I did speak too soon on my Curious Case of Benjamin Button review. This, right here, is the Best Picture winner. Tomorrow, Slumdog Millionaire will become an underdog story at the Oscars. Buzzy and a great director, Slumdog had everything going for it. Now it can finally claim what it rightfully needs: Oscars.
Slumdog Millionaire is the story of Jamal Malik (Dev Patel of Britain's Skins), a man currently in the hot seat of the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. He gets to the second to last question and the authorities think he is cheating and take him into prison. There, they tell about the show and he tells of his life in the slums of Mumbai and the love of his life, Letika.
Danny Boyle's direction is just stunning, as usual. The film is very artistic, employing all kinds of direction techniques. The scene in which the children run away from evil authorities is very well shot. It is a frenzied scene of children jumping across rooftops and hiding behind curtains. Many directors could shoot the scene well, but the best would have been the version that came in the form of this film.
The film has only one flaw. The problem that I had with the film was the predictability of it. You can tell where the film is going to go right from the start. Even scene that are supposed to make you think something else didn't deceive me. Although, I suppose there is nothing you can do about it considering that the writers adapted it from the book Q & A.
Slumdog Millionaire is the second best film of 2008. Sorry, I still love The Dark Knight. Still, it really is a very bittersweet movie with tons of acclaim and a great soundtrack. It is a hip, cool look at the bad parts of India and the corruption of authorities. The sweet tale of Jamal is sure to charm anyone who watches it.
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