amazing stuff! On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 6:24 PM, Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> TIFF 08: Review of SLUMDOG MILLIONAREPosted on Monday, September 8th, > 2008 18:09:01 GMT by: John Allison > Posted under: movie news drama > You will not hear me say this often when it comes to a review of a movie > but I do not believe I can do Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire justice in a > review. I could start a listing of hyperbole after hyperbole and I would not > be exaggerating one bit on how I feel about this movie. This is the movie > that has made TIFF worthwhile by itself, and I can't recommend it strongly > enough. > > The movie starts with Jamal, played by Dev Patel being tortured by Irfan > Khan, the police inspector. He wants to know how someone from the slums > could answer so many questions correctly on India's version of Who Wants to > be a Millionaire. After Jamal is unwilling to admit to cheating during the > torture they put him in front of a TV and one by one they go through the > questions with him explaining how he knew the answers. Using this premise > Danny Boyle is able to provide the audience with one of the most truthful, > heartfelt stories that is so much more than the simple romance which it > could have been. > > One by one Jamal explains how he grew up with his brother Salim in the > slums and how they became orphans and how they were taken in by gangsters > who had the worst of intentions when it came to the young boys. We see time > and time again Latika played by Freida Pinto come and go from Jamal's life. > All of his life in the slums of India have lead him to this point has lead > him to where he is today. And each flashback gives beautifully told glimpses > into the life of the poor in India as well as being a wonderful story. > > I have yet to see Millions but I had heard before going in that Danny Boyle > had a knack for getting the best out of child actors and I now fully believe > it. Question by question we see Jamil, Salim and Latika age in front of us. > We see them during their times of happiness and during the moments in their > lives when everything has been turned upside down on them. Never once did I > question the emotions and the acting of any of these children. Each and > everyone of them were near perfect in their roles. Never once did question > the love Jamil had for Latika nor how Salim could end up on a dark path. > > It has been a while since a movie has touched me like Slumdog Millionaire > did and from the reaction of the audience I am not alone. The applause for > it was thunderous and I have never seen an audience clap along with the > music in the closing credits. Danny Boyle has truly succeeded in creating a > pitch perfect wonderful optimistic yet truthful movie that I am going to > watch over and over again for a great many years. > > > http://www.quietearth.us/articles/2008/09/08/TIFF-08-Review-of-SLUMDOG-MILLIONARE > >