Film Review: Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom

Himanshu Deswal
BALLB 16
20161373
History Assignment

THUGGEE, CRIMINAL TRIBES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURES

In 1986, East India Company Introduced a THUGEE ACT but western countries have many misconceptions about the Thuggee one of the major example of misconception is the 1984 Hollywood movie Indiana Jones and the temple of Doom. Movie is set in the year 1935, after 100 years starting of Thuggee Act, the area near Pathankot city in state of Punjab of colonial India The film has also been the subject of controversy due to its portrayal of India and Hinduism. The depiction of Hindus caused controversy in India, and brought it to the attention of the country 's censors, who placed a temporary ban on it. The depiction of the goddess Kali Ma as a representative of the underworld and evil was met with much criticism, as she is almost exclusively depicted as a goddess of change and empowerment, meaning that while she does destroy, she almost always does so in order to effect positive change. The depiction of Indian cuisine was also criticized, as dishes such as baby snakes, eyeball soup, beetles, and chilled monkey brains are not actual Indian foods. Many critic has condemned the film and has criticised numerous parts of the film as offensive and factually inaccurate. Yettte Ruche has criticized the film for contributing to negative stereotypes of Indians in Western society, writing "it seems to have been taken as a valid portrayal of

whoever shall be proved to have belonged, either before or after the passing of this Act, to any gang of Thugs, either within or without the Territories of the East India Company, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, with hard labour.
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