So they know that movies like this are considered a joke in the rest of the world? That rather than being seen as India's answer to the Terminator movies, people equate it with the likes of the Americanized Power Rangers TV show?
Movies are made in a different way in India than in America. In US, you have movies made specifically in different genres like Action, Horror, Comedy, Musical etc and also you have independent dramas or comedies for people who want something different.
In India, the filmmakers add a bit of everything within one movie to appeal to as many people as possible. That's why it feels like a potpourri - a bit of romance, a bit of action, some comedy, some songs and dances thrown in and also some drama. If they dont do this, producers wont make much money because we dont have big enough audiences for specific genres.
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ydobon-1
11 years ago
Movies are made in a different way in India than in America. In US, you have movies made specifically in different genres like Action, Horror, Comedy, Musical etc and also you have independent dramas or comedies for people who want something different.
In India, the filmmakers add a bit of everything within one movie to appeal to as many people as possible. That's why it feels like a potpourri - a bit of romance, a bit of action, some comedy, some songs and dances thrown in and also some drama. If they dont do this, producers wont make much money because we dont have big enough audiences for specific genres.
I guess it's a cultural thing because being an American, I have a hard time seeing this movie as anything other than a
slightly less comical version of Inspector Gadget.
It's like a Saturday morning children's show from the 1970s, only with better special effects and violence.
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TheLastBar
11 years ago
And that's the problem: when you shove as much crap in there to appeal to as many people as possible, the quality of the film suffers as a result. One thing people need to know when making quality entertainment is that there is no way to please everyone.
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Film-School-Reject
11 years ago
And that's the problem: when you shove as much crap in there to appeal to as many people as possible, the quality of the film suffers as a result. One thing people need to know when making quality entertainment is that there is no way to please everyone.
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guely55
8 years ago
No, the problem is that you american and you are not part of the target audience to this movie. By the way is there any example of any kind of "foreign" ripoff from any american movie that americans would consider superior to the original red white and blue? I Didn't think so. Is there any "american version" of any "foreign film" considered better for other then americans? Neither.
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omega2064
8 years ago
There are more focused movies produced in India. Its just that what oft gets sent overseas seems to be the odder stuff. Khris 2 I saw a year or so ago and its one of those more focused movies.
But really. Look at the Transformers movies where you have about a half hour of romance or school daze, toss in an occasional Transformer, and whatever.
As with everything else. Theres alot of variance. You just have to sometimes look around for it. Much like anime.
And yeah. Very rare can we in the US ever make an adaption right of something from some other country. In fact sometimes it seems all they want is the title. "The Prisoner" being a recent disaster. Hell. We cant even remake our own stuff without screwing it up.
Luckily the US doesnt have a monopoly on that skill. ahem...
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guely55
8 years ago
No, the problem is that you are american and you are not part of the target audience for this movie. Bollywood makes enough money with other markets then the american all around the world (Russia, Africa, Latin America, Middle East, South-East Asia). By the way is there any example of any kind of "foreign" ripoff from any american movie that americans would consider superior to the original red white and blue? I Didn't think so. Is there any "american version" of any "foreign film" considered better for other then americans? Neither.
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