tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10060595.post111792731777041855..comments2023-10-24T13:50:49.648+05:30Comments on Lies, Damned Lies and Blogs: Glamourizing the GutterVarun Singhhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17168493702369142983noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10060595.post-1118118601950445602005-06-07T10:00:00.000+05:302005-06-07T10:00:00.000+05:30Hehehe. Thanks Reshma. I did change the template a...Hehehe. Thanks Reshma. I did change the template a bit & nowadays I'm writing only when I feel strongly. Nice to know it has improved, that was the motive when I started :)Varun Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168493702369142983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10060595.post-1118117449470787612005-06-07T09:40:00.000+05:302005-06-07T09:40:00.000+05:30Is it my imagination or has your blog changed and ...Is it my imagination or has your blog changed and improved tenfold since my last visit here?RShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409367282455407181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10060595.post-1118040185962195612005-06-06T12:13:00.000+05:302005-06-06T12:13:00.000+05:30@anangbhai: I haven't seen any of Cronenberg's mov...@anangbhai: I haven't seen any of Cronenberg's movies. I'll try to get my hands on them asap. <BR/><BR/>@aman: Thanks for your comment. Closest film to "reality", IMO, could be "Gardish (Jackie Shroff, Amrish Puri, Mukesh Rishi)". "Gulam" did a good job too<BR/><BR/>@Jha: Why such films, which "glorify" baddies are accepted so well, could be a topic of intense psychological study. I can't imagine any solid reasons right now. All the gangster movies do glorify the dark occupation! No two ways about it. In the name of reality, they portray a skewed picture, presenting those goons as real goldenhearted Robin Hoods! Even if it was spoken using the gangsters narrative, that doesn't make it otherwise. I think every drug peddler, every crook, every dishonest official, every corrupt politician has a story to tell. But then we have the truth too!Varun Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17168493702369142983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10060595.post-1118037875029765352005-06-06T11:34:00.000+05:302005-06-06T11:34:00.000+05:30IMO, you shouldn't say it glamorization. The movie...IMO, you shouldn't say it glamorization. The movie was shown with the point of view of the gangster. Even the narrative at the end is given by another gangster. Now if people take it as the good way, then there is something wrong with those people. And for this reason you can not impede someone's freedom of expression. They certainly are baddies and when they say those dialogues and they are just hiding themselves from their guilt feelings. It's just my vague view and am open to discussion.Satyajithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15549499159872650615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10060595.post-1118010411301086332005-06-06T03:56:00.000+05:302005-06-06T03:56:00.000+05:30Varun your observations on Gangster movies in gene...Varun your observations on Gangster movies in general couldn’t have been described better. It felt as though a long time thirst to speak out against the trashy stories about the lives of gangsters as portrayed by the much intellectually bankrupt ‘Bollywood’, had been satiated.<BR/><BR/>I agree with you completely when you say “In my opinion, gangsters are plain sick people, who don't have enough balls to sweat their way up.” <BR/><BR/>Also the inane punch dialogues of such movies are just a crowd stirrer and have as much resemblance to reality as a skin diseased crow would have to the hind of a dinosaur !Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10060595.post-1118006665642879992005-06-06T02:54:00.000+05:302005-06-06T02:54:00.000+05:30Not that I've seen the film but you're right about...Not that I've seen the film but you're right about the glamorization of violence. I don't mind the violence, but it's got to have a significance in the film you can't just keep popping every person every 5 seconds. <BR/>I think David Cronenberg does a good job of keeping the boundary between violence and senseless killing in his films. Check hsi movies out if you haven't already. The Fly, Naked Lunch, eXistenZ, Crash(1995) etc.Ananghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13093712350047601404noreply@blogger.com