Absolutely brilliant movie. I could write for an hour on all the little things that were so freakin’ awesome about this flick, but I think I will keep it brief (for a change) and just say that this movie had the complete package and was most definitely worthy of every award it recieved. The screenplay, acting, cinematography, directing, editing, sound and music were all fantastic and it is such a treat to see a movie that hits on all cylinders.

Okay, so I had no idea what to expect when I started watching this. I hadn’t even heard of it before I found out it had won a ridiculous amount of Oscars this year (yeah, I live under a rock, it seems), so I just had to watch it and see if it deserved all the praise. And yes, yes it does.

Since I had no expectations, neither good nor bad, I was able to enjoy the film with an open mind, and even though at first I was a little confused to see a teenage boy being given electric shocks by a policeman, it all started to make sense as the story went on.

I very much enjoyed the story as a whole, and the way Jamal’s life was portrayed through flashbacks was interesting, starting from the childhood and gradually the present and past came together in the end. Once I got the hang of it, I really liked the way the story was constructed.

Overall, loved Slumdog Millionaire, and definitely want to get it on DVD when it comes out here.

Ok, so we all know this movie won Best Picture in the Golden Globes. And we all heard the great reviews. And we all had our friends tell us how great it was. So after months of prodding, I checked this one out.

Now, I had no clue what to expect and here’s what we get: a movie, partly in English, partly in Hindi (?) with subtitles about something totally alien to most westerners. A poor kid wins India’s version of “Who Wants to be a millionaire?” and the cops decide to lock him up on suspicion of cheating!

Now why in God’s name would you lock up a poor kid for getting rich on his own pluck and wit? Well, it ain’t America, kids! That’s for sure!

As if the foreign-ness of this movie (directed by Danny Boyle, who is English and was known for doing 28 Days Later and Trainspotting) totally made sense at the end when a bunch of strangers break into Indian dance at a train station.

Then it dawned on me. I had just watched my first Bollywood film! Had someone told me this (or something else about seeing a strange foreign, artsy film) I would have enjoyed it much more.

But in any case, the movie was great. It was thoroughly entertaining, though kind of strange.