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A Passage to India (1984)
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A Passage to India is one of the worst and most racist pictures ever made.
The Indian stereotypes are quite appalling. Sickening to watch is the reduction of Dr. Aziz to some sort of caricature.
Although David Lean tries to make a point, racism is still heavily pronounced throughout. Look at the Indian judge
for the case, and look at the Indian lawyer friend of Dr. Aziz.
Why...why...why use Alec Guinness, a white man doused in makeup, for an Indian? Hundred millions of Indians in the world,
and they can't find one to play his character. Now, what the hell is that on Alec's lips?
The climax, the rape...oh, please, nothing happened! Then, I have to endure the silly trial which saw the accuser to take
back what she said that subsequently freed Dr. Aziz because quite frankly...nothing happened! What I just went through is
a STUPID THREE-HOUR FILM ABOUT NOTHING BUT STUPID, SILLY, AND CRAPPY INDIAN STEREOTYPES. And the worst part of the entire
travesty? It's listening to the dialogue which smacks of high class snobbery. I repeat: HIGH...CLASS...SNOBBERY. Some of the
classics are:
OH, DEAR.
I'VE HAD A VERY TRYING DAY.
OH, DEAR.
QUITE RIGHT.
OH, DEAR.
QUITE RIGHT.
MY DEAR.
PLEASE DO.
QUITE RIGHT.
OH, DEAR.
I'VE HAD A VERY TRYING DAY.
I RATHER LIKE MYSTERIES, BUT I RATHER DISLIKE MUDDLES.
OH, DEAR.
One more note of racism: look at the DVD cover. Do you see Victor Banerjee's name anywhere there? Oh, wait a minute...who
is he, you ask? Yeah, well...forget about it. By the way, is there an uglier woman than Judy Davis? David Lean really lost
the directorial touch given the number of overrated pictures and bombs that had occurred during the late part of his
career: Doctor Zhivago, Ryan's Daughter, and
this godforsaken crap.
All in all, A Passage to India is perfect for white supremacists.