Abstract Indian film Three Idiots was one of the most favorite films among the Indians in 2009. The film, unfolding in the process of two good friends who are looking for their companion, tells about how three students majoring in Engineering, named Rancho, Farhan and Raju, pursue their dreams. The story begins with a flashback. It contains plenty of ups and downs. The film combines elements of mystery, satire, and comedy. This paper first illustrates the social problems of India in this film from four aspects: malpractices of the traditional education in India, vestiges of hierarchy, high suicide rates and the inferior social status of female. Then the social and cultural causes are explored to provide explanations for the social problems discussed above. It is hoped that this paper would help people have a profound understanding of Indian society and culture. 54567
Keywords: Three Idiots; India; social problems; causes
摘要影片《三个白痴》是2009年印度最受欢迎的电影之一。电影以倒叙的方式开始，在两个好朋友寻找多年不见的好兄弟兰乔的过程中展开，讲述了三个工程学专业学生兰彻、法汉、拉朱如何奋斗实现梦想的故事。故事情节跌宕起伏，兼有幽默讽刺的喜剧特征。论文从印度传统教育的弊端、等级观念的残余、高自杀率以及女性低下的社会地位等方面讨论印度社会问题，并在此基础上挖掘导致这些问题的深层次社会根源，帮助人们更好地了解印度社会和文化。
毕业论文关键词：《三个白痴》；印度；社会问题；根源
Contents
1. Introduction 1
2. Literature Review 1
3. Synposis of Three Idiots 2
4. Social Problems Reflected in Three Idiots 4
4.1 Malpractices of the Traditional Education in India 4
4.2 Vestiges of Hierarchy 6
4.3 High Suicide Rates 7
4.4 Inferior Social Status of Female 8
5. Causes of Indian Social Problems 9
5.1 Causes of the Malpractices of Traditional Education System 10
5.2 Causes of Vestiges of Hierarchy 10
5.3 Causes of High Suicide Rates 11
5.4 Causes of the Inferior Social Status of Female 12
6. Conclusion 13
Works Cited 14
1. Introduction
With the implementation of China’s reform and opening-up policy, foreign films begin to flood into Chinese market at a high speed. In recent years, the foreign films and TV series have enjoyed more and more popularity among foreign language learners of all ages in China. Not to mention their improvements in foreign languages’ listening and speaking abilities made by watching foreign films, they also learn a lot about the cultures of different countries.
At the same time, with the quick development of internet and communication technologies, the interactions between different countries have become more and more frequent. There is no exception for China and India. For a variety of reasons, sometimes cultural differences between the two countries become barriers to cross-cultural communication. For us Chinese, understanding Indian culture will help reduce unnecessary misunderstandings and disputes.
2. Literature Review
In recent years, many researchers have devoted themselves to the study of intercultural communication and made abundant achievements. Concerning Indian social problems, people always talk more about ethnic issues, religious problems and polarization of wealth. In fact, there are other serious problems in the Indian society worth our attention. Here India film Three Idiots will be chosen as the case for the further discussion on Indian social problems. 从电影《三个白痴》看印度的社会问题:http://www.youerw.com/yingyu/lunwen_58790.html