Spiderman - India
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WTF??? Why must the same old stories be retold instead of coming up with something new. How difficult could it be to create a new hero uniquely Indian with no ties to anything Western?? :sigh: BW The Biggest Loser
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>> How difficult could it be to create a new hero uniquely Indian Let's see yours? ;P
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:-D Were I an artist, and in tune India and Indian culture, I'm sure I could dream up something other than Spider-Man. At least, I'm pretty sure I could ;) BW The Biggest Loser
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WTF??? Why must the same old stories be retold instead of coming up with something new. How difficult could it be to create a new hero uniquely Indian with no ties to anything Western?? :sigh: BW The Biggest Loser
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-Lord Cookieisn't Hanuman one of the "hero" of Indian culture ? Hanuman
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http://www.gothamcomics.com/spiderman_india/[^] Unfortunately it doesn't look like they are joking... --------------------------------------------------
I saw video clips of Spiderman at Taj Mahal and some other Indian landmarks, aired by some news channel. Looked quite OK to me, but prolly 'cos I was never particularly interested in the comic. Regards Smitha Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. -- Richard Bach
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isn't Hanuman one of the "hero" of Indian culture ? Hanuman
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Never heard of Hanuman, looks interesting. I guess I just get tired of hearing how people are pissed at American culture taking over the world or something like that, and then seeing Spidey being warped into fitting another culture. Just make up something new, it isn't as though there is nothing to draw from culturally/historically/creatively/etceterally, like Hanuman. BW The Biggest Loser
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http://www.gothamcomics.com/spiderman_india/[^] Unfortunately it doesn't look like they are joking... --------------------------------------------------
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I saw video clips of Spiderman at Taj Mahal and some other Indian landmarks, aired by some news channel. Looked quite OK to me, but prolly 'cos I was never particularly interested in the comic. Regards Smitha Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. -- Richard Bach
Smitha Vijayan wrote: but prolly 'cos I was never particularly interested in the comic. You've missed out. Spiderman is the greatest of all the superheroes. Peter Parker has to be one of the best fictional characters invented in the 20th century. Whilst I love the darkness at the core of Batman as the Dark Knight, the guilt that drives Peter/Spiderman to be a hero is far more interesting. Michael CP Blog [^]
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I saw video clips of Spiderman at Taj Mahal and some other Indian landmarks, aired by some news channel. Looked quite OK to me, but prolly 'cos I was never particularly interested in the comic. Regards Smitha Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. -- Richard Bach
Smitha Vijayan wrote: 'cos I was never particularly interested in the comic. That's because you're a girl :-) Spiderman is without a doubt the best comic strip of all time, except perhaps for Judge Dredd. Christian I have drunk the cool-aid and found it wan and bitter. - Chris Maunder
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Michael P Butler wrote: What no pictures of an Indian Gwen Stacey or M.J I've been to Fiji recently and seen pictures of lots of Bollywood actresses. They work damn hard to look white and could easily be mistaken for their Hollywood counterparts. Next. Christian I have drunk the cool-aid and found it wan and bitter. - Chris Maunder
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Michael P Butler wrote: What no pictures of an Indian Gwen Stacey or M.J I've been to Fiji recently and seen pictures of lots of Bollywood actresses. They work damn hard to look white and could easily be mistaken for their Hollywood counterparts. Next. Christian I have drunk the cool-aid and found it wan and bitter. - Chris Maunder
Christian Graus wrote: I've been to Fiji recently and seen pictures of lots of Bollywood actresses. They work damn hard to look white and could easily be mistaken for their Hollywood counterparts. Next. I'd be interested to see an Indian women with red hair like M.J. I'd do a google, but I'm scared to think what images might get thrown up. ;-) Michael CP Blog [^]
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Smitha Vijayan wrote: 'cos I was never particularly interested in the comic. That's because you're a girl :-) Spiderman is without a doubt the best comic strip of all time, except perhaps for Judge Dredd. Christian I have drunk the cool-aid and found it wan and bitter. - Chris Maunder
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Christian Graus wrote: I've been to Fiji recently and seen pictures of lots of Bollywood actresses. They work damn hard to look white and could easily be mistaken for their Hollywood counterparts. Next. I'd be interested to see an Indian women with red hair like M.J. I'd do a google, but I'm scared to think what images might get thrown up. ;-) Michael CP Blog [^]
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Smitha Vijayan wrote: but prolly 'cos I was never particularly interested in the comic. You've missed out. Spiderman is the greatest of all the superheroes. Peter Parker has to be one of the best fictional characters invented in the 20th century. Whilst I love the darkness at the core of Batman as the Dark Knight, the guilt that drives Peter/Spiderman to be a hero is far more interesting. Michael CP Blog [^]
Spiderman, Superman, Batman and all other such men failed to raise any interest in my reading ever. They are not just meant for kids I think, and when I tried these out I was just a kid, and that prolly was why I did not find them particularly interesting. And when I grew up I never bothered to try reading them again. Cheers Smitha Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. -- Richard Bach
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Smitha Vijayan wrote: 'cos I was never particularly interested in the comic. That's because you're a girl :-) Spiderman is without a doubt the best comic strip of all time, except perhaps for Judge Dredd. Christian I have drunk the cool-aid and found it wan and bitter. - Chris Maunder
Christian Graus wrote: That's because you're a girl That's probably right too. As a kid I never enjoyed reading/ watching Spiderman. Cheers Smitha Every problem has a gift for you in its hands. -- Richard Bach
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Smitha Vijayan wrote: but prolly 'cos I was never particularly interested in the comic. You've missed out. Spiderman is the greatest of all the superheroes. Peter Parker has to be one of the best fictional characters invented in the 20th century. Whilst I love the darkness at the core of Batman as the Dark Knight, the guilt that drives Peter/Spiderman to be a hero is far more interesting. Michael CP Blog [^]
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WTF??? Why must the same old stories be retold instead of coming up with something new. How difficult could it be to create a new hero uniquely Indian with no ties to anything Western?? :sigh: BW The Biggest Loser
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-Lord Cookiebrianwelsch wrote: Why must the same old stories be retold instead of coming up with something new. How difficult could it be to create a new hero uniquely Indian with no ties to anything Western?? There was a fairly entertaining superhero movie called Mr.India (directed by Shekar Kapur). But franchises don't work in bollywood so no further movies were made. On the other hand, there is a also a bollywood version of superman. Funny review here: http://www.stomptokyo.com/movies/s/superman-indian.html[^] --------------------------------------------------
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brianwelsch wrote: Why must the same old stories be retold instead of coming up with something new. How difficult could it be to create a new hero uniquely Indian with no ties to anything Western?? There was a fairly entertaining superhero movie called Mr.India (directed by Shekar Kapur). But franchises don't work in bollywood so no further movies were made. On the other hand, there is a also a bollywood version of superman. Funny review here: http://www.stomptokyo.com/movies/s/superman-indian.html[^] --------------------------------------------------
Bijesh wrote: But franchises don't work in bollywood so no further movies were made. Why is that? It seems people feel there is money in re-creating Spiderman, so the public must be willing to buy, right? What would be different between a recast US hero and Mr.India (for example)? Is it that Bollywood doesn't have enough capital to hyper-market movies? BW The Biggest Loser
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Bijesh wrote: But franchises don't work in bollywood so no further movies were made. Why is that? It seems people feel there is money in re-creating Spiderman, so the public must be willing to buy, right? What would be different between a recast US hero and Mr.India (for example)? Is it that Bollywood doesn't have enough capital to hyper-market movies? BW The Biggest Loser
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-Lord Cookiebrianwelsch wrote: Is it that Bollywood doesn't have enough capital to hyper-market movies? I think its because most Bollywood actors play the same character in all their movies anyway so a sequel would be redundant. Also these movies typically end with all loose ends tied up to satisfaction and the lead pair is married off (You can't do interesting stuff after getting married: thats a Bollywood rule). Other smaller movie industries in India (like in Kerala) have sequels appearing occasionally. --------------------------------------------------