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All right, and, despite my comments, I don't wish to "mud-sling," either. Forgive me, but I'm sick of people pissing all over Indian cinema, pointing fingers, hollering "copy-cat" at every instance. I, too, agree that it's disheartening (and vexing) to see some films blatantly plagiarize, and then have the gall to turn around and say, "we're not the only ones who do it; we're bringing something new to our cinema — so, what?" That said, I'm equally pissed by critiques', and so-called "film aficionados'" (read, most of the population of IMDB.com, and such), attempting to cite plagiarism where there is none. Adopting techniques and finding inspiration in the inspirational does not, in my opinion, warrant deprecation. Using camera techniques, sound-editing styles, "feels" (as it were) that have been used in Western cinema, does not indicate "copy-cat" behavior in Indian cinema. Yes, taking entire scenes and placing them in your film (as was done in Jaani Dushman: Ek Anokhi Kahani, for instance), just because "they looked cool in the original," I feel, is just idiotic. In Dhoom 2, yes, I saw "techniques" that have been used in Hollywood, but I didn't see much of anything that made me roll my eyes and exclaim, "oh, yeah, brilliant; and so much so than it was when I saw it five years ago in so-and-so American film." Speaking just of Entrapment, I didn't see any glaring similarities between it and Dhoom 2. It's possible, yes, that I just missed what you saw (it's been some time since I watched the former on DVD), but, I feel I recall it well enough to have said what I just did.
Nevertheless, though, sorry to have maybe attacked you for opening your mouth (... for exercising your typing-hand).
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