Showing posts with label Orientalism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Orientalism. Show all posts

Monday, February 23, 2009

Quick Thought on... Slumdog Millionaire

Is last nights Oscar hero, the surely amazing, stylish and well-intended Slumdog Millionaire, just an/other example of modern Orientalism? A representation of India through a Westerner's gaze, even the "real" people turning (themselves) into representations that fit the 'feel-good' framework?
Or is it another sign of Hollywood (and the Western cinema field) actually opening up to a new form of internationalism, aknowledging e.g. Bollywood?