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LAmonkeygirl
09/03/09

In reply to No Kissing! For Bollywood Producers, Sex Will Do
This may come across as incredibly ignorant, but how did India evolve from the culture that produced the Kama Sutra into one where kissing on film (or in public) is viewed as indecent? I'm genuinely curious.
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ladyM2000
09/03/09

@LAmonkeygirl: To paraphrase another, earlier commenter on this subject: Because cultures change and mores change. More specifically, I think it has to do with the influx of other cultures into native Indian culture, such as Muslim influence or even British colonial influence. Also, the fact that there are mixed audiences (read: male and female) at the movies, not to mention the fear of corrupting the poor little kiddies...

But never fear, the multiple clips of wet saris during monsoon season will make up for that. ;)
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phedre
09/03/09

@ladyM2000: Here's a good primer for everyone: [en.wikipedia.org]

As ladyM2000 said, a lot of it has to do with the influence of Islam and British colonialism.
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Theomeny
08/14/09

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Teaser Trailer:
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boxspelunker
08/15/09

@Theomeny: I will see it, grudgingly. I love this book. It has been my favorite for years and years, and they can never do it justice without a blonde Dorian. It was essential to his symbolism that he was blonde. If you can't get the basic details of a character's description, I can't expect you paid much attention at all.

Though I hope for Basil's... special feelings to remain in tact, as they were one of the few touching things in the book, as delusional as they were.
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GirlyQ is a manta ray
08/14/09

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Murr... Dorian Gray is blond haired and blue eyed. I should know, it's one of my favorite books. Can you please at least get that right? Really? We need to get over this disney-ish "Light people are nice, dark people are evil" nonsense. I maintain that's why they always cast Dorian dark. But he doesn't start OUT dark. The whole book is about what happens when there are no consequences to our actions.
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PeterAbe1ard
08/14/09

@GirlyQ: Agreed. The book says he's blond like 7,000 times; it would be difficult to "picture" him any other way.
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boxspelunker
08/15/09

@PeterAbe1ard: HOW does one miss that detail? It's not like... important or anything.
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My Jen Could Paint That
08/14/09

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Someone needs a large bottle of Lubriderm.
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BabyJane
08/14/09

@My Jen Could Paint That: And may I add, a little exfoliation couldn't hurt.
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Island of Misfit Toys
08/14/09

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If this is done properly, it could be an award winning opportunity for both Colin Firth and Ben Barnes.
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shnuguel
08/14/09

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I will not see the movie because the book is too dear to me to be messed up. But may I honor the beauty of the english male for one moment. I mean seriously, what kind of hotness stew do they give these MEN!
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Scout
08/14/09

@shnuguel: I have a little "mystery" he can solve....
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effingjro
08/14/09

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Unless they work in a serious gay subtext, and explain those explosions, I think I'll be underwhelmed. I'd rather see this filmed more along the lies of 'Brideshead Revisited' than some kind of action-adventure flick with decomposing faces. And their Dorian is hot, but probably still not hot enough to portray the most beautiful man in English lit.
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BabyJane
08/14/09

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All I can see is Tom Cruise as Lestat.
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Rooo sez BISH PLZ
08/14/09

@BabyJane: Glad I wasn't the only one.
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Madlenka
08/14/09

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Ahhhh, The Picture of Dorian Gray brings back some fond memories of high school...like when this one popular cheerleader I disliked looked up from the book to ask the class, "So, Dorian Gray is the guy the painting's of?"

And I think that explains why I didn't go to my 10 year reunion.
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Rooo sez BISH PLZ
08/14/09

@Madlenka: You should have told her you had one in your closet too. I'll bet she would really have made a face worth looking at then.
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Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith
08/15/09

@Madlenka: Portrait. To be a snob, one must first be accurate,
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Good Cop Baby Cop
08/14/09

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The teaser trailer, with its vague references to his beauty and eternal youth, looks like it's aimed at a certain sparkle-intoxicated fanbase.
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ericacartman
08/14/09

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But have you seen the 1945 version of the movie? Dorian Gray was more creepy than hot... and it worked.
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girlleastlikelyto
08/14/09

@ericacartman: I love that movie!

Though Dorian Gray is dark-haired in that one, too.
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Zombie Ms. Skittles
08/14/09

@girlleastlikelyto: Blonde hair never really showed up right on men in black and white films I don't think. They tended to look bald.
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Lyesmith (Good joke. Everybody laugh. )
08/14/09

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What the hell is this shit. The poster looks like it was Photoshopped by a 15 year old who just discovered "peeling paint" textures online. And they couldn't have picked a more interesting way to interpret a beautiful but corrupt character without making him a) brunet b) with a sinister look in his eyes?
I am disappointed.
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ZemarSea Urchin
08/14/09

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I pictured him blond, effeminate, soft and very young looking. Almost like a painting of an angel. This guy looks a little too...cruel and dastardly. My dorian was the picture of petulant, diva, aggrogant youth. I'm sooo going to see this anyway.
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Rooo sez BISH PLZ
08/14/09

@ZemarSea Urchin: Hee hee hee.
*buys tickets with you*
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ennui_ensues
08/14/09

@ZemarSea Urchin: totally agree. I saw the trailer and the make him seem so malevolent. In the book he was more evil in a weak way... they didn't seem to capture that
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ZemarSea Urchin
08/14/09

@ennui_ensues: Yeah just watched the trailer someone posted up thread. Ick. Not quite right.
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boxspelunker
08/15/09

@ennui_ensues: Petulant is the word to describe Dorian. He was a horrible little turd, with no regard for anyone but himself. He wasn't actively malicious at first, just completely self-centered.
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Ack
08/14/09

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I know Dorian is supposed to be blond, but the original Dorian movie had him as a brunette too so I always think of him as a brunette. That said, not looking forward to this new movie at all - I think this is one of those books that should just be left as a book.
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Lymed
08/14/09

@Ack: I agree. I don't want my image of Dorian or Basil messed with.
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dj_chick
08/14/09

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I've never read the book, so this looks amazing to me. It could help that the guy is HOT. And did I mention that he's hot?
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Kivrin
08/14/09

@dj_chick: Yeah, I gotta say, this guy is totally my type. He's so PRETTY. This may inspire me to finally read the book. (I feel sad admitting that—I should read a classic novel irrespective of any movie tie-ins!)
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Yahtzii
08/14/09

@Kivrin: No shame. This guy sold me on Pride and Prejudice. I finished the book yesterday and am already started on Sense and Sensibility.
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Lyesmith (Good joke. Everybody laugh. )
08/14/09

@Yahtzii: Nummy, although the movie wasn't really very good (not to mention that Keira Knightley looks nothing like a Lizzie). The 1995 Sense and Sensibility movie is pretty awesome, by the way. And Persuasion, too.
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Lymed
08/14/09

@Kivrin: It is such a fast read. I used to read it over a weekend once a year.
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Yahtzii
08/14/09

@Lyesmith (Good joke. Everybody laugh. ): Lies! The movie was brilliant. Although I have to agree that Keira Knightly is too pretty to be Lizzy.

Never seen Persuasion, longtime fan of the movie version of Sense and Sensibility.
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Lyesmith (Good joke. Everybody laugh. )
08/14/09

@Yahtzii: Okay, I admit that most of my problems with the movie stem from the casting of Keira and that otherwise, it's awesome. But it's still important who plays the main character! :( Keira is too modern-pretty; I wanted a more curvy, soft actor to play the role.
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