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Monday, February 23, 2009

The big deal about Slumdog (or Why I think Slumdog Millionaire won Best Picture at the Oscars)

Song of the moment: A.R. Rahman - Jai Ho (Slumdog Millionaire OST)

After watching Slumdog Millionaire at Cathay yesterday and after watching the Oscars, I thought it would be nice to give my two-cents about what I think of the movie and cite perhaps a few reasons why Slumdog Millionaire won Best Picture.

Slumdog Millionaire is the story of Jamal Malik, an orphan from the slums of Mumbai who joins the Indian version of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire and ends up being one question away from the top prize of 20 million rupees. The movie chronicles his life's journey and how each of his life's experiences allows him to answer the different questions in the show and once again meet the love of his life.
While it was a good movie, it wasn't a great movie. My personal favourite has always been The Shawshank Redemption and no movie I've watched so far has come close to that. Where this show truly excels at is being true to its genre. It's fun, its uplifting and it touches the heart. From the interrogation scene at the start till the Bollywood dance homage at the credits, this film is truly poignant yet exhilarating at the same time. One of my favourite scenes in the movie is when the Jamal, in an attempt to get Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan, jumps into a pile of human excretion to get out of the toilet he was trapped in. It does sound kind of disturbing but I thought it was somewhat reminiscent of a similar scene in Shawshank and represented the kind of underdog determination featured throughout the movie. The film has of course been subject to criticism from certain groups due to its portrayal of the slums and its people. While I admit that I am not an expert in terms of Indian culture and traditions, I think people should look at the movie in a more positive light and let this movie bring attention to the situation in the slums and be a reminder that discrimination exists at all levels of society. So to conclude, this movie is not an emotional roller-coaster ride of a tearjerker. Its one of the best poignant, feel-good, rags-to-riches, triumph against adversity movies you'll ever see.

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