tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798762753312309352.post7514385562878815754..comments2023-07-08T03:35:33.729-07:00Comments on Life of My Own: Slumdog Millionaire - Gross!!!Vaibhavi Joshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06612241941057299679noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798762753312309352.post-25647554318122199752009-10-14T13:59:13.082-07:002009-10-14T13:59:13.082-07:00First of all, congratulations on writing such a go...First of all, congratulations on writing such a good blog, I like your style of writing. You seem to follow the tips you give others on writing.<br /><br />I like this post on Slumdog Millionaire as well but I won't agree with many of the observations. Let's take it from the top:<br /><br />1. Jamal speaking English - Personally I would have liked the entire movie to be recorded in Hindi for authenticity but you have to give it to the director. A movie made by foreigners primarily for an international audience would be too difficult to sell if it's in Hindi. And he used Hindi till the kids were in the slums. It was only after they grew up that they started talking English, which is believable to me. His accent comes from working in the call center where everyone around him speaks deliberately in the English accent.<br /><br />2. I don't think it was meant to entertain. It was supposed to provoke thoughts and sensitize you, which it did.<br /><br />3. Acting: I think the young kids were great. The grown ups looked a bit artificial primarily because they were talking in English.<br /><br />4. Music: I agree that many of Rehman's other works are significantly better than this but the Oscar is a reflection of the global reach of this movie compared to the others he composed music for. After all, Oscars are a popularity contest.<br /><br />5. I don't think the movie has become popular because of portraying the dark side of India. There are many more movies like that, not all make it to the Oscars. In my personal experience Americans and Europeans are much more interested in seeing the bright side of India - the cultural diversity, the elaborate weddings, the colourful festivals and the like but how many well made international movies with good storylines can you name that depict such things? So, claiming that an ugly filthy India is what westerners want to see is shortsighted and suffers from selection bias.<br /><br />6. Anil Kapoor doesn't want the guy to win because he was the only one till now who had won that prize and was of course taking it personally. He didn't want a slum dweller to become his equal - a simple matter of ego.<br /><br />7. Lakita did tell Jamal that she likes the show and watches it all the time. So, with no other means to reach out to her, this was a desperate attempt on part of Jamal to find her (rather let her find him) - nothing unreal about it. Ambitious but not unreal.<br /><br />A well written post but lacks objectivity. Enjoyed reading it anyways :-)Himanshu Sarafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02035194641578851868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6798762753312309352.post-60710715524183842362009-02-09T22:39:00.000-08:002009-02-09T22:39:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com