I <3 Bollywood

Last night I went to go see my second Bollywood movie. Rock On! The first one I saw was Singh is King. Both were quite amusing to watch, even though I can't understand Hindi, or in the case of Singh is King, Punjabi. I actually find them almost inspirational and emulative. The way of filming and telling the story is so different from the way we have movies here in the US. Though Rock On! was much more "American" than Singh is King.
You see, in Rock On! the reason the characters were singing was relevant to the rest of the plot. They sung because they were in a band, or they were on stage. In Singh is King, people would randomly burst into song and the setting and costumes would change when that happened. Much like a musical. That is very much like more Bollywood movies. Rock On! is an exception to the usual rules.
The music is wonderful too. Even though I can't understand the lyrics, the tunes are catchy and full of emotion. Through the acting, I can usually tell what is going on too. It's not hard to get pulled into one of these movies, even with the language barrier. It is inspiring me to make a Bollywood style movie using the English language. I'm sure it would be a hit. You just need the main elements: bright beautiful costumes, lots of music and dance, some sort of love story, and a few other things I can't think of. Then you have it made.
All the actors and actresses are absolutely flawless too. They are all beautiful people with perfect hair and perfect teeth and fabulous voices. My host mother commented to me earlier that she doesn't like to watch the movies in Telegu (the native language of Andrah Pradesh) because she doesn't like to look at the people. The people should be beautiful, is what she was saying. And they sure do accomplish that.
The thing is, I haven't seen one Indian man on the street that looks like these movie stars. The woman, you see a few gorgeous faces around, but the men, not so much. So I guess if you are a man blessed with good looks in India you have it made, cause there aren't too many good looking men. At least where I am. No offense to any Indian who may be reading this. :)
Speaking of that... if you have something to comment on about something I have written then please do so in a way that I can respond. If it's just a random comment then that's okay if it's anonymous, but if it's something to do with my opinion then give me a way of defending myself. Someone commented on one of my posts about something. And the way I interpreted the comment was that they had misread something in my post, therefore thinking I thought something that I do not. Sorry about that, but if you have such strong opinions on what I have written give me a way to write back. Thank you!
On a different note, I love celery crackers. I thought everyone should know that. Haha.
Much Love,
~ Jenna
P.S. I am going to Rajasthan tomorrow so I'll talk about that trip when I get back! Be ready for a full account!
P.P.S. I'm thinking of doing some video blog entries when I get back as well. So look for those!!!