Indian Representation in Media is Changing

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    0:00 intro
    2:19 what is good representation?
    7:41 monkey man
    11:08 the bigger picture
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Komentáře • 447

  • @sadie3783
    @sadie3783 Před 21 dnem +1016

    saji making a positive video? what is going on???

    • @potisive
      @potisive Před 21 dnem +6

      potisive video perhaps?

    • @chernobylthing3932
      @chernobylthing3932 Před 20 dny +9

      The earth is healing

    • @opheliamunroe1110
      @opheliamunroe1110 Před 19 dny +5

      I'm so glad you left this comment because I actually put this one off because I low key expected it to be sad. I haven't been watching anything new lately so I really don't have any frame of reference for what Indian representation has been looking like outside of like...Mindy Kaling - someone I think people need to be way less harsh on - and Lilly Singh - someone who needs way more criticism in my opinion - and I don't feel like they're really like...great examples. Not like they're negative examples just that they've been around for a while and I don't know about the more recent movies and shows going on right now. Hell yeah. I'm stoked.

    • @3HUNNAGLORYBOY
      @3HUNNAGLORYBOY Před 19 dny

      i don’t know

    • @ctnke
      @ctnke Před 3 dny +1

      blink twice if you need help Saji

  • @damestamp2489
    @damestamp2489 Před 21 dnem +734

    Saji : “Thanks for making us feel hot”
    Bestie I got news for you

    • @blakewhite3131
      @blakewhite3131 Před 21 dnem +200

      Wait Saji has to be aware he's drop dead gorgeous right

    • @damestamp2489
      @damestamp2489 Před 20 dny +103

      @@blakewhite3131 correct, the man is a stunner.

    • @RyuKyu.77
      @RyuKyu.77 Před 20 dny +93

      Mf acting like he not a snack himself

    • @poppaelias4175
      @poppaelias4175 Před 18 dny +20

      no because i always thought a few Indian (and one Pakistani, ppl couldn’t tell the difference🙃) friends of mine growing up in particular were just stunning human beings, and i saw them develop the same kinds of complexes about their looks from racist comments growing up. i’m white and we grew up in a very white state/town, our town just had proportionally quite a few Indian americans. it’s crazy how normalized micro aggressions were against them were til the day we graduated by a lot of people, i’m glad i had the sense to reflect on that shit as i matured, but man :/ that shit stays with you. i’m still in close contact with the friend who was Pakistani not Indian (but that didn’t make a difference) in particular, and i *know* that shit stuck with him. and i may be biased (he’s just a year younger than me lmao, but i “adopted” him as my grandson), but beyond being crazy talented, he’s always been so handsome, but years of subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) mockery and racism told him otherwise, and it’s hard to get over that even when he’s able to recognize that since we still go to a PWI in the midwest!! at least he and i are graduating soon😅

    • @RyuKyu.77
      @RyuKyu.77 Před 18 dny +15

      @@poppaelias4175 indians are a mixture of ethic groups, a dude from the South isn't the same as a dude from the North (in terms of looks and culture) so dont worry, even indians like me can't tell the difference between indians and pakistani in looks, maybe language and accent. Indians grow up in an environment of micro aggressions with religion and cast and skin color and the ability to speak and write in English, I mean we have a thriving skin whitening industry, heck I bought into it too because upper caste indians are usually whiter in skin color. It's horrible ik, so yea, foreigners making fun of us as "haha call centre people" Well that's nothing and we intern normalized racism towards ourselves, hell, rn I'm whitewashed..... EVEN THO I'VE NEVER BEEN TO THE WEST LMAO AND THERE'S PLENTY OF WHITE WASHED INDIANS IN MY COMMUNITY

  • @harryjamesmiller
    @harryjamesmiller Před 21 dnem +881

    dev patel should have a blank check to whatever he wants to do next. doesn't matter if it's more action cinema or a romcom or a muppet movie, i'm in. i'm so glad you made a video about this!

    • @crazyowlgirlcncowner
      @crazyowlgirlcncowner Před 21 dnem +7

      OMG you're here too. Lol I love when I find my favorite creators commenting on each other's videos.

    • @deja5477
      @deja5477 Před 21 dnem +6

      literally i'm sat for anything involving him from now onward

    • @ce_982
      @ce_982 Před 20 dny +5

      ariana what are you doing here

  • @midnightstatic9437
    @midnightstatic9437 Před 21 dnem +627

    if he doesn’t win at least one Oscar for this I’m gonna throw hands

    • @tragicallyhoney
      @tragicallyhoney Před 20 dny +2

      Lol

    • @Eat_Your_Life
      @Eat_Your_Life Před 14 dny +1

      Oscar for what ? Did John wick got oscars or the raid movies ?

    • @thumpthumper9856
      @thumpthumper9856 Před 14 dny +15

      @@Eat_Your_Life this movie has waaay more depth than those movies, you should watch it

    • @gabbar51ngh
      @gabbar51ngh Před 9 dny +3

      Movie wasn't that good.

    • @_Lucifer_.
      @_Lucifer_. Před 7 dny +5

      @@gabbar51nghPajith stop yappin

  • @intern_dana
    @intern_dana Před 21 dnem +393

    i think people often forget that Pop Culture™ isn't just movies we watch and songs we hear, but it *is* culture. it has just as much influence on us, positive and negative, as any other part of culture. on how we view each other, ourselves, and the world. forgetting that is why so many people dismiss the importance of representation. well, that, and when you're the one always being represented it's easy to overlook everyone else

  • @ChrisBrooks34
    @ChrisBrooks34 Před 21 dnem +253

    I'm glad Netflix passed on this because this movie definitely deserved a theatrical release. It might be hot for a few weeks or worse. It would be lost in the deluge that is content on Netflix, and they wouldn't have pushed it the way it needed to be. I feel as though it wouldn't be as impactful, and I'm glad I got to see it on the big screen.

  • @Western76u
    @Western76u Před 19 dny +192

    BROWN BOYS ON THE COME UP BABY!! 🇮🇳🇵🇰🇧🇩🇱🇰🇳🇵🇲🇻

    • @Skewel
      @Skewel Před 15 dny

      Why people so desperate for South Asians to be represented in the West? I literally don't care if they acknowledge my existence or not.

    • @suggonthesenutslad2468
      @suggonthesenutslad2468 Před 8 dny +1

      YEAHHHHHHHH🤭

    • @andreamessiasgomes7118
      @andreamessiasgomes7118 Před 8 dny +2

      There are other people who are brown and actually Indians are of all races.

    • @zomburzz
      @zomburzz Před 8 dny

      YEAAAAAHHHHH

    • @hashimirfan4430
      @hashimirfan4430 Před 5 dny +1

      Just saying, Pakistan is much closer to northern side of indian than south indians like malbari, tamils and bengalis. Keep us separate.

  • @Ironbanner12
    @Ironbanner12 Před 21 dnem +154

    It's kinda funny that this movie has to be censored before the release in India
    But I'm sure this movie is 1000x better than Adipurush 💀

    • @audiobooksforfree7857
      @audiobooksforfree7857 Před 21 dnem +16

      Adipurush made me cry.

    • @pxrkhali3363
      @pxrkhali3363 Před 20 dny +4

      Don't even compare it to Adipurush.

    • @grace-zz8zh
      @grace-zz8zh Před 19 dny +8

      Adipurush was a joke

    • @aastha3428
      @aastha3428 Před 18 dny +16

      Adipurush was the real disrespect to Ramayana and these govt. officials think Monkey man is offensive. Smh 😑

    • @junainahrahman4156
      @junainahrahman4156 Před 10 dny +1

      Anything is better than adipurush

  • @larisa8485
    @larisa8485 Před 21 dnem +143

    Thank you Saji for talking about this. People often ask me why should there be Indian representation in films in the US and UK. Why can't those Indians watch Bollywood movies? I answer why shouldn't there be? Indians make up some of the largest immigrant populations in those countries, why should they be hidden from view and ignored? And Indian immigrants face different issues and live lives that aren't represented in Indian cinema. Don't they deserve to watch movies with Indian or South Asian leads in situations they relate to? And more positive representation can also help break the stereotypes people have of South Asians in general. It is very sad to see how rampant casual racism is against Indians online. Hopefully Dev's new movie is only the first step in the right direction.

    • @blakewhite3131
      @blakewhite3131 Před 21 dnem +20

      They'd probably also tell Korean people to "just watch kdramas" when asking for representation. People of all kinds can be anywhere and people should strive to depict that in a positive way, it's not that complicated

    • @xbluebirdx
      @xbluebirdx Před 20 dny

      that same dumb logic can be applied to any immigrant. why should black people be represented? why should japanese or chinese or korean or any other be represented? people should just go watch movies from the country they originated from. only white americans should be there (like it has been forever)

  • @spagheddie69
    @spagheddie69 Před 21 dnem +90

    Saji’s hair looks better in every video, idk how he does it he just keeps finding a way to improve upon perfection

  • @rubyaddison5446
    @rubyaddison5446 Před 19 dny +72

    I’m glad Indians and other south Asians are getting the good representation they deserve ❤️ as a black girl i understand deeply how annoying it is when your race constantly gets cliche or bad stereotypes in shows and it’s even better how they are representing south Asians with original characters instead of race swapping other characters that exist.

  • @mcbill7352
    @mcbill7352 Před 21 dnem +258

    This movie is such a good portrayal of modern india it is almost unbelievable. In its short runtime it manages a holistic view of what makes india special and the terrible situation india finds itself in today.

    • @Iamdead666
      @Iamdead666 Před 21 dnem +10

      what terrible situation ?

    • @malxnt
      @malxnt Před 20 dny +5

      @@Iamdead666 😂

    • @RyuKyu.77
      @RyuKyu.77 Před 20 dny

      ​@@Iamdead666 right wing government that is funded by big corporates and a weak opposition who also corrupt

    • @dhimankalita1690
      @dhimankalita1690 Před 20 dny

      This is some nri cringe depiction of india. There is a reason people don't watch such stereotypical portrayal of india. Dev patel have never set foot india even his father is not from india . This clown have no understanding of indian politics or culture yet he made a film stereotyping indian politics

    • @gabbar51ngh
      @gabbar51ngh Před 9 dny +11

      > Good portrayal of modern India.
      It was the most inaccurate depiction I have ever seen.

  • @ForeignManinaForeignLand
    @ForeignManinaForeignLand Před 21 dnem +195

    One of the only channels I know reppin that progressive Indian perspective 💜 love you fam 🙏🏾

    • @rohanxdavis
      @rohanxdavis Před 21 dnem +7

      Very few indeed

    • @cardcode8345
      @cardcode8345 Před 21 dnem +6

      Progressive Indian in what way, he is preaching the similar Hedge fund Marxist perspective towards India like many before him have done. These people won't put a foot in India to change something but have large mouths to defend the atrocious done by Indian elites and bureaucracy who sold and suppressed there own kind out, time and time out.

    • @prikkeldraad7112
      @prikkeldraad7112 Před 21 dnem

      @@cardcode8345Make your own progressive pro-people anti-hedge fund channel if you think you can do better

    • @anirudhnarwal6255
      @anirudhnarwal6255 Před 21 dnem +33

      @@cardcode8345 my brother, where in the world does he "defend the atrocious Indian elites and bureaucracy" in this video? This is some delusional talk, I pray for you, please get help.

    • @pularigilbert
      @pularigilbert Před 21 dnem +4

      Oh my God, its Foreign, I love your stuff!!!

  • @yaarvekho
    @yaarvekho Před 21 dnem +110

    one of my biggest insecurities growing up south asian is people not being able to see south asia (not just people but also our entire way of life: cultures, languages, diversity, religions, etc.) in the present tense. i often felt like i only existed in the past tense, that i was soley the remanants of a forgotten civilization that had only reached its peak pre british colonialism. the reality is that southern asia is 1/4 of the entire globe's population. we are the future. though it saddens me that most people's education on the world is dictated by western media-a media that depicts south asian beauty in way of life and phenotype as having no proper place in the 21st century-may Monkey Man be a proper formal invitation to India and Indian ways of life in all its ethnic, linguistic, cultural, and religious diversity. i'm sure one day when the world stops exploiting south asia for its garments, we will all be wearing Indian clothing, one day we will also be wearing African gold, and traversing a world with no borders. i just hope to live to see the day. regardless of any attempts the western world has of dehumanizing us out of intimdation and as a justification for their continued exploitation, we are survivors and our histories are omnipresent. India is everywhere and influences everything.
    thank you for centering Indian voices. it's daunting to risk defining youself by being solely an Indian when there are so many other complexties and nuances to you outside such an already complex and nuanced title of being Indian, but brave and especially necesary in today's world. you are truly a whole people's soft power right now, addressing the lack of knowledge where many platforms themselves fail to address their hate speech. regardless of whether this reaches those who need it the most, it has reached me and for that i am grateful. you Saji embody the greatest forms of perservance. you are ancient and modern and timeless. in every Indian is you, ane we are everywhere.

    • @IndoManiac90
      @IndoManiac90 Před 20 dny +1

      yeah, Indian people are the future, and people of other races feel threatened knowing we will surpass them, we are more masculine, better looking and more capable than men of every other race, and thats an indisputable fact.

    • @natasha5553
      @natasha5553 Před 20 dny +6

      ​@FlatTummyTeaOfficial awwh got the attention you wanted?

    • @nisthabhattacharya4854
      @nisthabhattacharya4854 Před 20 dny +1

      ​@@natasha5553Seriously. Cringe😂😂

    • @rubyaddison5446
      @rubyaddison5446 Před 19 dny +9

      I hope your culture continues to get represented in a positive light ❤️ because no one deserves to experience not feeling comfortable in their culture because of ignorant stereotypes.

    • @natasha5553
      @natasha5553 Před 19 dny +1

      @@nisthabhattacharya4854 you literally use laughing emojis

  • @lizzyizzywizzy
    @lizzyizzywizzy Před 19 dny +41

    dev patel and rahul kohli are two of the sexiest men alive and you cannot change my mind. i think they’re changing the western culture of what it means to be a sexy man.

    • @cardcode8345
      @cardcode8345 Před 19 dny

      What are you smoking, mind sharing the recipe?

    • @lizzyizzywizzy
      @lizzyizzywizzy Před 19 dny +3

      @@cardcode8345 is this … positive or negative?

    • @ImBatuKumAhhh
      @ImBatuKumAhhh Před 16 dny

      ​@@cardcode8345😂

    • @xbluebirdx
      @xbluebirdx Před 15 dny +7

      I thought I was the only one crushing on Rahul Kohli!

    • @painunending4610
      @painunending4610 Před 14 dny +2

      Turns out when you have good bone structure and are famous people like you! This is an amazing revelation and will definitely change the way people view the average SEA dude...
      Sarcasm btw

  • @DannyEatsCorndogs
    @DannyEatsCorndogs Před 21 dnem +50

    I saw monkeyman and had to click. I saw it in theaters last weekend and it was so fucking good!!! I cried so much during this movie. Also, Dev Patel is such a great actor and director. His role in The Green Knight made him one of my top five actors of all time.

  • @itsdivyag
    @itsdivyag Před 21 dnem +75

    just saw this movie recently and... whew! i love how refreshing movies are when you give marginalised voices in the industry a chance like you mentioned the blend of genres/inspirations and creating something great. r.e. the collective anger, not sure if this relates to exactly what you're referring to but I saw parts of that when he was with Alphonso driving around and witnessing the poverty on the streets and he also came from hardship. & also just him rising up the ranks as a waitor/server and seeing the contrast between classes.

    • @keyaraval8591
      @keyaraval8591 Před 19 dny +2

      omg divya what are you doing here

    • @itsdivyag
      @itsdivyag Před 19 dny

      ​@@keyaraval8591 supporting my fellow brown creators :3

  • @chillinon3263
    @chillinon3263 Před 21 dnem +72

    I saw it on release not knowing anything besides Dev Patel being the lead (love to see it as a brown kid even if I’m not ethnically Indian myself), I had no idea the production was so fraught though. I kinda assumed his name had the funding in the bag as he’s a pretty successful actor here in the UK, but I’m all the more impressed to hear how thin the budget was stretched yet the film still landed as polished as it did. I’m vaguely familiar with the epic Ramayana but icl I didn’t put two and two together when it came to all the parallels between the narratives

  • @Kingdia97
    @Kingdia97 Před 21 dnem +23

    Arjun nimmala got drafted in the first round of the MLB. Representation for desis in America is on the rise.

  • @notabear287
    @notabear287 Před 19 dny +11

    makes me want to cry thinking of the unnecessary restrictions they faced making this movie. im so glad you got to speak about something that you love and feel seen by

  • @kushagra64
    @kushagra64 Před 21 dnem +135

    Babe wake up new Saji video just dropped
    …wait a minute, I don’t have a babe, why tf am I saying that?

  • @beautifulmidnight
    @beautifulmidnight Před 20 dny +15

    It was actually a really cool experience to see the movie, enjoy the *fuck* out of it, and then chat with a co-worker who’s from India about it. It added so many more layers to the way I saw the movie.
    For this to be Dev Patel’s directorial debut is insane. There’s so much in it that’s just so well done. I’m so excited to see what he does next.

  • @elenaaguilarcastillo1932
    @elenaaguilarcastillo1932 Před 14 dny +5

    People saying Dev isn’t believable as an action star bc he’s “too thin”, meanwhile he has a literal black belt irl is just 🤦🏻‍♀️
    I loved this movie and can’t wait to see what other stories he has to share with us!!! What a brilliant directorial debut!!!

    • @itsanu1420
      @itsanu1420 Před 5 dny

      It’s unfortunate because they say that about timothee in dune but many athletic martial arts people are very thin and built

  • @janettewong9900
    @janettewong9900 Před 20 dny +14

    I loved this movie so much and I wanted to put it out there that it arguably passes the Bechdel Test - it’s not really a conversation but the scene Kid first sees Sita is when she’s in Queenie’s office being berated
    I wasn’t mad about it at all though because one of the biggest differences from John Wick is that you really get a very full idea of the person Neela (Kid’s mom) was - she is loving, kind, gentle but also stood her ground and has autonomy. Sita is also portrayed as having a range of emotions, character traits, and again, autonomy. Even though they are side characters, they have their own motivations and exist more than to further the plot.
    I also love that Sita wasn’t portrayed as a romantic interest to shoe horn in a subplot that would not have been necessary. They gave great “fellow comrade” energy and it’s sad that that felt revolutionary.
    I suppose that being Asian, all Asian boys’ first love has to be their mothers and as facetious as that statement is, I appreciate that we now have a revenge action movie that isn’t about a man going on a rampage because they took his hapless wife or daughter, where it feels more like they stole some property. What they took from Kid was not someone that a patriarchal society would have considered someone “less” than him, but that he lost everything that would have kept him safe in this world as a child - his mother, their home, and their community. The way I perceived Kid’s motivation after the attack on the temple, that because the Hijra, the community, and their temple became a second home to him, he didn’t need to see the brutality that would befall them because he already experienced it once; he couldn’t fight then but he could and had to fight now. We see him getting more and more comfortable in the community as he was healing and I think that was a good choice because showing extreme violence towards a very marginalized group like the Hijra can border on bad taste.

  • @souvikdeb808
    @souvikdeb808 Před 21 dnem +532

    Too bad Indian Government banned this movie. Modi government pure clown show.

    • @sicklecuthammerfall
      @sicklecuthammerfall Před 21 dnem +140

      forreal?! are you fucking kidding me? fuck that. this government has been incredibly anti free speech

    • @souvikdeb808
      @souvikdeb808 Před 21 dnem +1

      @@sicklecuthammerfall Indian censor board is always full of shit. They will ban anything that "hurts" the feelings of majority community.

    • @ArshiyaKapil
      @ArshiyaKapil Před 21 dnem

      @@sicklecuthammerfall been postponed, not banned, election season is ongoing so lw is in propaganda mode, it wasnt going to be released until the 19th anyway

    • @cardcode8345
      @cardcode8345 Před 21 dnem +25

      India has a strong cinema industry in India, why do they need representation from western countries?

    • @Ehh.....
      @Ehh..... Před 21 dnem +205

      @@cardcode8345 Why are you okay with that decision not being yours?

  • @ilpensatore1462
    @ilpensatore1462 Před 19 dny +10

    4:59 Finding this out as an Italian was shocking, since my first indian-ish form of representation comes from Sandokan: literally THE 70' sex symbol(I say ish because its not actually indian media, its Italian's view of India).
    About an Indian pirate, protrayed as a hero, fighting against the British navy.
    And when I mentioned the topic to my mother she pulled from her hat more East Asian sex symbols in books, tv series...from her youth, which are, has to be said, very stereotypical, orientalist and weird, but represented in a positive light as men of adventures, pirates, doctors...

  • @Jane-oz7pp
    @Jane-oz7pp Před 21 dnem +17

    17:21 Dev always looks like he smells fantastic tbqh, and that's not just the bias of thinking people smell better when they eat more spices.

  • @lisa.222
    @lisa.222 Před 19 dny +22

    As a black girl im so glad to see asain ppl get their praise. The normalised racism hasnran its course. Im happy to see ppl recognize indian ppl and other places in asia. Loterally yesterday i was telling my littel cousin who was watching jessi how i didnt like how they portrayed Ravi giving him an unrealistic indain accent so they could laugh every time he spoke. Its nice to see indan ppl be more recognize as they should

  • @rewashani5887
    @rewashani5887 Před 20 dny +12

    every time you make a video about brown representation, you word my thoughts so specifically and intelligently. i have never really been able to articulate how representation has felt to me before but you did it so wonderfully. thank you so much saji

  • @OphiLoveBomb
    @OphiLoveBomb Před 21 dnem +18

    I saw Monkey Man in theaters and i was just WAITING to hear from you on it

  • @g0thb4b3
    @g0thb4b3 Před 21 dnem +19

    my fav youtuber just uploaded let’s freaking go man (i have a crush on saji)

  • @pularigilbert
    @pularigilbert Před 21 dnem +13

    If Saji Sharma responds to this comment, I will attempt to do one whole backflip. (Never done one before, I will post the video on my channel too). SAJI PLEASE.

  • @austinwade7251
    @austinwade7251 Před 21 dnem +17

    Not only is the film just magnificent but the interviews as well are amazing to watch, go watch all of them !!

  • @zanelemini9521
    @zanelemini9521 Před 21 dnem +9

    to celebrate my birthday, i bought tickets to watch Monkey Man the weekend it came out and i wish i had the eloquence to truly express how I feel about the movie but i can say with certainty it is a birthday well spent. my sister and I were speaking about it hours after the movie, truly a masterpiece 😭❤

  • @HyperIndian
    @HyperIndian Před 5 hodinami +1

    As a Desi guy who grew up OUTSIDE The West, the Middle East and the motherland (other countries exist).
    This movie was absolutely needed. It's a damn shame a sub-par movie like Barbie is glamorised but Monkey Man doesn't get the respect it deserves.
    There is no other movie like Monkey Man.
    Meanwhile how many million white blonde movies are there?!

  • @anushkabarthwal8933
    @anushkabarthwal8933 Před 19 dny +9

    its a shame that this is still awaiting release in india. probably won't release until the election season is over, and if it ever does, it'll probably have big cuts. the fact that they had to change the colour of the banners shown in the trailer (as well as the movie) is indicative of the team preparing for imminent backlash. sucks because its looks extremely relevant to the current social-political climate in the country.

  • @gracedudley1168
    @gracedudley1168 Před 21 dnem +11

    Ugh as soon as I saw the trailer I have been waiting for you to talk about this. Amazing movie tbh and so glad that you have a video about it

  • @KarraMeansSpicy
    @KarraMeansSpicy Před 21 dnem +21

    YESSSS! I've been waiting for this review! I truly cannot say enough good things about this movie, and it makes me so happy that you love it too! My hope is that the success of this movie can inspire many more diverse and unique perspectives in Hollywood and perhaps even provide Dev Patel an ample budget to make a sequel (the only time I will ever be in support of an action movie sequel 😤)

  • @ttntt3300
    @ttntt3300 Před 8 dny +3

    So it's a movie that change the perspective of Indian Americans (and other NRIs), but the perspective of Indians in India is the same as how western media portrays it. Good for Indian diaspora in the west. Not so good for Indians in India.

  • @midnightstatic9437
    @midnightstatic9437 Před 21 dnem +26

    i saw this movie twice it was incredible

  • @WhiteWolf496
    @WhiteWolf496 Před 21 dnem +13

    I wonder if some of the criticisms (which I also share but adore the film regardless, Its currently my 2nd favourite film of the year) were originally addressed etc. In the script but the difficulties with production meant they weren't able to shoot those scenes or maybe in post they didn't come together as well as they'd hoped... who knows but yeah more time with the hijra community and alphonso would have been great and a bit more clarity on some of the politics would have further enhanced the film imo.

  • @sicklecuthammerfall
    @sicklecuthammerfall Před 21 dnem +38

    one of my fav things is how vulnerable the hero was too. dev's character is clearly suffering from untreated ptsd throughout and it impacts his ability to reach his goals.
    also the scene where he trains to the beat of the tabla was one of the most beautiful things ive seen.
    and thank you jordan peele for doing us all a solid to ensure it made it to theatres
    agree with the point on fleshing out the hijra struggle and how it could inspire him more deeply
    i think a lot of things had to be shortened due to the intense limitations placed on the film's production
    and im def more harold and kumar than monkey man myself lmao

  • @kumar_sutra
    @kumar_sutra Před 21 dnem +4

    Amazing video brother! Super valid critiques of the movie but overall, I feel the same way as you, I’m so proud of Dev for seeing this dream of his come true and fighting tooth and nail for it & seeing him be the action star he and I’m sure we all wanted to be as kids!! 🙌🏾

  • @revatandon4433
    @revatandon4433 Před 21 dnem +18

    Bro I literally just watched this movie and it was soo good, I genuinely enjoyed it, the idk what it's called like how the movie's filmed is so good

  • @HigkeyRegarded007
    @HigkeyRegarded007 Před 19 dny +5

    Shoutout Jordan Peele and Dev Patel! Excited to see this movie!

  • @spiffygroove
    @spiffygroove Před 21 dnem +19

    I know you kinda played it for laughs at the beginning but I think it’s really important for young brown guys to see an Indian guy widely regarded as sexy. So many of the Indian incels you’ve talked about I feel like have this deep insecurity and self hatred bc they’ve only seen Indian people portrayed as the butt of a joke and next someone to be desired. There are quite a few famously beautiful Indian women (think priyanka chopra) for young brown girls in a society with white beauty standards to look to and see that their features are desired but not really anyone like that for boys. I feel like famous Indian men get treated like Aziz Ansari and never are portrayed as love interests (at least in American media bc Bollywood is a different story)

  • @hopethishelpsyou
    @hopethishelpsyou Před 19 dny +1

    thank you SO MUCH for making a video on this movie! I thought it was such a genius film, especially for a directorial debut- and I need everyone to see it

  • @yongzhiyuee6523
    @yongzhiyuee6523 Před 20 dny +1

    Happy that you made a positive video! Not that your usual videos are bad, but this is a good change in content! I'll check out Dev Patel more.

  • @LightGlyphRasengan
    @LightGlyphRasengan Před 6 dny +1

    Saw monkey man twice and had a blast both times. I'm into stunt work and fight choreography and the fights that were filmed were sooooo, goooooodd. The emotional beats hit home and I WANTED dev's character to achieve victory so hard, and he did

  • @marysueme
    @marysueme Před 6 dny +1

    I watched this movie based only on the fact that Saji made a video on it. It's the best movie I've seen in a WHILE. Thank you for talking about it!

  • @benny_boop
    @benny_boop Před 21 dnem

    Fantastic review, Saji!

  • @raetrillium
    @raetrillium Před 21 dnem +2

    I see a new Saji video and I start spinning excitedly

  • @iwatchfrombelowwithlove

    love this video and cant wait to watch it. i hope this starts a new generation of films

  • @Jackieeeisvibing
    @Jackieeeisvibing Před 18 dny +3

    Listen when I was in the theater and I saw this trailer I knew instinctively that I had to go see it. It looks gorgeous. I can tell the storytelling right off the bat is going to hit. I was waiting for some like insensitive, cultural thing, but like it looked like it was solid. I’m very excited for it.

  • @trevorstewart1308
    @trevorstewart1308 Před 21 dnem +3

    always a joy to watch your vids. Thank you

  • @deathby1kslimes945
    @deathby1kslimes945 Před 21 dnem +1

    i NEED to go see it. i had a ticket for a showing at the same day and time as the solar eclipse without realizing and got stuck in traffic.

  • @Ozukovsky
    @Ozukovsky Před 2 dny +2

    The idea of India according to the west and also Indians who grow up outside is that of North India, be it in terms of cuisine, culture or clothing (mostly Punjab, delhi and those areas since most Indians who immigrate to the US and Canada are north Indians mostly punjabis) which hardly 20% of the whole country.
    Btw I grew up in India and there isn't a single slum in my hometown. Dev Patel is always the quintessential slum kid in almost all his movies which in turn helps further the stereotype that all of India is a big slum or crowded and polluted areas which is true of cities like Delhi and Mumbai, where these areas exist. But you never see the cold places or beautiful hill stations of India. My lived experience is nothing like what I have seen in Hollywood movies. I grew up in the lap of nature in a pretty privileged middle income household. Clean hometown covered with pine trees and waterfalls. Clean crystal clear water bodies. Foggy landscapes, canyons. Middle income or upper middle class households mostly. Google Meghalaya if intrigued. Also physically or look wise I guess people in the US would label us as "asians" or south east asian but never guess we are Indians since we have small eyes and mongoloid features

    • @Wasabijo593
      @Wasabijo593 Před dnem

      Exactly. It’s mostly being liked by whitewashed Desis who themselves don’t know what they really are and where they really belong.

  • @dare7782
    @dare7782 Před 21 dnem +3

    I love this movie so much! I watched it twice in theaters and its the first time I've actually felt like I have a favorite movie.

  • @fungusthe3rd624
    @fungusthe3rd624 Před 15 dny

    I really appreciate the audio prefas

  • @meredithjohnson2843
    @meredithjohnson2843 Před 9 dny

    I had to run to the theaters after you made this- I had wanted to see it but it completely dropped out of my mind- so glad I saw it. One of the best movies I’ve seen in ages so had to come back and give your video a full view. I can’t stop thinking about it it’s slow burn and how it touched on so many relevant topics. People compare it to John Wick which is a trilogy I love but it’s not even close to how good this was. Just a masterpiece. And it’s just an added plus how hot he is bc gotttt damn. 😂😂

  • @shushunk00
    @shushunk00 Před 21 dnem +14

    5:11 only bollywood?
    ,there r multiple film industries (almost all of the bigger states in india have their own industry) in india other than Bollywood/hindi film industry from mumbai.

    • @thisisnotausernameXD
      @thisisnotausernameXD Před 19 dny +1

      Very true but Bollywood is the most well known outside India. That is also changing though.

    • @xbluebirdx
      @xbluebirdx Před 15 dny +1

      Yup. Even the average Indian citizen is seeing more media outside of Bollywood. South Indian media (Tollywood) is thriving for a few years now

  • @LydiaBrubaker
    @LydiaBrubaker Před 21 dnem +1

    great vid !!!! also looking so swag

  • @ethannu__
    @ethannu__ Před 21 dnem +1

    i’m so glad you enjoyed this film as much as i did !!

  • @deep_cuts2019
    @deep_cuts2019 Před 21 dnem +3

    Dude, besides the cultural insights you provide, you are hilarious. Your videos make me laugh every time

  • @bunkets
    @bunkets Před 21 dnem +2

    Off the bat, from my first and only viewing, having only seen one other movie released this year, Monkey Man may end up being my top movie of 2024.

  • @mcgardenshedsisreal
    @mcgardenshedsisreal Před 19 dny

    one of the few movie trailers i have actually wanted to see!!

  • @DumiNihi
    @DumiNihi Před 20 dny

    I was this movie on Friday and loved it so much. Im glad so many people love it too

  • @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep
    @BonJoviBeatlesLedZep Před 20 dny +4

    WHY is this not coming out in Trinidad and Tobago???? Universal. What the hell?

    • @sintildeMG
      @sintildeMG Před 12 dny

      Yeah, just imagining taking my cousins to go watch this movie with me IN THE MOVIES. I hope it does present in my country and in ur country too.

  • @ianmoore7246
    @ianmoore7246 Před 19 dny

    Great video! Great critique! Great movie! Monkey Man is amazing, and everyone should go watch it. While watching this movie I cried; while recounting the movie to others after watching, I cried; while watching others' critiques, I have cried. This movie is absolutely amazing, and Dev Patel is the sexiest action star in a long time or perhaps ever.

  • @DeadInside-ct6dl
    @DeadInside-ct6dl Před 21 dnem +8

    I'm watching this from India knowing I won't be able to watch the movie since our dumbass censor board hates art in general.
    I totally saw that they were forced to change the colours of the religious flags in the trailer to red instead of saffron.

  • @Peapod901
    @Peapod901 Před 21 dnem

    The great thing about this video is that you are also directly responsible for this whether you like it or not. Glad we got you too bro

  • @cockroach8962
    @cockroach8962 Před 6 dny +1

    7:40 the way I actually sat through 2 hours of the movie to come back here😭🙏🏾

  • @phangkuanhoong7967
    @phangkuanhoong7967 Před dnem

    this is an awesome directorial debut.

  • @kimiko11150616
    @kimiko11150616 Před 19 dny

    I love this movie. It’s so good. Dev Patel made a banger. I couldn’t even tell there were tech difficulties, that’s how good it is. I feel the same about your criticisms of the film. I wish we got to learn more about the Hijra and his connection to them.

  • @malegria9641
    @malegria9641 Před 18 dny

    I saw the trailer for it when I went to see the Bob Marley movie, and IMMEDIATELY put it in my notes app because it looked so cool.

  • @piplupz1586
    @piplupz1586 Před 19 dny

    Love the positive content and critique of love

  • @amylikesspiders8406
    @amylikesspiders8406 Před 13 dny

    JUST CAME BACK FROM THE THEATRES VVV GOOD 10/10

  • @catboymikey
    @catboymikey Před 21 dnem

    Amazing vid once again

  • @AuroraM-sf9li
    @AuroraM-sf9li Před 19 dny +1

    thanks for talking about this film, i have never heard of it. and being 13 minutes into your video i see why. what a disrespect from netflix and the industry as a whole!

  • @TinyBoxBin
    @TinyBoxBin Před 18 dny

    Id get chills when the music started playing i feel so seen the ad mentioning the monkey man SO nostalgiC FOR ME SO MANY GOOD FOLK LORE STORIES WAS TOLD AS ALITTLE GIRL 💗

  • @govinddas7876
    @govinddas7876 Před 6 dny

    Performative.

  • @_https.mya1
    @_https.mya1 Před 20 dny

    Aww Saji gave us a kiss❤

  • @2120musiclover
    @2120musiclover Před 20 dny

    Dev really is! Seriously, best film of 2024, I’m calling it.

  • @viva_.
    @viva_. Před 10 dny

    I have watched the movie and have come back and I’m sooo excited for this video !!

  • @julesmallow
    @julesmallow Před 21 dnem +6

    I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!! AAAAHHHHHH

  • @anewplasticidea
    @anewplasticidea Před 20 dny

    genuinely cannot believe someone uploaded in 4k wow. i want to see this! i am disappointed (a lot) in him going to sxsw tbh but i do wanna see this (just not in theaters). this is exciting! so happy for him

    • @anewplasticidea
      @anewplasticidea Před 20 dny

      i also didn't know he directed this so this is nuts lmao

  • @damnedifidonut
    @damnedifidonut Před 20 dny

    I've been waiting for this movie to drop ever since I watched the trailer last year

  • @raviamodernepic
    @raviamodernepic Před 21 dnem

    I need to go watch this

  • @By_Ash_Away
    @By_Ash_Away Před 21 dnem

    Oh another banger!

  • @jolyne2516
    @jolyne2516 Před 21 dnem

    I remember Dev Patel would be a main character in Star wars 7. I have passed the casting when he was 25.

  • @gabrielarukat8803
    @gabrielarukat8803 Před 20 dny +2

    i am so sad that this film is not available in poland and i hope it will just have a late premiere or it will be on polish HBO MAX, i don't care about dune or kung fu panda, this shit is making history

  • @gaia_cool_it
    @gaia_cool_it Před 16 dny

    idk if this is a big deal as well, but dhanush in 'the grey man' was a breath of fresh air for the sterotypical indian characters. i loved that he was a badass goon with indian style fight choreography. he was so cool and i.m not sure if there's any indian characters like that. the movie wasn't that amazing, but I loved dhanush in it

  • @siba81332
    @siba81332 Před 21 dnem

    Another banger video from saji sharma

  • @itsjustrafe
    @itsjustrafe Před 19 dny

    saji i missed you

  • @cruztastrophe
    @cruztastrophe Před 21 dnem +11

    Is his name pronounced Dēyv or Dehv? Have I been saying it wrong?

    • @dapiridoob
      @dapiridoob Před 21 dnem +17

      as an Indian, the closest pronunciation would be "They've", as in They have.

    • @xbluebirdx
      @xbluebirdx Před 20 dny

      @@dapiridoob this

    • @exceptionallyriso
      @exceptionallyriso Před 19 dny

      ​@@dapiridoobI second this

  • @MyStylesRReality
    @MyStylesRReality Před 8 dny +1

    I want this movie to be released here in India too please do god

  • @michime7860
    @michime7860 Před 17 dny +1

    Let's all watch the movie and support him ❤

  • @generaldiego
    @generaldiego Před 7 dny

    dope

  • @nnnnom
    @nnnnom Před 18 dny

    You are stunning. Honestly, you should represent us

  • @amanigilliam5228
    @amanigilliam5228 Před 18 dny

    I went and saw Monkey Man twice it was that good. I hasn’t had that much fun in a movie theater in yeeeeaaaarrrssss.