Seen the film 'Slumdog Millionaire' last night. A great, uplifting love story about a guy who grows up in the Indian slums of Dharavi, desperately poor and uneducated who goes on to win the TV quiz show 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?'. The film begins with the young guy, Jamal, being interviewed by the police, under suspicion of cheating as he is now one question away from the winning the tv jackpot. As he sits in the detective's office after some particularly cruel interrogation techniques, Jamal explains his answers from the gameshow, resulting in him telling his own life story through flashbacks, from childhood to present day. Another great film from Danny Boyle, with his great visual flair and expert eye bringing the slums of India to life, even more successfully than 1996's grimey Glasgow streets in 'Trainspotting'.
The sights, sounds, music and colour with which Boyle is gaining such a reputation all add to the beauty of the film. The colour of the sh*t is almost luminous! (you'll see what I mean if you see the movie - a great scene involving a horrendous leap of faith). The performances are great too, especially the kids that play the main characters' younger selves, one minute having fun playing cricket on an airport runway, the next, forced into an independent life, fending for themselves. A film definately worthy of the awards it has been receiving and one that will hopefully bag Mr Boyle an Oscar.
Seen the film 'Slumdog Millionaire' last night. A great, uplifting love story about a guy who grows up in the Indian slums of Dharavi, desperately poor and uneducated who goes on to win the TV quiz show 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?'. The film begins with the young guy, Jamal, being interviewed by the police, under suspicion of cheating as he is now one question away from the winning the tv jackpot. As he sits in the detective's office after some particularly cruel interrogation techniques, Jamal explains his answers from the gameshow, resulting in him telling his own life story through flashbacks, from childhood to present day. Another great film from Danny Boyle, with his great visual flair and expert eye bringing the slums of India to life, even more successfully than 1996's grimey Glasgow streets in 'Trainspotting'. 
The sights, sounds, music and colour with which Boyle is gaining such a reputation all add to the beauty of the film. The colour of the sh*t is almost luminous! (you'll see what I mean if you see the movie - a great scene involving a horrendous leap of faith). The performances are great too, especially the kids that play the main characters' younger selves, one minute having fun playing cricket on an airport runway, the next, forced into an independent life, fending for themselves. A film definately worthy of the awards it has been receiving and one that will hopefully bag Mr Boyle an Oscar.
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