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British control of India began in the mid-to-late 1700s (after the battles of Plassey and Buxar) which was almost 300 years ago. Please bestow upon us your insight about the average Indian's frame-of-mind towards "Western culture" before that period.JD2008 said:Ever since the British colonized, many Indians have become hypersensitive to the Western cultural perspective.
How do "neutral stereotypes" go to "make the movie more believable"? (And why do you label the "asian kid" as neutral, when he is a good guy?)JD2008 said:Sure, there are few neutral stereotypes (like the asian kid doing karate), but those go to make the movie more believable.
If you read the entire thread, you'll find that nobody is claiming ToD to be "racially motivated" (as in; a mean-spirited, intentional slandering of India's people). It's been well stated, multiple times, that any controversial, racist aspects were NOT intentional.JD2008 said:One has to consider the fact that the franchise is about an archaeologist, whom (naturally) often finds himself in distant and foreign lands, and it's adventure story, which happens to have a white character, as the protagonist. In Raiders of Ark, which proceeded it, the (White) Nazis were the enemy, and it was the entirety of the human race, which depended on Jones. Given that as an introduction to our character and the franchise, there is no reason to jump to the conclusion that Temple of Doom is racially motivated.
"Most of the franchise"? Not as far as the Nazis are concerned:JD2008 said:Most of the franchise involves Indy in a race against the Nazis and power-thirsty characters (belloq, lao che) - not against any 'savage race',
- THEATRICAL FILMS: Only 38% (approx.) of the 4 movies are about Indy against the Nazis. That's definitely not "most"!
- TV SERIES: 0% - No Nazis.
- FRANCHISE: (Novels, Comics, Role-playing games): I haven't bothered to figure out the % for these stories...but Nazis are NOT the villains in the large majority of these extra, franchised tales.
Nazi presence in the overall "Indy franchise" is minor, when weighed against everything else that's been released under Dr. Jones' name.
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