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Originally Posted by bleakshaun  Revisiting Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom | Den of Geek
"even back in 1984 when the film was first released though, it was stung by accusations of racism in its portrayal of a deprived village in North India. Indeed, the Indian government refused permission to film in the country, partly on racism grounds. Rewatching the film now, it's hard to feel comfortable with some of the scenes, and you can see the reasons for the accusations." |
I just don't see that at all. It's a fact that India is one of the worlds poorest countries and half the population live in slums. Surely denial is a far more racist scenario. I mean can you imagine if the Indian villagers had been portrayed as not being poor.
Plus of course it's the evil Thuggee cult who made the village poor so there was a reason for it in the film anyway. A racist film that a young Asian boy played a hugely pivotal part in.