Is it just another good movie? Would an Indian director get the same kind of appreciation? Glories and globes for depicting an inglorious India? Was the music that great?
Not many characters. Jamal-the slum dog in the hot seat.Salim- the power hungry elder brother who has nothing but money on his mind and Latika-Jamal's love. The Three Musketeers.
The movie answers not how Jamal wins the money but why he is in the hot seat. It takes us on a roller coaster ride and as an audience we are Jamal's well wisher hoping that he gets what he wants, get disheartened by his many failures, we sympathise when he has to face unfathomed misfortunes, are happy when his perseverance helps him strike gold, laugh when he exhibits unmatchable wit. A remarkable story on a passionate soul.
The movie shows us a side to Mumbai which we Indians would conveniently want to hide. The movie also talks of progress and of two parallel Indias existing together. Why do people bother to argue over facts. Lets not get corseted by the environment in which the characters are placed but lets appreciate the way the characters behave owing to that environment and what they have to do to survive.
For me it was love at every sight. Each frame, each dialogue,each smirk made me fall in love with Dev Patel(Jamal). Brilliant and powerful performances by all child artists. Altough Anil Kapoor's character was a little too...cynical. The background score pepped up every sequence. It was a perfect marriage between the music and the visuals. The cinematography and transitions are unique and innovative.
You'll get the answers to the above mentioned questions when you watch. So now there is only one thing left to do...
2 comments:
The cinematography was superb. At least to the Indian eye. Dharavi has never been showcased better. We could talk about some other great aspects of the movie.
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As for the awards, it's pointless mulling over what made the firangis like the scores and other such stuff that's got Slumdog 10 Oscar nominations
Foreign awards shall always be a foreign story. Even with good home productions.
Taking the Nobel prize for instance. In the last 100 years only 4 Indian citizens including Mother Teresa have bagged that award. Of the 4, the two Scientists,Hargobind Khorana & S Chandrashekhar won the prize only after working for many years in the US.
Can we hope for anything better with the Oscars/Globes?
m waiting 4 ur next article which u told me u ll be writing
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