Spiderman and NDTV are India's enemies?
January 22nd 2009 13:15
Are NDTV and Spiderman India's enemies. Let us see.
Who is the biggest enemy of the Indian way of life. The Indian economy will say a few Pundits. It forces people to migrate to big cities in search of jobs and do away with the so called joint family and set up nuclear families. Then NDTV Imagine notwithstanding they don’t get to do Jassu Behn and the Gujarati joint family as with the green revolution having collapsed Punjab is no longer hot property and the kids don’t get to see Ramayan. Or all they do is get to see is Ramayan and Mahabharat but fail to get the message. After all the land of Ramayan – Uttar Pradesh – is in pretty bad shape and Ayodhya is a place about which no political party speaks.
In such a situation the biggest enemy of Indian culture is NDTV Imagine because its portrayal of the joint family or hypothetical family values whether it is Jassu Behen or Radha ki Betiyaan aur it is Main Teri Parchayeen Hoon, the viewer, in this case the deprived latchkey child of the metros is left yearning for a world where there are grandmothers and having to confront reality where there are not even single mothers around.
So he or she begins to hate Indian culture for its emptiness, its fake value system and way of life and its never ending train and bus rides. Its traffic jams, its bad urban planning and its disastrous sewage management and water supply system. He lives on Oxcytocin contaminated milk which is also the love hormone. Does this promote promiscuity in the metros? We can’t say as there has been no research on the subject but it could also be western serials. After all Jassu behn is neither bold nor okay but Radha ki betiyan have started discussing divorce, past affairs and allied issues.
Here the Indian child seeks refuge in Spiderman, in Ironman, in the X-men, in marvel comics and in Hollywood. For those who came in late to the world of international social situations and feel I am being unnecessarily hysterical about Hollywood, after all we ripped off American Idol with our own desi Indian Idol and look alike shows none of which has anything to do with Indian culture, then let me tell you, you are gravely mistaken.
The biggest threat today to Indian culture is the growing influence of the US film and entertainment industry on the Indian mindset. Spiderman is more dangerous for your child’s mental health than pesticides in Coke and Pepsi (Sunita Narain notwithstanding). Within a decade the conquest of the Indian mind will be complete. With TV and dubbing in regional languages will emerge a new mind, one fed on American culture, and values. There will of course be no pizzas and burgers daily, just Idlis and Samosas, just hope they are not branded ones.
The fourth film in the blockbuster “Spider-Man” franchise will begin shooting in 2010, actor J.K. Simmons told MTV News at Sundance, revealing that he’ll continue in the role of Daily Bugle publisher J. Jonah Jameson. This news appears to confirm earlier rumours that the producers are looking towards a May 2011 release.
While Tobey Mcguire is expected to return, there is no formal commitment from Kirsten Dunst, although the actress has been reported to state that she will continue as Peter Parker’s love interest.
Who is the biggest enemy of the Indian way of life. The Indian economy will say a few Pundits. It forces people to migrate to big cities in search of jobs and do away with the so called joint family and set up nuclear families. Then NDTV Imagine notwithstanding they don’t get to do Jassu Behn and the Gujarati joint family as with the green revolution having collapsed Punjab is no longer hot property and the kids don’t get to see Ramayan. Or all they do is get to see is Ramayan and Mahabharat but fail to get the message. After all the land of Ramayan – Uttar Pradesh – is in pretty bad shape and Ayodhya is a place about which no political party speaks.
So he or she begins to hate Indian culture for its emptiness, its fake value system and way of life and its never ending train and bus rides. Its traffic jams, its bad urban planning and its disastrous sewage management and water supply system. He lives on Oxcytocin contaminated milk which is also the love hormone. Does this promote promiscuity in the metros? We can’t say as there has been no research on the subject but it could also be western serials. After all Jassu behn is neither bold nor okay but Radha ki betiyan have started discussing divorce, past affairs and allied issues.
Here the Indian child seeks refuge in Spiderman, in Ironman, in the X-men, in marvel comics and in Hollywood. For those who came in late to the world of international social situations and feel I am being unnecessarily hysterical about Hollywood, after all we ripped off American Idol with our own desi Indian Idol and look alike shows none of which has anything to do with Indian culture, then let me tell you, you are gravely mistaken.
The fourth film in the blockbuster “Spider-Man” franchise will begin shooting in 2010, actor J.K. Simmons told MTV News at Sundance, revealing that he’ll continue in the role of Daily Bugle publisher J. Jonah Jameson. This news appears to confirm earlier rumours that the producers are looking towards a May 2011 release.
While Tobey Mcguire is expected to return, there is no formal commitment from Kirsten Dunst, although the actress has been reported to state that she will continue as Peter Parker’s love interest.
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