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Masala
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| 電影導演 / Srinivas Krishna |
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Characters:
Lisa, Bibi, Krishna, Sashi, Grandma, Rita,
Shitwhardhan, Balrama, Anil
- What are the Cultural identities
of the main characters? (e.g. Krishna, his parents, Rita's
parents, her grandma, and Lallu Bhai.) Which race
or kind of people are stereotyped in the film?
- How is Canada's multiculturalism criticized in the
film?
- Major motifs -- airplane and flying; What is the
significance of the airplane, which appears several times in the
film?
- What can the title suggest about the meanings the
director wants to convey?
- Three Krishna's
-- Why does the director use his own name as the name of both the
protagonist and the Indian god which shows up on TV and wear hockey
uniform?
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Cultural
Identities and Canadian Multiculturalism
in
Masala
Group Report Outline
by Emily, Ming, Dolphin, Pony, Albert
- Cultural identity of the younger
generation
1. Krishna
a. no cultural identification;
separation
--- no job
in Canada
doesn't want to go back
not to go to Vancouver eventually
b. cynical personality
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defensive - "loser" personality
aloof - a house with no neighbors
numb - "Don't you feel anything?" asks Rita.
c. relationship with the little boy
--- Krishna's death
2. Rita
a. think about her cultural identification through
her flying dream
b. relationship with Krishna
c. comparison with Sashi
- Culture identity of the older generation
Lord Krishna---Representative of the older generation; incompatible
with their immediate surroundingsĆ
The Indian
god---strong existence as part of Indian culture against
Canada culture
Dramatic presence--- depicted
in a rather profane form
Loss of power---Grandma's
complaint
Disappearance of people's
belief ---
Kidnapping event
Human Krishna’s
death
Lallu Bhai
Harry
Masala : a kind of spice
has the meaning of "trouble"
Airplane : for Krishna -- the complex of hometown
for Rita -- the dream of flying
Stamp : poor efficiency of Canada mail system
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