Saving Face was another one of those movies that really made me uncomfortable. I do not deal well with seeing gruesome personal problems with others. It makes my stomach turn when I see things like that. I feel terrible for all of the women that have suffered those acid burns. I had no idea that acid attacks were a real thing to worry about. I could not imagine having to live in a place where you have to worry about that on a daily basis. It is a good thing that the law was passed for harsher and stricter penalties on those who commit the crime. I know that I have said it before, but things like this make me count my blessings every day that I am so lucky. When you look at the grand scheme of things, I have very little to really complain about, and for that I am forever thankful.
I noticed one of the questions was to compare Saving Face and The House is Black. They are both definitely similar. They both portray horrendous things that people have to deal with. They both show the sense of community that people that have leprosy and that have faced acid attacks show with other people who deal with the same thing. The biggest difference is that one is forced upon you and one you can do nothing about. I think in terms of respecting other cultures arts, I think the only way to do so is to keep watching other cultures films and become accustomed to them.
While I agree with your comparisons of the two films I think your note on respecting other cultures' arts could be expanded upon. As people, it is a universal truth that it is mentally and emotionally traumatizing to be physically maimed by either a disease or an attack. Even though we come from another culture doesn't mean we can't connect or should feel separated from other people. I think many people claim that no one can fully understand another culture but culture's are learned and sculpted-- it's not a trait someone is born with. And sometimes certain traits in some cultures are bad, like patriarchal dominance for instance. I think that people from other cultures should be able to recognize when it is acceptable to give and/or receive critiques.
ReplyDeleteIt was quite uncomfortable to watch wasn't it? For me, I think what made it so uncomfortable was the idea that oh my gosh, this is (was) actually happening to these poor women. Living in America, it is so hard to imagine this harsh treatment, but if you think about it, women are beaten and abused every day by men in their lives. What is scary is that even though there is a law in both cultures "protecting women" so many are terrified to go get help and so the abuse goes unannounced.
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