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Maya (2001)
Inauthentic, and slanderous
Though the movie itself was made beautifully and had a good message, it was completely misrepresenting any ritual that goes on in India. There is no such practice like the horrific one depicted with Maya and the preists and it creates a very negative association in peoples minds who watch it and may not know otherwise. It was so traumatic to me that even 16 years later the imagery from this film haunt me. I think before misrepresenting a ritual or practice in a videoa disclaimer needs to be made to say that the content in the film are not based on real rituals or practices. Otherwise it creates an impression harmful to certain cultures, traditions and religions that are already in question and scrutiny by Western minds especially and movies like this drive a nail in to support misinformed ideas or ignorance. I would like to see more movies that dispell doubt and negative ideas about traditional practices and bring their rich foundation of wisdom beauty to light instead of some shoddy sensationalization to appeal to the craving of shock factor in Western minds. There are plenty of Hollywood action movies and horror movies created for that purpose. That said, of course it is good to shed light on the real atrocities happening in India even in name of religion, but then it should be depicted accurately and as a documentary. I feel that until a disclaimer is strongly made at the beginning and end of this movie, it should be banned.