Is Slumdog Millionaire a Retelling of the Ramayana?

Is a banner with a picture of Rama and Sita on it and the word, “Ramayana,” the only link between the film Slumdog Millionaire and the great Hindu epic? In this paper we explore elements in the film that correspond to elements in theRamayana. There is no one-to-one correlation, and some relationship...

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Publié dans:The journal of religion and film
Auteurs: Blizek, William L. (Auteur) ; Desmarais, Michele Marie (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: 2015
Dans: The journal of religion and film
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Slumdog millionaire / Vālmīki, Rāmāyaṇa
RelBib Classification:BK Hindouisme
ZG Sociologie des médias; médias numériques; Sciences de l'information et de la communication
Sujets non-standardisés:B Hinduism Ramayana
Accès en ligne: Volltext (Verlag)
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Résumé:Is a banner with a picture of Rama and Sita on it and the word, “Ramayana,” the only link between the film Slumdog Millionaire and the great Hindu epic? In this paper we explore elements in the film that correspond to elements in theRamayana. There is no one-to-one correlation, and some relationships between the two are, in fact, mirror images. However, there are enough correlations and influences to suggest that the film might be considered a retelling of theRamayana. We also acknowledge though that there are also features of the film that some would find offensive and that would lead them to reject this idea that Slumdog Millionaire is a retelling of the epic.
ISSN:1092-1311
Contient:Enthalten in: The journal of religion and film