This is the first film since Schindler's List to win Best Picture, Director and Screenplay at the Golden Globes, BAFTAs and the Oscars.ĭanny Boyle's direction in this movie sucked me in from the get go. Can you believe that this movie was almost released straight to DVD. It was amazing, one of the best movies that has been made in a long time. Slumdog millionaire won 8 Oscars, another 87 wins & 27 nominations at other award venues. The scenes of Indian squalor are wonderful, if a bit overly colorful. I wonder how the Indian government feels about depictions of apathy (a man on fire in the background as Indian policemen play cards), cruelty (using electricity to elicit confessions), and Keystone Kops routines (running little beggars off the local airstrip).
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The idea that in modern India the police would concern themselves with the whims of a TV host (the Indian version of Regis Philbin) is ridiculous. The story itself, as horrible and realistic a portrayal of Indian squalor and street life it may be, also gets stretched too far. Latika finds the strength (or does she borrow Salim's and Jamal's?) to break free. Salim ultimately plays the consummate romantic (won't spoil this) to bring the lovers together. Jamal goes legit, working as a cold-caller for a cell phone company. She gives herself to Salim, presumably to protect Jamal, but is next seen as the plaything of Javed, the gangster. She follows Jamal & Salim for protection, but becomes a virginal concubine for a Fagin-like character who uses young children to beg on the streets of Mumbai. Latika seems to be almost totally at the mercy of the men around her. His brother, Salim, takes this even further, turning to violence, ultimately working for one of India's greatest gangsters as an enforcer and assas sin. Through most of the movie he is a kid on the make, at one point stealing shoes and running a fake tour guide business at the Taj Mahal. Jamal Malik, the title character, is basically a thief. Each of the main players vacillates tremendously between their darker natures and more optimistic character. While at least in part this may be due to the foreign nature of the film and setting, I believe it is more due to the tremendous inconsistency in the characters. While I get the "feel good" story about a kid from the streets overcoming incredible odds to win love and fortune, I never felt vested with any of these characteristics.
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