Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Movie; Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Caution; Spoiler Alert

Slumdog Millionaire

 Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Poster



Came out; 2008
Time; 120 Minutes

Watched on; DVD

Rating; R for some violence, disturbing images and language

IMDB Rating; 8.0
Rotten Tomatoes Score; 92% Average Rating 8.4/10, Reviews Counted 264. Fresh Score 244, Rotten Score 20. 90% Liked it

Caution; Spoiler Alert


Synopsis; A Mumbai teen, who grew up in the slums, becomes a contestant on the Indian version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" He is arrested under suspicion of cheating, and while being interrogated, events from his life history are shown which explain why he knows the answers

Staring;
Dev Patel as older Jamal
Freida Pinto as older Latika
Irrfan Khan as Police Inspector
Anil Kapoor as Prem


Thoughts;
I know, I’m behind the times. This movie came out in 2008 and I just watched it. It had never really peaked my interest before, until I caught some of it on a cable channel.

This movie was long, but in my opinion it was really good. I was surprised by how they kept you hooked on watching it and you couldn’t help but feel bad for Jamal and his brother Salim. It’s also hard to imagine that people actually live like this.

As someone who has worked in a call center, I found this a little funny, they way they showed all the cubes set up with signs that told the associate “where” they were.

The movie was visually stunning and kept your attention the entire time with the vibrant music. It was obvious that the boy would get the girl in the end, but several scenes had you doubting it.

In a way I felt like the people in the movie watching the TV show hoping that Jamal would win! 

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