If Slum dog millionaire won an oscar,
1. Director was lucky
2. Movie was a masterpiece
3. There was no competition
4. It was destiny
An aptly titled movie that is an eyecatcher for sure. The movie, based on a novel is well written fiction that is enjoyable. It revolves around a questionare being answered through clues from many incidents in life of a slum (dog). Its natural to get surprised when a slum (dog) becomes a millionare, where it could have been any common man, lets say who is not a millionare nor a slum (dog). With a neutral perspective, the concept is very new for a kudos, but it was destined to reach the list, considering the tremendous hype it has got.
Pondering about selling points with a different perspective it took me not long enough to realise that few of the incidents in the movie show India in very bad light. Slums, dogs and small incidents when people resort to anything for minor gains. These scenes were deliberately induced making insignificant to the story line. I some how feel there was a conscious effort to put all the ingredients to catch the attention of audience in west and hype it up using a solid script backing. Its not exactly knowing the pulse, but something like knowing what material would be appreciated. Commonman Millionaire would have been definitely different. I am not criticising, but
Slum(dog) made the difference.
It was not destiny.
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My friend Damu's comments, that I found superb, apt summary:
- " basically westerners ni indian gareebi and problems chupinchi .. shock chesi .. sympathy kottesi .. brownie points kottesaru ani chepthunnadu raa ..it was kind of duping the western audience "
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So, what's your take ra if you are not criticizing/critiquing the movie? I stand by my opinion that it is a national award winning movie made on a commercial theme. And about showing India in wrong limelight talk.. I consider that remark of yours to be unnecessary when you analyze this movie. Just imaging how many movies are made in India which showcase very unglamorous topics in India.
It is destiny amongst the choices you gave.
rey.. looks like i was rude. let me clarify.. I meant to state that there are many of our own Indian made movies that glorify the sorrow state of certain country affairs and this movie is better than those. All that this guy tried to do is showing that a slumdog is an underdog who wins the show.
yeah.
slumdog millionaire did not deserve 10 nominations.
there are millions of movies frm india that are million times better.
I feel this movie was made so that the ppl frm west can feel happy and can feel happuy abt them selves.
They can think that by outsourcing stuff to india, they are saving indian kids from jumping in to shit.
also the director is shit obsessed moron.
U must watch train spotting.
"Ev'thing is Ok in the End. If not-its not the End"
This frm OSO.
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