WOW what a coincidence. I JUST finished watching this movie like 30 minutes ago and then I see this thread at the top of the Hangout. It was a good movie, inspirational. Also, as an important sidenote: a lot of the activities Salim and Javed engaged in are not permissible at all in Islam. Do not let their actions reflect on your understanding of the religion.
Dude. It was written. LOL. Did you not watch the ending. Anyways, I can see some of the flaws with the movie you are pointing out, however, I still think it was a great film.
hey so am I (born but not raised on the mean streets of Bangalore) but i just happened to be vacationing in India when the show first originally aired and I remember my aunt and uncle and cousin all waiting for it to come on and see who could answer the most questions. I dont know hindi that well at all i took two quarters worth of classes 3-4 years ago and my prof taught us how to read and write first before vocab so no worries on not knowing hindi i would say there are a lot of indians here who dont
i think im considering taking hindi classes in college..im in 12th right now, and I really would like to get in with my indian side...
I would reconsider if I were you. If you have no prior knowledge of the language whatsoever, it's going to be difficult. Yeah, the professor will help you out as much as possible, but I swear you'll find yourself studying more than you want. It's also very time consuming. See, I know Hindi and can read and write without any problems. I was able to gain 16 credit hours for passing the placement test (I was ultimately able to double major thanks to it). Only downside was that in order to get those credits I would have to enroll and sit in a class. I took the advanced class, never studied for a single test or quiz, did my hw 10 minutes before class, etc. It was the easiest A in my life and I had a blast. The same can't be said for any of my classmates, however. I also find it hilarious that they still can't fluently understand Hindi even after taking so many classes (I'm pretty sure which is why they took the class in the first place) So unless you only want to be able to read at a pre-k level and write simple words, there's no point in taking the class.
I saw this movie last night at Angelika.....it was a good movie. I've seen two good movies so far this year. Gran Torino and this one. Good stuff.
It was a great movie, but to Danny Boyle it was just another movie. I wonder why people don't give him more credit for Trainspotting, 28 Days Later, and Sunshine. Trainspotting is my favorite amongst the four I've seen, and Slumdog and Sunshine are probably tied for second in my book. Given the genre constraints of Sunshine and 28 Days Later though, his work on those movies may be even more remarkable. Slumdog is great in that it matches his previous movies in color and vivaciousness. Because it was probably his intention to make a Bollywood-style movie, I totally absolve him of the ending (there was no other way to end it if you think about it) and making use of such trite plot devices as the crime bosses. HOWEVER, I do think this has adverse effects upon the process of storytelling, and because of that it is not my favorite of his nor one of my favorite movies of all time. Too often we identify with the city of Bombay and the historical occurences being recounted (like the riots in 1990) than the vices and virtues of the characters themselves. There was no Renton in this movie, no Mace or Searle, little introspective dialogue to give legitimacy to, say, the brother's motives at the end when he helps Latika out. My favorite character was the host; anyone else think he was the spitting image of George Michael???
The beginning of the movie was great. The depiction of slum life was extremely moving and fit into the sort of fascination/guilt that middle class Americans have about the rest of the world The Hollywood happy ending wasn't logically constructed which was annoying. It went from Cidade de Deus to Forrest Gump with all these coincidences and the kid popping up everywhere. I gotta say tho the guy who played the police chief is a badass actor in a Michael Corleone sort of way. I'd love to see him in more movies.
the cop is a badass...his name is irrfan khan, he plays the dad in the kal penn movie...namesake... does anyone know why jamal hesitated to answer the question about the truth alone triumphs?
I just saw this movie and I thought it was great as well. The dance scene at the end came out of nowhere and I thought it was unecessary. An Indian guy I struck up a conversation with while waiting for my friend said that it was typical of Bollywood type movies to have something like that at the end and he also said that it was an accurate portrayal of what life is like in India. I looked online and this movie doesn't open up in India until the 23rd of Jan. I'm curious to see what their reaction will be.
Just wathced it. Good movie but pretty much along the lines of City of God (coming of age in the slums of X country... ) which i think is a lot better but for some reason did not get quite the attention this movie seems to be getting. The ending was kinda cheezy and the acting by the main characters pretty shaky (except for the kids, i think if there are any stars in this movie it's the kids in the begining). None the less i liked it, definetly worth the time and money.
i really don't think the reception will be well received over there...already some bollywood stars disagree with the movie's portrayal...
Great movie and I agree that it was the child actors that stole the show and captured the audience with their compelling and heartfelt acting.
