Slumdog Millionaire

Have you seen this movie Slumdog Millionaire? If not yet, you should watch it. It's a great movie in my opinion. I never got the chance to watch this movie when it came out on theater because I have kids to take care of. So last Saturday, Slumdog Millionaire was shown on HBO and it got all my attention to the whole movie.
Slumdog Millionaire was nominated for ten Academy Awards in 2009 and won eight, the most for any film of 2008, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay. It also won seven BAFTA Awards (including Best Film), five Critics' Choice Awards, and four Golden Globes.

Slumdog Millionaire has stirred controversy concerning language use, its portrayals of Indians and Hinduism, and the welfare of its child actors.



Synopsis: British director Danny Boyle takes another intriguing career turn with this heartfelt underdog tale. Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) is a street kid (or "slumdog") who has landed an appearance on India's version of the hit TV game show WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India’s “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show’s questions. Intrigued by Jamal’s story, the jaded Police Inspector begins to wonder what a young man with no apparent desire for riches is really doing on this game show? When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers are about to find out.

2 comments:

LODS said...

ana gyud nang naa nata anak,we dont have time to go out to the movies and if we do maghuna huna ta sa gasto,lol.. I never did watch that movie and a lot of people including my sis told me nga didto gyud specially nga it won an Oscar.. hopefully one of this day Ill finally watch it online..

Seiko said...

Hindi ko pa ito napapanood,mukhang maganda nga,will try to watch this during weekend.Thanks for sharing this :D