Slacky McSlackAss Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 I was a little confused with the orphanage scene until it was mentioned later that the blind kids make double. At first I thought the dude was gonna start freebasing or something.And yea I actually wondered about the English. I have no idea how common it actually is in India and wouldn't have guessed the game show would be in English. Also that host was a complete douchebag. I thought the story overall was relatively predictable (not in a bad way) but being set in India made it unique. I've heard the book (Q&A I think) is very good. Well its common in India now, but back then in the area they were in those kids werent educated. NO WAY they picked up English. The host is actually a major Bollywood actor and plays that role of action hero/******* alot. And yes, the movie was your predictable Indianesque movie. Hero Heroine tale, guy gets the girl in the end. Throw in a fight scene and wammo, youve got yourself an Indian movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissance Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Well its common in India now, but back then in the area they were in those kids werent educated. NO WAY they picked up English. The host is actually a major Bollywood actor and plays that role of action hero/******* alot. And yes, the movie was your predictable Indianesque movie. Hero Heroine tale, guy gets the girl in the end. Throw in a fight scene and wammo, youve got yourself an Indian movie. don't forget the sweet dance number at the end!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacky McSlackAss Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 don't forget the sweet dance number at the end!!! How could I forget. :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toe Jam Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 My girlfriend loved it. She left India when she was two and so she's always trying to learn about the culture over there. I've seen pictures of her when she first arrived; she definitely had it rough being a baby orphan over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRobi21 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Watching Oprah today, she was praising the hell out of it. Had the kid actors on the show via satelite or whatever. Seemed like good kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacky McSlackAss Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 My girlfriend loved it. She left India when she was two and so she's always trying to learn about the culture over there.I've seen pictures of her when she first arrived; she definitely had it rough being a baby orphan over there. I was born here, but have always embraced my Indian heritage. I try to get myself in to the culture over there as much as possible by watching Indian movies. It made me feel good to not have to use the subtitles to understand what they were saying as kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HogNose Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Great film...I'd love to see it win it all. To think this was suppose to go straight to the rental stores without any chance to hit the bigtime and now it's Oscar nominated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wahaj23 Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 I saw this movie before it started getting all Oscar/movie awards buzz. One of my friends told me to check it out, having seen Indian movies before, I was a little hesitant. But I did see it, it was a good movie overall. It essentially provides a small window to understand the culture in South Asia. You learn about what exactly a "slum" is and so many other things. So parts are a little iffy, but overall its prolly one of the best I have seen in awhile:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinz4Life12 Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 I saw this movie yesterday and wow, what a great movie it is!! i hope it wins it all. i think it deserves the award. danny boyle is the man and jamal in the movie did a great job. oh yea, and latika all grown up was sexy as hell. it was her first movie and i'm happy for her that she landed such a great role Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcsluggo Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 saw it Saturday night... and loved it. It had many of the flaws mentioned above, I suppose. But it was done so damn well that it didn't matter. GREAT movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinz4Life12 Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 fyi for those wondering about how the brothers learned to speak english. in the book apparently jamal and salim were adopted by a priest and he taught them english. he also sexually abused one or both of them. also in the book salim and jamal were best friends, not brothers. i didn't read it but this is what i've heard from people who did read the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rincewind Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 Finally saw this last night. Very good movie even if it is predictible. Spoiler, with question for those that have seen it below: I thought the movie would have been better if he got the final question wrong. I thought the effect of everybody else being bummed out about him not winning while he was still ecstatic to get his 'prize' would have been much more profound. What says you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. S Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 to the spoiler question, Indian movies still love to have a happy ending, that's what people want to see. For all the strides they have made economically and socially, their movies are still not the most "dramatic". While this was made by a British guy, he still probably considered that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toe Jam Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 I like the fact he won it all. I think they made a point to make sure it was a happy ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissU28 Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 I liked him winning it all as well.... It pisses me off when there are not happy endings in movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicious Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 liked it better when it was real and called "City of God" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toe Jam Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 I'm watching it again right now and I noticed something.. The teacher in the beginning speaks in a little bit of English and the kids seem to understand him. Maybe that explains it a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rincewind Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 I like the fact he won it all.I think they made a point to make sure it was a happy ending. I liked him winning it all as well.... It pisses me off when there are not happy endings in movies. My point was that it would still have been a happy ending, he would have found what he was looking for. I think the contrast of everybody being sad he lost while he sat there happier than ever would have made a great ending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toe Jam Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 My point was that it would still have been a happy ending, he would have found what he was looking for. I think the contrast of everybody being sad he lost while he sat there happier than ever would have made a great ending. True. I think they showed that by him completely guessing on the last question. I don't think he cared whether he won it all or not at that point since he knew Latika was safe. The whole "destiny" theme is probably the reasoning behind him getting the right answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buenosdiaz Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 there was a thread on this somewhere on ES but i finally saw this movie yesterday and the end reminded me of this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissance Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 there was a thread on this somewhere on ESbut i finally saw this movie yesterday and the end reminded me of this so clearly your favorite part of the movie was the dance at the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncleelroy89 Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I watch it it was good but I cant grasp the fact it won best picture there were better movies out this year that was up for the award I thought The Curious Case of Benjamin Button would clean house but oh well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissance Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I watch it it was good but I cant grasp the fact it won best picture there were better movies out this year that was up for the award I thought for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button would clean house but oh well Unfortunately Benjamin Button was not that great. I dunno if Slumdog realaly deserved top honors, but I thought it was better than Button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toe Jam Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 I dunno if Slumdog realaly deserved top honors Yes, it did. And I say that without a bias because I'm not even dating an Indian chick anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buenosdiaz Posted March 14, 2009 Share Posted March 14, 2009 Unfortunately Benjamin Button was not that great.I dunno if Slumdog realaly deserved top honors, but I thought it was better than Button. wrong anyways TDK trumps all now time to watch wall e lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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