Why are Indian web series filled with leftiest Propaganda? - Page 4

Lol, because it’s on Amazon. So obviously would be a at least a bit left. Every show I watch on Netflix and amazon has left views especially in recent years.

Originally posted by: GrumpyTheCat

Coz movies are mostly Right Wing Propaganda ? Kahin toh balance ho na chahiye.

Ginana kaunsi right wing propaganda movies hai waise?

As far as I know except Modi Biopics and Accidental PM. I don't think I have seen any such.

Hmmm. I did not see it that way.

I found Moosa to be very deplorable. Yes, his family was a victim of military violence but he reacts in extremities. The way he uses and abuses Mary to fulfill his objectives. His blatant disregard for the lives of others. I found him an unsympathetic monster whose actions cannot be justified no matter what.

I saw most of the story in general as an example of narrative cause-effect and the cycle of violence. Things don't happen in a vacuum. Barring psychopaths and sociopaths, very few people are naturally inclined to extreme violence. There always is a trigger, a breaking point.

Let's take a look at characters outside of our reality and politics.

Darth Vader is a genocidal dictator. He blows up an entire planet while forcing a citizen from that planet to watch to watch. He's literally a cold-blooded mass murderer. With all the blasters and space battle action, Star Wars would be a cool series in itself. But Anakin Skywalker's back story makes the series interesting. It shows how people turn evil.

Walter White is a drug lord. Breaking Bad as a series is about his spiral from mild-mannered chemistry teacher to a drug lord. It starts with sympathetic reasons. He is dying of cancer and wants to make ensure his family has a nest egg. But it doesn't take long before the family takes second place to his ambitions and ruthlessness. His cancer is his trigger, his breaking point. It may evoke some sympathy, but it is not meant to justify his actions.

In general, the best comic book villains are ones who have a great backstory. A story that shows how they spiraled into villainy. Black and white characters are bland and inhuman. Grey characters show the fragility and duality of human nature. Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr were best friends. They both faced the same prejudice and discrimination. But Charles is privileged and wealthy. Erik is an orphaned Holocaust survivor. So while Charles is able to be good, Erik commits evil acts and tries to justify them.

Not all heroes are perfect either. Ben Kenobi's inability to show love to Anakin when he needed it is part of the reason for his downfall. Luke maybe a hero, but when he tries to kill his nephew (and he had a good reason) he creates Kylo Ren. Supergirl's best and most well-intended actions create Agent Liberty. Charles' inability to empathize with Erik's anger keeps driving Magneto towards evil.

The truth is people are grey. Heroes mess up. Villains once had humanity. Good narratives acknowledge that. So I don't see TV shows that follow this technique as leftist propaganda. I see it as good storytelling.