- Dear Gops.. Three cheers for ur all posts..now calm down..u r raising our heartbeats..very much eager to hear music..when is audio launching? I am damn sure if film is properly propogated, ARR has 100% chance of winning Oscar..
Regards Jiban "You can NEVER get better than ARRahman" -- In [email protected], Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Slumdog Millionaire' hits the jackpot > Recommend Comments > November 13, 2008 > > By BRUCE INGRAM Film Critic > Slumdog Millionaire > > Most > movies about the fulfillment of destiny are concerned with characters > rising to rule kingdoms or lead mighty armies or create immortal > masterpieces. Is it possible to realize your karmic potential by > attempting to go all the way on a TV game show? "Slumdog Millionaire" > says yes, indeed, and makes you believe it. > » Click to enlarge image > Life-schooled: Dev Patel and Anil Kapoor in "Slumdog Millionaire," the > latest from director Danny Boyle ("Trainspotting"). > (Fox Searchlight Pictures) > » Click to enlarge image > Life-schooled: Dev Patel and Anil Kapoor in "Slumdog Millionaire," the > latest from director Danny Boyle ("Trainspotting"). > (Fox Searchlight Pictures) > RELATED STORIES⢠Comments: Write your own review > ⢠Blog: Reel Time with Bruce Ingram > ⢠Film clips > > The > stakes couldn't be higher in this beautifully crafted epic adventure > story involving a Dickensian struggle against cruel poverty, the > lifelong bond between two estranged brothers, true love that never > dies, the resilence of hope and the workings of fate -- and they > couldn't be resolved in a more dazzling manner. This one's a must- see. > Based on a novel by the Indian author Vikas Swarup and featuring a > screenplay by Simon "The Full Monty" Beaufoy, "Slumdog" was directed by > Danny Boyle (with Indian director Loveleen Tandan). Boyle has already > made remarkable films in a wide range of genres including the > Hitchcockian thriller "Shallow Grave," the black-comic junkie > horrorshow "Trainspotting," the zombie rave-up "28 Days Later," the > childhood fantasy-adventure "Millions," the apocalyptic sci-fi drama > "Sunshine," but he may have trumped himself with this > Bollywood-inflected rags-to-riches saga about modern India that could > almost stand as an update on "Oliver Twist." > "Slumdog" opens on the set of the Indian version of "Who Wants to be > a Millionaire," with the uneducated 18-year-old slum-kid Jamal (Dev > Patel) one correct answer away from winning the ultimate jackpot of > 20-million rupees. While he ponders his choice, Boyle cuts away to the > previous evening, for scenes of Jamal being tortured and interrogated > by police, who are convinced he must have cheated somehow. Then he > poses the film's key question in "Millionaire" multiple-choice form: > How could a slum-kid who has never gone to school know the answers to > questions that should have stumped doctors, lawyers and professors? Did > he cheat? Is he lucky? Is he a genius? Or is it written? > The film then proceeds to demonstrate how Jamal's entire life has > led up to this moment -- with something much greater than a 20- million > rupee jackpot at stake. Each question flashes back to an episode in > Jamal's life-and-death adventures -- from the time of his birth in > Mumbai's worst slum, to the murder of his mother during an attack by an > anti-Muslim mob, to his recruitment with his criminally inclined > brother and his lifelong love Latika by a Fagin-like gangster (only > much, much more evil), to his separation from Latika and his desperate > search for her -- and demonstrates how he learned his answers, > sometimes at great cost. > "Slumdog" builds to a high pitch of excitement by cleverly > intertwining the nail-biting suspense in the various chapters of > Jamal's life with the cheesy, but not negligible, tension built into > the all-or-nothing stakes of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire." But it > also has a wealth of the cinematic virtues that can be found in most of > Boyle's previous films: Breathless pacing, flamboyant visual flair and > an almost old-fashioned, spell-weaving approach to storytelling. > If someone asks you to see "Slumdog Millionaire," there's only one correct answer: Yes, yes, yes. > > > http://www.pioneerlocal.com/1272813,pp-moviereview-111308- s2.article >
