Thanks Gopal for all these amazing reviews of Slumdog. You've been on the ball with posting all these reviews and I can tell that you too are very excited and eager to see this movie. Frankly, I can't remember a movie getting this amount of praise and appreciation! So awesome that ARR is associated with this film. Hope he gets an Oscar for the music.
Wow, what a treat.....Ghajini....Slumdog....Connections.....man, what a year this has been!!!!! --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Slumdog Millionaire - a vibrantly wonderful film Got to watch this incredibly brilliant film, Slumdog Millionaire, on > thursday. I have to admit that I haven't watched Danny Boyle's > Trainspotting or 28 weeks later, both of which are critically acclaimed > and claimed to be classics. The only reason I got interested in this > movie was AR Rahman. I was totally unaware of this project at the > beginning, and then started this buzz that a film based on India got > rave reviews in London film festival. Further digging into the subject > revealed the fact that the music was composed by our own Rahman. What > more can I say, this movie got added to my list of "everyday updates". > > > SdM > is a movie based on a novel Q&A by Vikas Swarup, an Indian > Diplomat. Set in India, it tells the story of Jamal, a "Chai wala" > working in a call center, who becomes the biggest quiz-show winner in > history, only to be sent to jail on accusations that he cheated. The > movie goes on to tell us how by drawing from the experiences of his own > short, yet turbulent and sometimes cruel life he, essentially a > slumdog, managed to answer all the twelve questions that led him to the > jackpot, and more importantly get his girl. > > As this was a free > screening, the line was pretty long and most of the audience were > non-Indians. I think I just spotted one or two desis, which made me > feel special, one of the very few Indians for a movie based entirely on > India. There are many reviews giving pretty high ratings for this movie > and believe me it truly deserves it. Every scene and detail has been > handled very carefully. Even things like subtitles (as there are > initial scenes of children completely in hindi) was done so playfully > and colorfully. You won't find them at their usual place with white > colored fonts, instead they go around the big screen in a way that you > concentrate on the scene as well as the words. Master stroke !! Also I > loved the way the music blended with the movie. It was a big > opportunity for Rahman to showcase his talent and he has pulled it off > brilliantly. The background score was amazing. There were times when I > didn't know if it was Danny Boyle's direction or Rahman's music which > made the scene either so romantic or so intense. I think it was a > perfect marriage. There are two songs featured in the movie which give > a breath of fresh air amidst moments of heartbreak, tragedy and drama, > MIA Paper planes song which comes at an important juncture of the film > and the grand Bollywood song-and-dance number which comes right at the > end. Danny Boyle makes sure that everyone leaving the theater leave in > their best spirits and with a wide smile of their faces. > > Another > highlight of this movie is its memory narrated structure. It keeps > going back and forth from the game show to the jail to Jamal's past > experiences, all of them culminating at a pulsating finale. Acting also > needs a special mention, as everyone right from the young children did > a fantastic job. For about an hour or so the two young kids carry the > entire movie in their shoulders which was incredible. Their scenes > actually were the most impressive for me and touching. And then there > were veterans Irfan Khan and Anil Kapoor who did their part with great > panache. Latika(Freida Pinto) was simply beautiful and Jamal(Dev Patel) > was extremely believable and so relatable. I'm sure we'll see more of > this young lad in the coming years. > > SdM is a journey through > that part of India which is seldom seen or heard these days. It boldly > showcases that section of people who are at the most neglected both by > the huge Indian media and the government. I'm sure no Indian film maker > would have dared to touch such a subject thinking about money prospects > and for that I thank Danny Boyle for presenting this movie in such a > delightful fashion. I hope he gets the gold, if u know what I mean. The > underlining motto of this movie is Destiny. Whatever happens, happens > for a reason and it is written to happen that way. Something which I > personally believe in. Do you believe in that ??? > > SdM opens in select theaters on November 12th. Let the journey begin > > http://sirishminapalli.blogspot.com/2008/11/slumdog-millionaire- vibrantly-wonderful.html >
