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In the 1980s it was perfectly reasonable to not depict Indians eating monkey brains and performing child sacrifice rituals.
by ferdowsi 5y ago
In 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)