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…

Slumdog Millionaire is a film that I’ve always loved deeply. Growing up, I watched it so much. It was one of the first R-Rated movies I was allowed to watch, so of course I tried to take advantage of that as much as possible.

There’s a review of Slumdog here on Letterboxd that I highly disagree with, but completely respect. A Letterboxd user with the username Yush did a fantastic job pointing out a potential issue. It’s a film about India told from the perspective of a vastly British production crew. The problem is, Britain and India don’t have a great history with each other. Britain used to own India, until they gained independence in 1947, which was fought largely during World…