2008 Directed by Danny Boyle
Jamal Malik is an impoverished Indian teen who becomes a contestant on the Hindi version of ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ but, after he wins, he is suspected of cheating.
didn’t actually rewatch this bc tbh id rather die than do that but im gonna use this as a platform for some Serious Thoughts anyway that go way beyond just this particular movie... ill totally come clean here i think a half star review of slumdog millionaire is gonna catch more ppl’s eyes than not lol
i really want ppl to read this bc again ill be honest here: im a person of color with some shit to say and im not gonna be quiet anymore. this is not something i've seen addressed by many people on this site so i'm gonna take it upon myself to play the vocal minority. also i promise this will be less ranty than…
"Money and women: the reasons for make most mistakes in life. Looks like you've mixed up both."
And the Oscar for best end-credits sequence goes to... Wait, Best Picture? Like, for the whole year? I mean, it was good, and I understand Speed Racer never had a chance at the award, but this is the year that gave us WALL-E and Synecdoche, New York, surely they're more impressive than—they weren't even nominated? Come on people, get it together!
Slumdog Millionaire is a movie which strangely doesn't understand its own material. It opens with the question:
Jamal Malik is one question away from winning 20 million rupees. How did he do it?
A: He cheated
B: He's lucky
C: He's a…
D - Over-rated. Final answer.
Let me get this straight...I'm supposed to empathize with a kid who answers all these questions based on sheer luck? Fat chance. I want the heroes of my stories to work hard, persevere, struggle at every turn, and fight for victory...not succeed easily just by chance. Fuck that, and fuck this movie.
A day ago I thought The King's Speech was the worst Best Picture winner of the last decade.
hello? yes, i'd like to report a crime. dev patel is the most beautiful boy i've ever seen...excuse me what do you mean that isn't a crime? i've been attacked
me when dev got an answer right: hello? i am very proud of him he is smart he is strong he is kind he is a good communicator he is strong he is tough he is strong and he is
Nice movie. I thought it was too slow and some of the flashbacks were boring.. I liked the cinematography and I really liked the ending. Loved the credits.
I hate to be one of these girls but how come this movie won an Oscar for best picture and The Dark Knight didn't even get a nomination????
Excellent story! Enlightening! Reveals many sad truths of this world, but even more happy ones. ❤️
Poetic justice: the movie.
A man who’s had a terrible life gets on the Indian version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Somehow, he’s able to answer some of the questions that he’s asked because they line up with events in his life, which we see in flashbacks. It’s strongly implied that he deserves what is happening because of the hardships that he’s had to go through. Indeed it’s the very hardships that allow him to answer some of the questions.
To say this movie has plot conveniences is so obvious as to be irrelevant. The movie is basically one giant plot convenience. But we are kept interested by a story structure almost rivalling that of Memento, to go along with good performances, lovely cinematography, and stunning, frantic direction from Danny Boyle. Most will probably guess the ending very early in the film, but somehow, when it comes, it manages to feel totally earned.
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