→ Explore the debates around historical inaccuracies in films like Braveheart, The Patriot, or Pearl Harbor. -Anushka Sengupta “Hollywood vs. History: When Cinema Twisted the Past for the Plot” → Explore the debates around historical inaccuracies in films like Braveheart, The Patriot, or Pearl Harbor. Introduction Cinema has an extraordinary capacity to animate history—recreating wars, […]Read More
– Anushka Sengupta → Spotlight Parasite, Pather Panchali, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and their global cultural breakthroughs Cinema is a universal language. For more than 100 years, the global cinema stage was heavily influenced by Western, and especially Hollywood narratives. Yet some landmark films from Asia and other non-Western parts of the world broke those […]Read More
– Arushi Kastwar Colonialism has long been a subject of intense scrutiny and debate, shaping the histories and identities of nations across the globe. The struggle against colonial rule has inspired countless narratives, but few have captured the essence of anti-colonial sentiment as powerfully as cinema. Films have the unique ability to transcend cultural boundaries, […]Read More