ahahaha, I never rebuke people for getting ragey in my journal!

I half-watched the movie with my family and my sister and I agreed that it wasn't bad, but it wasn't anything special; it's the very fact that it's a familiar story that takes place in "exotic India" that has drawn such a big Western audience. I think people recognize the tropes and are excited by the trappings.

Basically, I have totally mixed feelings about the movie and what exactly it represents to the West about Indian people, and you hit on some of my issues exactly! So I am glad you left a comment, bb.