Eternals: A Kissing Scene During a Hindu Wedding and a Bollywood Dance Sequence Have Irked Marvel Indian Fans on Twitter!
MarvelтАЩs Eternals has been the talk of everyoneтАЩs mouth on the internet since its release. Fans have been constantly discussing the mixed reception of the film on Twitter, some love it, some hate it. There has been a lot of discussion about the diversity thatтАЩs also been portrayed in Eternals. Boasting MarvelтАЩs most diverse cast yet, the film really does a lot for diversity. It doesnтАЩt feel cheap or just there as a studio note, but rather genuine in a lot of cases, well mostly, aside from this one small part.┬аEternals: Marvel Studios Unveils New Poster Featuring Harish Patel as Karun From the Superhero Film!
In Eternals, the primary romance is between the characters of Ikaris and Sersi. Being lovers for many years, their story goes through different periods in history. A scene that takes place during the Gupta Empire, we see Ikaris and Sersi get married in a Hindu ceremony. What has been bugging fans so much is how the couple shared a kiss at the end of the ceremony because it is not a norm in Hindu tradition. Here are some Twitter reactions regarding the scene.
I am never going to shut up about the fact that Marvel thinks people kiss at Hindu weddings. pic.twitter.com/oNAXokB5SP
тАФ ?рдРрдВрдЧреНрд░реА рд╢рд╛рд╣реА рдкрдиреАрд░? (@kya_hai_yaaaarr) November 9, 2021
Bollywood normalising south indians ?? hollywood normalising indians??? https://t.co/FLZQplnq1V
тАФ . (@NiyaasAhmed) November 11, 2021
WhereтАЩs the flower that covers it ? Uncultured Marvel https://t.co/gtRz8Rp7JK
тАФ Vasee (@vaseemessi) November 10, 2021
Marvel, we will be kicked out of our own wedding, please ? https://t.co/uB5QFUOgyG
тАФ Mridu тЪп═Ы (@mj_aIways) November 10, 2021
They didn’t take ‘Log kya kahenge’ seriously ?? https://t.co/b8ZQiSRwLh
тАФ S.O.H.A.M_ IndianWebhead???я╕П?я╕П (@S_o_H_a_MB) November 10, 2021
They need to understand the culture if they want it to be captured truthfully…. Not for the sake of just shooting it in Indian atmosphere or clothes… https://t.co/bt9Zfu4F0w
тАФ MOKSH Patel (@Moksh1702) November 10, 2021
While of course there are fans taking an issue with it, there are some who are open about it too. Here are some tweets about it.
People these days! If Hindus can wear gowns at their receptions or if Marathi or South Indian weddings can have joota churana or sangeet function then why can’t phirangis have a Hindu wedding and kiss? You want to adapt their culture but they can’t adapt ours? ???? https://t.co/atL8cQVpkU
тАФ Sampada Moghe Pandey (@SampadaMoghe) November 11, 2021
eh plenty of couples get affectionate nowadays and anyway why would u expect two non indians to not kiss
more importantly imo marvel nailed the underwhelmed bride https://t.co/5TdEqjI0IB
тАФ ┘Е╪з╪п╪▒ ╪▒╪│╪к┘Е (@judeochrstn) November 10, 2021
This is not the first time Indian Marvel fans have taken an issue with Eternals. Kumail Nanjiani who plays the role of Kingo in Eternals has a Bollywood dance scene. The dance scene in particular didnтАЩt feel natural and felt like someone’s imagination of what Bollywood might be like. Here are some reactions to it.
Akon did this in 2012 and it’s WAYYY better than whatever the Eternals bollywood song is pic.twitter.com/hs7rAfXo2xтАФ advit in soho (@advitreides) November 3, 2021
тАЬItтАЩs okay the Eternals Bollywood song canтАЩt hurt youтАЭ
The Eternals Bollywood song: pic.twitter.com/SdWmgMIwJvтАФ AjakтАЩs son | ETERNALS ERA (@eternalwhitman) November 3, 2021
i have watched the “bollywood” clip from eternals and it keeps making me upsetтАФ Gita Jackson (@xoxogossipgita) November 3, 2021
The Bollywood Dance scene in Eternals is probably due to the producers doing a Google search of тАЬWhat is India famous forтАЭ and the first two searches that made sense to their pea-shaped brains were тАЬChicken Tikka and BollywoodтАЭ.тАФ Satheesh Raj (@satheeshraj88) November 8, 2021
While yes, Eternals might have messed up a bit over here, the conservation still doesnтАЩt detract from the fact that the movie still does a lot for diversity.┬аEternals Movie Review: Chloe Zhao’s Marvel Film Offers A Different MCU Experience, Until It Isn’t! (Today News 24 Exclusive).
Eternals directed by Chloe Zhao is out in theatres right now.
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