Because you can't be fucking serious.

>its a valid gripe no matter the intentions of the film.

No, its not, actually.

>but the way it was portrayed seemed like the movie was going
>for a realistic approach here- given the rest of the story,
>their depiction of India.

That's how the best fairy tales are told: real stories,
real events, real context, real shit going on and a,
specific, miraculous chain of events.

You can't hold the miraculous chain of events to the
same realistic guidelines, because then it wouldn't
be a miracle.

Tons of stories are like this, and the best fairy tales
achieve specifically because they make you feel like you
are in a cold, dark world and then spring the miracle
on you. The reality sets the contrast for the miracle.

That's the entire fucking point of fairy tales. If you
don't get that, than you're probably on drugs.

Its actually the blueprint of hundreds of good films, plays,
short stories, and novels.

>if it was a happy go lucky fairytale story - would they have
>tortured the kid.

Read above: The reason why fairy tales work at all is
because their ambiance is real, and the only thing that
is miraculous is the individual or the event itself.

See: The original Cinderella, Snow White, etc.

Real poverty, real issues, real sadness.

Very few miraculous events.


>this is the same board comparing this to City of God- would
>you say thats not a realistic movie?

It is like City of God, in a lot of ways.

But its unlike City of God in others, which is why its
a good film, because its a completely different fucking
movie.

Jesus Christ you guys are dense.

>i still think its a very good, and technically great, but you
>just have to go with it.

No, you just have to be intelligent. If you're not intelligent
than you're going to miss the fact that

a) Its a fairy tale

b) Its the best kind of fairy tale, because it places
the miracle in a very realistic backdrop.

Hell(no pun intended), even the New Testament is like that.
I, a non Christian, look at is bible as a fairy tale,
featuring a real world, with real conflicts, and real shit going
on + 1 miraculous person who does miraculous things. Its
actually a pretty cool fairy tale when you take all the other
bullshit(that resulted from it) out of it. Good life lessons.
Good history, etc.