Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
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as Jamal Malik
as Latika
as Salim Malik
as Prem
as Adele
as Javed
as Jamal (youngest)
as Police Inspector
as Latika (youngest)
as Latika (middle)
as Salim (middle)
as Sergeant Srinivas
as Jamal (middle)
as Director
as Mr. Nanda
as Javed's House Doorkeeper
as Salim Malik
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Boyle takes his wildly high-energy visual aesthetic and applies it to a story that, at its core, is rather sweet and traditionally crowdpleasing.
It's Oliver Twist by way of City of God.
The best movie of 2008.
Slumdog Millionaire, a film so upbeat and colourful that, by the time you're relaying its infectious air of optimism to friends, you could forget that it features orphans, slaughter, organised crime, poverty, enslavement and police brutality.
Slumdog Millionaire is not the cure for all the world's ills, but it comes close. It solves, for instance, such endemic global problems as: a) sadness, b) lovelessness, c) cynicism, and d) the waning cultural relevance of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
From an early footchase in which the careening camera gives us a tour of the maze-like slums, to the ridiculously uplifting Bollywood dance number that plays over the end credits, Slumdog Millionaire makes for kinetic, exhilarating entertainment.
Audience Reviews for Slumdog Millionaire
Gorgeous cinematography and editing, but terribly weak story. It's not that I'm against optimistic, uplifting movies, but there needs to be proper development and higher stakes than just "star-crossed love." Why does Salim suddenly let Latika go after remorselessly kidnapping her days ago? Where is his moral and fraternal turning point? What is the point of the frame story of the torturing producers? There is no pay off for that; it is merely a device to reveal Jamal's past. What is the consequence of the gangsters' cruelty to Latika? She isn't horribly disfigured or hurt. Would Jamal still love her if she is? Will their love still transcend such superficialities? I have a problem with destiny-driven plots. It's an easy cop-out. I really wanted to like this film because it's pretty much everyone's favorite movie ever, but I find it incredibly overrated.
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A exhausting thrill ride with relentless ups and downs. A sweet and dramatic movie that felt like something was missing?
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I tend to enjoy dark movies because the emotional reaction is greater for me than that of "happier" movies, for lack of a better word. Slumdog Millionaire, however, makes a powerful case for "happy" movies. Slumdog Millionaire is a wholly life-fulfilling epic about destiny and love that is expertly directed and colorfully shot. And when the film cuts rapidly in a hazy stop-motion-like effect, and the color from the streets reflects on our fated protagonists, and the music kicks in overwhelmingly, its hard not to leave with a smile on your face- and tears in your eyes.
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Slumdog Millionaire Quotes
| Salim Malik: | God is great! (final words) |
| Salim Malik: | God is great! |
| Jamal Malik (older): | There was no message! There was no message! There was no massage! |
| Jamal Malik (older): | I went on, because I knew she'd be watching. |
| Jamal Malik (older): | If it wasn't for Rama and Allah, I'd still have a mother. |