Originally posted by: IAmLuvBolly
First bold: to a large extent yes I agree. If the movie is bad it will crash and end itself. But I don’t necessarily think the movie working means it’s a good movie. Unfortunately violence on screen can peak people’s curiosity and attract more footfalls into the theaters. I haven’t seen Kabir Singh but was it really a good movie? Or did the idea of a man wanting full control over his partner appeal to a certain demographic?
Second bold: disagree with this. I’m already seeing tweets praising that screen shot of Ranbir choking Rashmika. One actually said every man should do this if his wife says anything against his parents. Rape culture and violence against women is rampant in society. If this movie is not showing it for what it actually is, a despicable and heinous crime, it’s just opening the door for more brazen and disturbing display of toxic and violent masculinity. By no means am I saying the movie and its makers are responsible for all individuals crimes. But glorifying crimes against women doesn’t do society any favors.
There was backlash on Kabir Singh too which was justified to an extent, but a lot of it was just blind hate.
The outrage only benefited the film in the end, because many people then decided to watch the film to prove a point.
If you ask me, Kabir Singh, was a good movie on technical fronts (i.e, acting, cinematography, music etc) and it was a very engaging film.
But I am not blind either. The film had a very strong visual grammar of glorification of toxic masculanity. Die-hard fans will always disagree and defend the film, but a lot of neutral folks saw the problematic parts for what it was (and realized that they are bad parts), and yet enjoyed the good parts of the film.
By staying silent, I meant people should not divert and unnecessarily take things out of context, because this is exactly what the director wants. He thrives on the fact that he is able to rile up the audience.
Over-glorification of violence (if there is) will sabotage the film on its own. There is a big neutral audience, that can see through Vanga's tactics.
There is no need to preach and tell people what is right and what is wrong.
Edited by diasingh2 - 1 years ago
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