Intercultural Comical Indo Western Story - Quick Gun Murugan at MOMA

Several attribute perceptions between US and foreignin the fantasy world of films. There are also movies
respondents are found to be more similar thanthat go with the 'East meets West' idea. One such film
dissimilar suggesting advantages may exist for awith not just this, but also that of reincarnation,
limited implementation of marketing mix standardizationintercultural mix, retro intervention and also bilingual
as part of a global marketing strategy. This is oftendialogues add to the 'masala' (as an Indian would call it
used in the media and entertainment industry lately.in reference to the Indian films) usually tends to make a
This could be a reason behind attracting the crowdlong stay at the theaters thus bringing in the revenue.
and getting up the ladder of the success in the launchWith this story line tickling the funny bones of the
of their product or production.audience, yet convincing them with one of the current
Of late, there are many advertisements, commercialsissues that is gripping the society. The actor with his
and films that are launched in the aim to capture thebright multicolored clothes and bilingual dialogues,
attention of a global audience. Some of them, usually inimitating the retro style of the famous actors before
the light of comedic view still manage to attract thehim gets the audience intimidated. At the end of the
viewers to the message that the film/commercial ismovie, the audiences are sure left with something to
intending to portray. This is sometimes based on thethink about.
true experiences of the immigrants that are settled in aA curry western about a vegetarian gunslinger, Quick
foreign land and getting themselves adapted to theGun Murugan may be the most exciting looking campy
environment or being settled abroad the return trip torevisionist Western. The story begins with the death
the homeland trying adjusting to the native culture.and rebirth of the titular "karmic cowboy." He has
Despite of the comical string attached to the role ofunfinished business to tend to, namely defending
the character playing the intercultural victim, there lies ainnocent cows from meat-eating monsters. Filled with
strong convincing message that is conveyed. Thebullet-time effects and lots of surreal slapstick,
unifying of the audience by the diversity in the story isMurugan looks to be completely off-the-wall hoot. It
quite catchy and well established concept.screens here as part of the MoMA's hosted by the
Not just cross cultural roles but also that of comebackTamarind Art Council. "The New India" retrospective, a
of the character in the present time. Reincarnation hascollection of contemporary films "from Bollywood
become a popular theme adopted in the film industryblockbusters to intimate Malayalam, Bengali, and Tamil
that helps in the prosperity of the film. The'art films.
impracticable time travel has been a famous concept