Re: Worst movie of my life.
by prem k on Jan 10, 2015 02:44 AM
Basically the people who write movie reviews in India want to be seen in the company of the movie critics in the west. They are seen as idols or demi-gods. But our idiots dont understand that western societies and India have very little similarities and thus what appeals to and can be enjoyed with western sensibilities loses plot when applied in Indian context.
Lunchbox is one such movie that is probably loved by Indian critics only because western critics can appreciate such a boring and superficial movie. It also fits their description of what they think or know of as India - homely housewives tucked in unhappy arranged marriages, dabbawalas and so on.
In India, people seldom feel the same loneliness as experienced in western societies. Here we are looking for an opportunity to enjoy our moments of privacy. A desperate housewife trying to impress her husband works fantastically in west. Also western critics want to enjoy their view of India that Indian women can only win the hearts of their husband through their homely ways - and certainly cooking best fits this description.
No critic tends to spare a thought about how such a homely lady suddenly gathers courage to dump her husband for an unknown man that she has not even met. India is a country where 1000 people jump into a relationship to help you fix it - parents, in-laws, siblings etc - so why this stupid lunchbox? And this Bhutan angle was a laughable appendix that seemed to come from nowhere.
Re: Worst movie of my life.
by prem k on Jan 10, 2015 02:51 AM
Basically the people who write movie reviews in India want to be seen in the company of the movie critics in the west. They are seen as idols or demi-gods. But our idiots dont understand that western societies and India have very little similarities and thus what appeals to and can be enjoyed with western sensibilities loses plot when applied in Indian context.
Lunchbox is one such movie that is probably loved by Indian critics only because western critics can appreciate such a boring and superficial movie. It also fits their description of what they think or know of as India - homely housewives tucked in unhappy arranged marriages, dabbawalas and so on.
In India, people seldom feel the same loneliness as experienced in western societies. Here we are looking for an opportunity to enjoy our moments of privacy. A desperate housewife trying to impress her husband works fantastically in west. Also western critics want to enjoy their view of India that Indian women can only win the hearts of their husband through their homely ways - and certainly cooking best fits this description.
No critic tends to spare a thought about how such a homely lady suddenly gathers courage to dump her husband for an unknown man that she has not even met. India is a country where 1000 people jump into a relationship to help you fix it - parents, in-laws, siblings etc - so why this stupid lunchbox? And this Bhutan angle was a laughable appendix that seemed to come from nowhere.
Re: Re: Worst movie of my life.
by akanksha vasandani on Jan 10, 2015 01:30 PM
Nailed it. The director and story writer is born and brought up outside of india and has zero understanding of the Indian culture. Ritesh Batra needs to learn a lot.
