Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

Posted : 1 month ago at Oct 19 7:22

A masterpiece of editing, Slumdog Millionaire tells a very simple story, but from a narrative perspective it is told in such perplexing detail and chronologically absurd order that it perseveres it's simple basis and becomes something more than a simple rags-to-riches love story. However this is also something that bothers me. As a film, I expect a great movie to be both a display of craftsmanship and a display of excellent content. Slumdog Millionaire, despite having a charming story, does fail to come through on the content, even if it doesn't really suck at any point. The climactic scenes feature the death of one main character, but due to the other events being very much so happy and "yay everything be fine", the death and redemption of this character is actually very much so emotional...Read more

Rating : 9/10

Posted : 3 months, 1 week ago at Aug 9 23:51

I really liked. The whole movie was very good and dinamic. It was a mix of emotions that in one hour I cried, laugh tons and still got angry. The movie turned out different then I expected since I read a bunch of reviews thar said something like a fairy tale or not that good but it was beyond my expectations and I loooved the dance scene in the ending. Plus, almoust all of the characters were good and made me like and care about them.

Rating : 9/10

Posted : 8 months, 1 week ago at Mar 17 22:58

Ao acompanhar o Oscar, fiquei surpresa com as premiações - o número de estatuetas para o filme Quem Quer Ser um Milionário? só aumentava, até abocanhar dois prêmios importantes: melhor diretor (Danny Boyle) e melhor filme. Mesmo com uma cópia em casa, optei por aguardar a estréia nacional e conferir na telona. Depois de uma longa espera, entrei na sala de exibição do filme enquanto era feita a pergunta-base do filme - como um simples favelado, sem estudos, conseguiu ganhar 10 milhões de rúpias na versão indiana do Show do Milhão? Ele trapaceou, teve sorte, é um gênio, ou estava escrito? Assim começa a história de Jamal Malik, seu irmão Salim e a amiga Latika. Acreditando na possibilidade de trapaça, o jovem Jamal é preso antes de concorrer à pergunta valendo 20 milh...Read more

Rating : 10/10

Posted : 8 months, 2 weeks ago at Mar 9 20:05

Mesmo com todo esse furor em volta de 'Quem Quer Ser Um Milionário?', eu não estava botando muita fé nele. Talvez seja pelo pôster do longa que, convenhamos, não é tão atraente. Na verdade, estava mais a fim de ver 'Watchmen'. E tive uma grata surpresa. 'Quem Quer Ser Um Milionário?' é um filme inesquecível, apaixonante. Com tudo muito bem calculado, o filme de Danny Boyle se dispõe a contar a trajetória de vida de Jamal, um garoto pobre e sem acesso a maiores informações que acaba participando de um programa televisivo de perguntas e respostas e está prestes a ganhar 20 milhões de rúpias. Como um garoto favelado consegue tal feito? O filme se resume em explicar como ele conseguiu tal façanha. Durante os primeiros minutos, várias cenas me lembraram muito 'Cidade de...Read more

Rating : 10/10

Posted : 8 months, 2 weeks ago at Mar 7 10:26

I gave Slumdog Millionaire a whirl because of the sheer amount of film awards it seemed to accrue in such a short space of time. I couldn't switch on the radio without news of this film's success being driven through my ears; it won 11 BAFTAs don't you know! I wasn't really disappointed. The film centres around a young orphan who finds himself in police custody following an exceptional performance on the TV show Who wants to be a millionaire?. Despite capturing public imagination, he is accused of cheating due to his status as a slum dweller. In his defence he tells the police that the questions all relate directly to his life experiences and that fate is the sole reason he knows the answers. The police re-watch a recording of his time on the show and each question is accompanied by a ...Read more

Rating : 6/10

Posted : 8 months, 3 weeks ago at Feb 27 8:28

Danny Boyle dirige brillantemente esta película. No había hecho la relación con el director, pero toda una secuencia del comienzo, en la que unos niños corren entre las casas precarias de Bombay me recordó inmediatamente a Trainspotting. Ahora veo por qué.
La película es genial, logra poner en escena cuestiones reales de la vida en India -experiencias que también son válidas en muchos países- con una gran estética, humor y profundidad. Como los grandes relatos, Slumdog Millionaire no tiene una resolución de las problemáticas que muestra, pero aporta una luz de esperanza.
Puede verse como una película de amor, de denuncia, de acción, de búsqueda. Lo más importante es lo que se siente al vivirla. ¡Brillante!

Rating : 9/10

Posted : 9 months ago at Feb 19 9:35

Jamal Malik is one question away from winning 20 million rupees. How did he do it? A: He cheated B: He's lucky C: He's a genius D: It was written Slumdog Millionaire is Danny Boyle's magnificent, elating cinematic adaptation of Vikas Swarup's prize-winning 2005 novel Q and A. Boyle's masterwork is simply the essential motion picture of 2008; an exquisite and engrossing filmic experience, infused with a searing portrait of the resilience of human spirit. It's a timeless, Capra-esque tale of adversity and rags-to-riches, told with dazzling passion and stunning visual agility. While housed in a bleak setting inhabited by a congregation of truly vile characters, Boyle's film is almost guaranteed to appease any viewer with a soft spot for beautifully sculpted contrivances. Slumdog Mill...Read more

Posted : 10 months ago at Jan 22 7:29

Slumdig Millionaire is a really great feel good film. It starts off pretty sad but quite involving. Each mini story about how Jamal knew the answer is entertaining, emotional and exciting. The mini stories set up the background to the main character and provide some basis on the evnts that follow. Once you get to know the background of the main charcter you start to get involved in the plot which leads to an entertaining story and a good ending

Overall a really good film and something a bit different.

Rating : 9/10

Posted : 10 months, 1 week ago at Jan 14 20:25

Every year it seems that a small independent or foreign film rises to the top and grabs our attention. It cries for you to see it and share it with your friends. Slumdog Millionaire is this film for 2008/9. Danny Boyle has directed a film that you won't soon forget and will be talking about around the water cooler for the next few days at work. If you want to get a lot of specifics about the movie, read Alexander's review. This movie is really a love story about two people that seemed destined to be together. The story starts with Jamal being taken off the show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" and taken to be interrogated for cheating on the show. As the interrogation unfolds, we learn how Jamal knows the answer to the questions and why he is there in the first place. You get ...Read more

Rating : 9/10

Posted : 10 months, 2 weeks ago at Jan 7 6:12

''God is great...'' The story of the life of an impoverished Indian teen Jamal Malik, who becomes a contestant on the Hindi version of "Who Wants to be A Millionaire?", wins, and is then suspected of cheating. Dev Patel: Jamal Malik Winner of the Audience Award at the Toronto Film Festival, Danny Boyle and Loveleen Tandan's radical Slumdog Millionaire is the feel-good story of an orphaned, street-wise young man trying to strike gold on India's version of the TV show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" while hoping that the girl he has loved since childhood is watching. Based on the novel Q&A by Vikas Swarup and supported by the stunning cinematography of Anthony Dod Mantle and the music of A.R. Rahman, Slumdog shows us the chaos of Mumbai (formerly Bombay) India where it was filmed. ...Read more

Rating : 10/10

Posted : 10 months, 2 weeks ago at Jan 5 16:39

Absolutely amazing. This is one of those movies that is gritty and sometimes hard to watch. Seeing those children living in the slums of India dealing with some truly horrific experiences is wretched and difficult, but there are many moments of humor and you really find yourself rooting for those kids. This is mainly a love story but it's also about ambition, persistence and a strong desire to better oneself while doing what is right. True, you can see the end coming a mile away, but by the time you get there, you find yourself really wanting it.

Rating : 10/10

Posted : 1 year ago at Nov 14 23:52

As a huge fan of Danny Boyle's work, I had to watch Slumdog Millionaire even though it didn't fit the mold of any of his previous work (just as 28 Days wasn't anything like Trainspotting). If you want to catch a glimpse of what a slum in India really looks like, watch this film. Even though the movie overall is beautifully shot, Boyle never hides the grittiness of streets of Mumbai and you really get the sense of a struggle in a nation peaking well over 1 billion in population. The plot has its charm, and just a warning to those who hate those perfectly rounded endings...this has one, but you can see it coming and it doesn't compromise the rest of the film. You get it all with this movie, humor, romance and some pretty good actions scenes that, to me, resemble a lot in City of God which is...Read more

Rating : 9/10