Comments on: Dog Day Afternoon http://greatbong.net/2009/02/23/dog-day-afternoon/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:38:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Anonymous http://greatbong.net/2009/02/23/dog-day-afternoon/#comment-942167 Anonymous Mon, 02 May 2011 15:11:06 +0000 http://greatbong.net/2009/02/23/the-dog-day-afternoon/#comment-942167 Good post. There is nothing wrong in showing the dark underbelly of any city, but we all know why the Academy was drooling over this mediocre movie. For them, it was the perfect poverty porn with every cliche about India in the book. Extending the same argument to other themes, We know why "THE LAST EMPEROR(of china)" and "The (British)King's Speech" get the Same kind of accolades. and why "Ekalavya" or "Lagaan" will NEVER get a second glance from their critics and press. Academy has always had this nasty habit of praising some stupid movie as an exquisite work of art. However, in the case of SDM, they went overboard, resulting in this huge WTF moment for the entire movie going world. Good post.

There is nothing wrong in showing the dark underbelly of any city, but we all know why the Academy was drooling over this mediocre movie. For them, it was the perfect poverty porn with every cliche about India in the book.

Extending the same argument to other themes, We know why “THE LAST EMPEROR(of china)” and “The (British)King’s Speech” get the Same kind of accolades.
and why “Ekalavya” or “Lagaan” will NEVER get a second glance from their critics and press.

Academy has always had this nasty habit of praising some stupid movie as an exquisite work of art. However, in the case of SDM, they went overboard, resulting in this huge WTF moment for the entire movie going world.

]]> By: money blog http://greatbong.net/2009/02/23/dog-day-afternoon/#comment-703675 money blog Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:14:21 +0000 http://greatbong.net/2009/02/23/the-dog-day-afternoon/#comment-703675 I think the movie is discussed more than it deserves to be I think the movie is discussed more than it deserves to be

]]> By: Shashank http://greatbong.net/2009/02/23/dog-day-afternoon/#comment-692493 Shashank Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:59:19 +0000 http://greatbong.net/2009/02/23/the-dog-day-afternoon/#comment-692493 Here is a wonderful article about top ten atrocities ever committed by the Academy decision makers: http://blog.jinni.com/2009/02/10-most-egregious-academy-awards-decisions/ This one echoes my feelings. Here is a wonderful article about top ten atrocities ever committed by the Academy decision makers:

http://blog.jinni.com/2009/02/10-most-egregious-academy-awards-decisions/

This one echoes my feelings.

]]> By: Ajay http://greatbong.net/2009/02/23/dog-day-afternoon/#comment-692226 Ajay Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:52:33 +0000 http://greatbong.net/2009/02/23/the-dog-day-afternoon/#comment-692226 http://ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com/archives/2009/03/stop_congratulating_your_indian_friends.php http://ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com/archives/2009/03/stop_congratulating_your_indian_friends.php

]]> By: Global Voices in Italiano » India: reazioni al successo agli Oscar di ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ http://greatbong.net/2009/02/23/dog-day-afternoon/#comment-691245 Global Voices in Italiano » India: reazioni al successo agli Oscar di ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:27:32 +0000 http://greatbong.net/2009/02/23/the-dog-day-afternoon/#comment-691245 [...] Great Bong su Random Thoughts Of A Demented Mind è rimasta eccessivamente colpita [in] : In primo luogo Slumdog Millionaire tocca in maniera deliberata ed efficace il ben noto lato [...] [...] Great Bong su Random Thoughts Of A Demented Mind è rimasta eccessivamente colpita [in] : In primo luogo Slumdog Millionaire tocca in maniera deliberata ed efficace il ben noto lato [...]

]]> By: suresh http://greatbong.net/2009/02/23/dog-day-afternoon/#comment-690941 suresh Thu, 05 Mar 2009 05:45:57 +0000 http://greatbong.net/2009/02/23/the-dog-day-afternoon/#comment-690941 Why Rahman deserves it for Slumdog Millionaire http://backgroundscore.blogspot.com/2009/01/why-arrahman-deserves-it-for-sdm-score.html Why Rahman deserves it for Slumdog Millionaire

http://backgroundscore.blogspot.com/2009/01/why-arrahman-deserves-it-for-sdm-score.html

]]> By: Global Voices em Português » Índia: Slumdog Millionaire encanta na festa do Oscar http://greatbong.net/2009/02/23/dog-day-afternoon/#comment-690586 Global Voices em Português » Índia: Slumdog Millionaire encanta na festa do Oscar Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:32:22 +0000 http://greatbong.net/2009/02/23/the-dog-day-afternoon/#comment-690586 [...] Bong em Random Thoughts Of A Demented Mind não estava tão impressionado assim: For one, Slumdog Millionaire very deliberately and very effectively strikes many of the [...] [...] Bong em Random Thoughts Of A Demented Mind não estava tão impressionado assim: For one, Slumdog Millionaire very deliberately and very effectively strikes many of the [...]

]]> By: Aparna Kar http://greatbong.net/2009/02/23/dog-day-afternoon/#comment-690422 Aparna Kar Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:59:18 +0000 http://greatbong.net/2009/02/23/the-dog-day-afternoon/#comment-690422 I don't understand why most people are focusing on the societal rung that was portrayed and overlooking the theme of hope in the movie. It might not be the best movie I have ever seen, but it had a certain something in it. 'Jai Ho' isn't anything that I would have stopped to watch in the movie theater, but the gora audience seemed to have been captivated by it. (I watched it in AMC Boston Common) For them, it was a novelty probably. I wonder what if the Johars made a movie like SM. The slum would probably have been in New York with Jamal alighting from a custom designed bike, 'cause he is too poor to buy custom made cars ! Rehman measured his words well. Though, his second speech seemed deeper and more spontaneous. ' All my life I had two options - to love and to hate. I chose to love.' Hmm. And someone please tell Anil Kapoor that if he is old enough to be Sonam Kapoor's Dad, he is old enough to have some more grace. @Hara Hara bom bom Interesting article there. I didn't know about the kid. He was adorable in the movie. I don’t understand why most people are focusing on the societal rung that was portrayed and overlooking the theme of hope in the movie. It might not be the best movie I have ever seen, but it had a certain something in it. ‘Jai Ho’ isn’t anything that I would have stopped to watch in the movie theater, but the gora audience seemed to have been captivated by it. (I watched it in AMC Boston Common) For them, it was a novelty probably.

I wonder what if the Johars made a movie like SM. The slum would probably have been in New York with Jamal alighting from a custom designed bike, ’cause he is too poor to buy custom made cars !

Rehman measured his words well. Though, his second speech seemed deeper and more spontaneous. ‘ All my life I had two options – to love and to hate. I chose to love.’ Hmm.

And someone please tell Anil Kapoor that if he is old enough to be Sonam Kapoor’s Dad, he is old enough to have some more grace.

@Hara Hara bom bom Interesting article there. I didn’t know about the kid. He was adorable in the movie.

]]> By: NK http://greatbong.net/2009/02/23/dog-day-afternoon/#comment-690379 NK Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:14:33 +0000 http://greatbong.net/2009/02/23/the-dog-day-afternoon/#comment-690379 Issue is not that India has been portrayed this way or dat way. Let's face it, it assuages gora guilt at wrecking multiple civilization "I told you, that country was shiteous in any case, we did not not do anything wrong". It also helps the likes of World Vision raise money for their conversion efforts. BUT many such movies have been made, books written and songs sung. What grates me is the reaction of the Desis. We are behaving as if we got some nice chewy bones from our masta's. Our white masta's showed us some luv. The word for this kind of an individual (which our media and english speaking brown sahibs epitomize) is house nigger. When Mel Gibson (aka Vatican) released "Apocalyto (another attempt at showing pre white/pre christian civilizations in Central America as barbaric) the reaction by the Mayas was swift. The movie was condemned, not publicized and turned out to be a flop. No one dared bring it up again. They don't have too many coconuts out there. Morales and Chavez have shown that Issue is not that India has been portrayed this way or dat way. Let’s face it, it assuages gora guilt at wrecking multiple civilization “I told you, that country was shiteous in any case, we did not not do anything wrong”. It also helps the likes of World Vision raise money for their conversion efforts. BUT many such movies have been made, books written and songs sung.
What grates me is the reaction of the Desis. We are behaving as if we got some nice chewy bones from our masta’s. Our white masta’s showed us some luv. The word for this kind of an individual (which our media and english speaking brown sahibs epitomize) is house nigger.
When Mel Gibson (aka Vatican) released “Apocalyto (another attempt at showing pre white/pre christian civilizations in Central America as barbaric) the reaction by the Mayas was swift. The movie was condemned, not publicized and turned out to be a flop. No one dared bring it up again. They don’t have too many coconuts out there. Morales and Chavez have shown that

]]> By: Whatmeworry http://greatbong.net/2009/02/23/dog-day-afternoon/#comment-690310 Whatmeworry Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:15:57 +0000 http://greatbong.net/2009/02/23/the-dog-day-afternoon/#comment-690310 What's sadder than Slumdog Millionaire are people who hated Slumdog Millionaire and are angry it won the Oscars.... I mean when did the Oscars become the benchmark for good cinema?? What’s sadder than Slumdog Millionaire are people who hated Slumdog Millionaire and are angry it won the Oscars…. I mean when did the Oscars become the benchmark for good cinema??

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