Re:Visual effects for the Indian blockbuster “RRR”
by dagmx on Saturday September 10, 2022 @02:40PM
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Bose was a socialist in the sense that nazis were nationalist socialists so I’m not sure what your point is there.
Re:Visual effects for the Indian blockbuster “RRR”
by unmole on Saturday September 10, 2022 @02:56PM
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Maybe read about man's views on the matter?
Re:Visual effects for the Indian blockbuster “RRR”
by dagmx on Saturday September 10, 2022 @03:06PM
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I have in the countless times this has been brought up. My high school had a Bose statue and taught us a lot of his history as well to try and reaffirm his greatness.
In the end , I haven’t ever seen anyone show me anything that didn’t also require ignoring Bose’s significant ties to the Nazis to have a charitable take on the man and his followers.
Re:Visual effects for the Indian blockbuster “RRR”
by unmole on Saturday September 10, 2022 @03:42PM
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> I have in the countless times this has been brought up.
And you didn't come across any references of him advocating for authoritarian socialism? This was way before he went into exile or joined hands with Hitler.
Re:Visual effects for the Indian blockbuster “RRR”
by random314 on Saturday September 10, 2022 @08:05PM
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Why dont you just cite
Bose's arguments instead of stretching this argument.
And some of it makes me question the author's familiarity with the actual background.
> he’s seen assuming a wardrobe that invokes his namesake Rama
No, he assumes a wardrobe that invokes Alluri Sitaramaraju, the historical figure his character is based on: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alluri_Sitarama_Raju
And this popular representation and the fictional fiancee named Sita come from a classic 1974 movie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alluri_Seetarama_Raju_(film)
Rajamouli is not exactly big on subtlety. If the troubling implications need so much ink to explain, maybe the implications aren't actually there?
> Essentially it’s holding up some of the more radical freedom fighters and downplaying the more pacifist and equitable ones
Sardar Patel, Chidambaram Pillai and Tanguturi Prakasam were not radicals, they were lifelong members of the INC and were committed to Gandhian non-violence. Bhagat Singh and Subhash Chandra Bose were capital S Socialists, it doesn't get more equitable than that. This argument would have held weight if someone like Savarkar was included. As it stands, it makes no sense.