Slumdog Millionaire Review
Summing up the entire movie in one word:
Brutal.
Not Brutal ala “The Passion”, Hostel or Audition. But brutal in it’s honesty with the portrayal of ghetto life in India, child exploitation and the twisted nature of some individuals. Brutal in the content department with one of the few scenes in film that gave my gag reflex a run, made me wince and even gave me the horror movie scared startled feeling that comes with a good fright flick.
The beauty of the whole film is that noone is perfect. Even the main character makes morally wrong decisions, just as everyone has in their life. Much like 28 days later, the film really shows you that the enemy is not always the obvious and that even good natured people can make poor decisions.
The editing is swift and movie moves right along, cutting back and forth between childhood recollections and present day, but for all you people that have a hard time with anything other than you standard 3 act script, don’t worry about having to ask yourself where in chronology this particular event is taking place. You will be able to follow along just fine.
I paid 15 bucks to see this with my girlfriend. We can goto the bourgeoisie cinema for free because she’s a cog in the machine, but unfortunately, they don’t usually play movies with those darn words at the bottom of the screen and don’t star douchebags, It was worth every single penny.
2 funny things I read on the IMDB boards…
I always thought of this movie as the illegitimate child of City of God and Forrest Gump in India.
Damn Hipster Forrest Gump"
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