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> one of Indy's allies is a young Chinese boy known only as Short Round, if we're talking about outdated ethnic stereotypes Uh, a “short round” is an artillery
by cnasc 5y ago
> one of Indy's allies is a young Chinese boy known only as Short Round, if we're talking about outdated ethnic stereotypes
Uh, a “short round” is an artillery shell that falls short and lands on friendly soldiers. I don’t know how that could possibly be an ethnic stereotype. It seems to me he was named (edit: nicknamed to be clear) for being chaotic and disruptive, much like an unexpected artillery shell landing in your midst.
- listenallyall 5y agoIt's just so bizarre to me that people would take the time to dissect a movie from the 1980s, depicting the 1940s, to compare how it matches up with today's standards of things like gender equality, cultural appropriation, and social justice. Of course it won't perfectly comply. What is the point?
- ferdowsi 5y agoIn the 1980s it was perfectly reasonable to not depict Indians eating monkey brains and performing child sacrifice rituals.
- yongjik 5y agoWell, to be fair, the movie ends by Indian soldiers literally shooting these child-sacrificers to death ...
- krustyburger 5y agoDid that depiction strike you as pretending to be true-to-life? If so, I must tell you that I don’t think that was Spielberg’s intention. And as the other response notes, in the film the villainous behavior you refer to was clearly seen as unacceptable to other, equally Indian, characters in the film. More importantly, even if you were right that what that part of the film was about was “depicting Indians,” what good does this observation do? Are you hoping people will stop enjoying the film and stick to more “reasonable” fare?
- dharmab 5y agoI'm Indian. As a kid, at a sleepover a white kid asked if that was what my family ate. He was completely serious.
- krustyburger 5y agoThat’s terrible. I’m sorry to hear that that happened to you. I think his taking that away from the film and applying it toward you probably had more to do with the worldview he was being exposed to at home than the Indiana Jones movie itself.
- RalfWausE 5y agoI can not speak for Indians, but i can tell you from personal experience, that if you are married with an vietnamese women you will see your in-laws (and your wife) eating... interesting... stuff. (And most of the "interesting" stuff is absolutely delicious)
- andyv 5y agoThe outrage machine need fuel!