The Great Indian Kitchen (2021) | How Woke Is It?

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The Great Indian Kitchen2021

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What We Think

‘The Great Indian Kitchen’ is a textbook example of a film that swaps subtle storytelling for overt social commentary. While the production values are high, it’s unmistakably committed to an ideological message that leaves little room for alternative views or the complexity of tradition.

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Compromised:Narrative Integrity

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The film prioritizes its ideological message about patriarchy in traditional Indian households, often at the expense of nuanced character development. The protagonist’s journey serves mainly as a critique of cultural norms, with little attention given to genuinely fleshing out alternative viewpoints or creating multi-dimensional characters.

Compromised:Cultural Foundations

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The film presents traditional family life, religious customs, and gender roles as inherently oppressive. There’s little room given for positive interpretation of these traditions; instead, they are largely depicted as backward or outdated, which can come across as a heavy-handed revision of cultural foundations.

Compromised:Ideological Monoculture

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Alternative perspectives are notably absent. Anyone endorsing tradition is shown as complicit or antagonistic, and there’s a clear uniformity in the film’s moral outlook. Genuine debate or internal conflict about family or faith is lacking.

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