Friday night the Purple Wren and I wanted to go to a movie so I checked the listings on-line and read a few reviews. Slumdog Millionaire, The Reader, and Milk made the short list. After reading Entertainment Weekly’s review of Slumdog Millionaire, I had a strong sense that we had better see that one and soon. It was playing at the Varsity, Fleur Cinema, Merle Hay Mall Cinema, and Carmike Wynnsong 16. We were a little early and didn’t want to stand out in the cold so we went to the Fleur Cinema.
I have to go back a long way to find a movie I liked as much as Slumdog Millionaire.
- read the review first
- keep your expectations in check
- go see it, but
- relax and just let the film be what it is
It has some elements that are atypical. The violence doesn’t involve cars; the music is unique; the actors/actresses don’t have blue eyes and blond hair; both the poverty and aspirations look different; there was some Hindi spoken; it was filmed in Mumbai.
You don’t want to miss this one. Thomas Friedman wrote The World Is Flat a few years ago in which (among other things) he noted the rise of India as a force capable of competing for attention in the US business and labor markets. Slumdog Millionaire won eight Oscars on Sunday night including Best Picture, Director, Best Song, and Best Musical Score; it looks like the film world is flat too. Are you ready for Bollywood?
photo by flickr by gosub
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