Critically acclaimed Slumdog Millionaire won a Golden Globe last week as the best picture of the year. This movie has been out for a few weeks, and is has been doing a more brisk take at the box office since it's win at the GG's.
SM stars no one you know, and resembles no movie that you've ever seen. SM is a fascinating movie told in a way no movie has ever been told before. To be very honest, it's not for everyone, and I feel this is a "movie goers" movie. In jest, SM is a fill-em (pronounced film.) You get the gist.
SM is the story of an 18 year old boy from India, and the Indian version of the TV show, Who Wants o Be A Millionaire. I know it's a strange combo, but we'll do our best here. He is about to become the first to win the big prize on the wildly popular show in a nation of literally a billion fans. He is arrested and is charged with fraud, and the authorities are wondering how he's has known all the answers. Hang in there! The movie is then told in flashback style of his life, and his sometimes horrible life experiences from childhood right up to the present.
Each question he is asked on the show coincides with his own life. He's not an educated kid, just a lucky one. The story will take you down a road or two that's hard to watch, or imagine. It is a graphic depiction of life in big city India, that is both eye opening and eye covering at the same time. Will he win the record jackpot and become a national hero in India? Well, go see.
I get it, this is a tough story to articulate in written form, but SM is a movie that has to be seen to really get. It's form is so unique that it's worth the time and ticket. Some will totally get this movie and put it on their "stranded on a desert island" list, others will walk away wishing it was two hours ago.
Slumdog Millionaire. I'm not sure it's the years best movie, but it's awful good. It's a movie that has be experienced to really appreciate. A real "movie-goers" dream in every regard.
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