Saturday, June 6, 2009
Non-obvious influences
I wonder how much pop culture items such as Nandita Das' movie about the effects of Gujarat riots on relationships and the Indian rip-off of "Few Good Men" movie shaped the electorate's subconscience in affecting the election outcome. If someone can prove that connection, then movies become a powerful molder of public opinion, for good or ill.
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In the immediate aftermath of Gujarat 2002, there was a significant section that justified the riots saying that the riots were right, a befitting reaction etc. The subsequent years has seen articles, counter articles, debates, movies etc. Today, almost nobody talks in favor of what happenned in Gujarat 2002 as a natural reaction etc. Even the supporter of Modi claims that he/she supports Modi for his "development work". While that may be a facade, the fact that there is no significat section that justifies what happenned in 2002 publicly (or too embarassed to support 2002 riots), indicates that the movies like what you mentioned worked.
Just goes to show without their "hate-the-other" idea, BJP folds up like a cheap umbrella; probably because they have no other ideas left...
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