant fool. In a country with regular but unscheduled power cuts that last for a few minutes or an hour,only the brave trust the elevator.Besides,the majority of people live in houses and flats that are 3 stories tall at most.Escalators and elevators are confusing to the elderly.Saris and sandals aren't made for hopping on and off a set of moving stairs. My mother-in-law had a college degree and was married to a Phd. who had worked internationally for the U.N. When they came to visit,she let everyone get on the escalator first till I noticed she really had no idea how to deal with moving stairs. Have YOU ever worn 6 yards of pleated and starched cotton and then tried to hop around and keep your dignity? Well I had so I talked her through it. It's not racist.It was culture not color holding her back.I'm still not happy with revolving doors.I'm 5'2" and have a good imagination.Too many oversized Supersize-me Americans could jam in there with me and stampede the damn thing.
I know a lot about the rest of the world.I was born in post war Austria. Lucky for me my in-laws considered me almost cultured enough to ignore my skin color. I wash my hands and eat with my right hand and we have an upstair and a downstairs temple.I finally got to see a movie with Indians that left them as simple and artless and innocent as they can be.
There were no subplots, no fancy Bollywood Cameos or clothing -except for the very modern Ghagra dress which the boys didn't bring (so when did they shop?) The villagers were dressed simply.Even the malas weren't overdone.It had the realism of Slumdog . You see an Indian sticking his hand in an elevator door and you are embarrassed,For him? For the stupid Indians? Don't be.I see a young man who is not jaded and will learn very quickly how everything works.Chinese excel because a stick beats them.But Indians love learning almost anything.They are eager to learn.You met some dull ones in the U.S.? It's in the water, what can I say? Go to India. Fresh brains.