tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213699774180808946.post1310835314745192036..comments2024-03-23T08:32:41.421-07:00Comments on Shravan's Blog: "Guns Don't Kill People"Farcenalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03737898093111227666noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3213699774180808946.post-48991443886180735782013-01-06T19:22:56.756-08:002013-01-06T19:22:56.756-08:00Your post got me thinking. A lot.
It's kinda u...Your post got me thinking. A lot.<br />It's kinda uncanny that you used animals & their behaviour to illustrate your point. If you look at the majority of Indians, in villages & mofussil towns, they have not been released from thinking of the primary necessities of food, shelter & clothing.. They haven't been able to engage in "higher thinking" if you know what I mean. They have been brought up in a strictly patriarchal society where women are not known to have a voice, a personality of their own.<br />In such a scenario, it's easy enough to imagine what kind of impact a "hero's" antics on-screen will have on him. I've known a friend who was stalked by a drop-out from her small native town (see how he fits the description?) in the scariest ways.. It only ended when her friend who knew someone in police used his connections to take action against the guy.<br />The point is, the majority in our country are still mindless masses, whose only education comes from the parents. What if the something goes wrong in what one learns from the parents? Politicians are happy to keep it that way. Bollywood becomes the word of God, kinda.<br />The ad & movies you talk about are indeed scary.. but I really liked Band baaja for Anushka's spunky heroine. The girl actually had an equal role in the film, she was an excellent foil to Ranveer's pushiness. Which is a lot to ask for in Hindi films, women are just arm-candy, usually. Which, again, is because the society sees women that way: films derive from reality.<br />It's a vicious circle, round & round you go.. :\Revacioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14648861889020436826noreply@blogger.com