Danny Boyle has done it again. After his previous success with “Trainspotting”, “28 Days Later” and “Sunshine” amongst others he has created a modern day Romeo and Juliet set in the slums of Mumbai. It is an epic love story – I can already see it as a “West Side Story” style musical (clearly so can they judging by the last scene).
The cinematography is stunning and edgy, the music incredibly hip. The flashbacks of the main protagonists life are cleverly interwoven into the questions asked in the show. It is an incredibly effective way of presenting a moving, powerful, sometimes violent but ultimately heartwarming story.
The men I’ve talked to haven’t loved it as much as the women but my 16 year old son and his mates all thought it was amazing. So it obviously appeals across the board. A definite Oscar or three then.
January 26th, 2009 at 2:40 am
hey lulu. lucky you to be able to see all the latest movies…and meant to leave comment on last blog…about finding models…um. yeah. i wouldn;t feel comfortable with it…girls getting hopes up…modelling…(???) xxx j
January 26th, 2009 at 2:45 am
It seemed so familiar to me too, but think it’s because it was read on radio 4 over the Christmas holidays and I would fall asleep to it being reread at 12.30ish.
January 26th, 2009 at 6:06 am
But I’m sure I’ve seen it on screen Lx
February 6th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
SLUM DOG MILLIONARE.. A BIG SHIT
WHATS WRONG WITH WE INDIANS. how can they appreciate such a filth.
Its Peculiar BRITISH ATTITUDE TOWARDS INDIANS, wonder when they are going to come out of this illusion and understand that INDIA is much much more than slums. I feel they are satisfying themselves by picturising wrongly about India by just showing 10% of India as the major.
I bet if you show the shit in your body for two hours, make a movie out of it, u will start getting a feeling that the whole of the body is made of shit, thats what the movie is like, the director has (called a slum dweller a slumdog) only covered the slums , child abuse, prostitution in 75% of the movie, even the Tajmahal when shown, is picturised from such an angle which covers the dirt more, than the view of Tajmahal. The studio where the competition is going on is also shown as a two room studio with a cooridor heading straight to the road. I feel it is intended to spoil the image of our country. I pity the director for his sadism, But the most surprising is OSCAR, i am now getting a feeling that Indian shit is so liked by oscarians that i think if i film a Indian
person shiting for 2 hrs i stand a good chance of wining an oscar, so that means Indian shit is
pretty valuable.
This surely is not a real picture of India, and was nothing true, i havent seen any couple doing a
french kiss on a station platform in mumbai. Its more of a documentary film.
I also wish the Prime Minister of India sees the film.
If you are a real Indian your blood will boil. I suggest don’t watch the movie in a theater and help their revenue, and
FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO MAXIMUM YOU CAN, i think that’s what we can do right now.
Hemant, Hyderabad, INDIA
May 8th, 2010 at 7:07 am
Do you think blogging just has to be about writing? Reason I ask is I want to start a photography blog, but I feel I am better at expressing myself with photos rather than write. Should I even start it? With your experience could it work, more pictures, less words?
May 8th, 2010 at 10:53 am
No, blogging doesn’t just have to be about writing. There are many fantastic photography blogs. Pictures work very well.. Have a look around. I like more pics less words….Lx