"Love and money... You have mixed them both."
Directors:
Danny Boyle
Loveleen Tandan (co-director: India)
Writers:
Simon Beaufoy (screenplay) and
Vikas Swarup (novel)
Release Date: 23 January 2009 (USA)
Genre: Crime | Drama | Romance
Awards: Nominated for 10 Oscars. Another 49 wins & 29 nominations
Cast:
Dev Patel as Jamal K. Malik
Freida Pinto as Latika
Madhur Mittal as Older Salim
Anil Kapoor as Prem Kumar, etc.
Plot:
*A Mumbai teen who grew up in the slums, becomes a contestant on the Indian version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" He is arrested under suspicion of cheating, and while being interrogated, events from his life history are shown which explain why he knows the answers.
A very wonderful movie! It depicts what true life in Mumbai could be, living in the slum areas with stray dogs and piles of garbage...yet, it also shows how one can survive such life. The movie isn't pretentious on how boldly a man can go through all the challenges to get through life still breathing, to be reunited with his childhood love and get to see his brother again. Who Wants to be a Millionaire could be the only escape, as Latika said. Well, it could be that winning the game has already been written.
Excellent music and sound editing! This could be the best cinematography of the year! No wonder they got the nominations and awards! A must-see! Two-thumbs up!
Personal Rating: 9/10
*courtesy by http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1010048/#comment
*photo by http://www.rowthree.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/slumdog-onesheet.jpg
2 comments:
what i really liked about this movie was not the game but the relationship of the two brothers in the movie.
it showed that no matter how bad a person can be, still he has a good side.
i like the dance at the end of the movie. truly india!
the plot was marvelous.
the characters are truly human, they got both good and bad sides...the essence of brotherhood could be seen, the persistence of love,and the courage to take life's challenges to survive.
yeah, i squealed when i saw Dev Patel danced, hehhe,
-honey-
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