tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5568222715193414011.post7216726401715389489..comments2024-02-07T07:45:04.849-06:00Comments on Purn!ma's Blog... a place where thoughts and words collide: Who wants to see SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10942036099036487222noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5568222715193414011.post-14081427664286258302009-02-02T23:10:00.000-06:002009-02-02T23:10:00.000-06:00Hey Dr. Roshan,Welcome to my blog! See, I agree th...Hey Dr. Roshan,<BR/>Welcome to my blog! <BR/>See, I agree this is rags to riches story and I still maintain my stand that I liked the movie which has really shown in times when we have duds like RNBDJ. It is this repetition of 'bad side of Mumbai' that hasn't gone down well with me. <BR/><BR/>And yes, it is a revolution now, as you rightly said. Everyone's placing their bets.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942036099036487222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5568222715193414011.post-75128975175899645892009-02-02T19:59:00.000-06:002009-02-02T19:59:00.000-06:00I personally loved the film. I don't know how vali...I personally loved the film. I don't know how valid the "Poor portrayal of India" argument really is. Because you're telling a rags to riches story, its expected to show the darker half of the streets.. what were people expecting. The slums of Venice with miniscule portions of caviar for each kid ?<BR/><BR/>I think the movie deserves most of the awards that its getting. Though ya, its really turning into a revolution now, huh ?Dr Roshan Radhakrishnanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17568986447487703775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5568222715193414011.post-43430237410621481072009-02-02T02:59:00.000-06:002009-02-02T02:59:00.000-06:00@ Rayshma,hehe exactly... If SM was made by Mani R...@ Rayshma,<BR/>hehe exactly... If SM was made by Mani Ratnam and music ARR then it would be a totally different tale.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942036099036487222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5568222715193414011.post-27677738278239883972009-02-01T11:54:00.000-06:002009-02-01T11:54:00.000-06:00i didn't much like the movie. i could suggest a fe...i didn't much like the movie. i could suggest a few others which were oscar-nomination worthy. <BR/><BR/>but honestly... if it weren't for the hype.. i'd have thought it was OKAY. <BR/><BR/>music... well.. rahman deserves it. not for this one... but his past work! :D this is like him doling out his bacha-kucha music thinking "another firang film... who'll waste my precious time on it!?"rayshmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09702175811120928581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5568222715193414011.post-90217668022482068592009-02-01T11:36:00.000-06:002009-02-01T11:36:00.000-06:00@ Dewdrop,See,the movie was about SLUMDOG, so I di...@ Dewdrop,<BR/>See,the movie was about SLUMDOG, so I did expect this kind of negativity. I've seen enough movies based on Mumbai - they always show it in bad light. <BR/>Your second point is a valid one. <BR/>And seriously, ARR just happened to be the music director for SM and that's why they have hyped it. He deserved a world class recognition much before SM. SM made it big and thats why ARR was made big. <BR/><BR/>@ Ajan,<BR/>yea, I know. I saw this on Disc T&L, foreigners with their cameras posed to click a nude orphan kid begging on the street. They were living in dharamshalas in Mumbai even when they can afford staying in The Taj.... made a huge fuss abt how unclean the toilets were and how uncomfortable the beds, that were loaded with bed-bugs!!! <BR/><BR/>@ Ananth,<BR/>U bet! poverty sells and we are here applauding it. <BR/><BR/>@ Tj,<BR/>Same here. Small Jamal is an absolute darling! n U see Roadies?? Cool! Neva knew.<BR/><BR/>@ Nitin,<BR/>hehehee... can't help when the movie is worth writing about.. good or bad. I personally do not give much important to Oscars, nor any other Award functions. You mostly have a panel of judges with a defunct brain that'll decide what goes to whom. and whatever little interest I'd had in them was washed away when our great Indian panel chose "PAHELI" over Black for the Oscars. And anyways, I don't think it is India's movie, is it?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10942036099036487222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5568222715193414011.post-12036726546185217942009-02-01T09:27:00.000-06:002009-02-01T09:27:00.000-06:00So back to the business of writing movie reviews e...So back to the business of writing movie reviews eh???? :)<BR/><BR/>Well it was not so great a movie, as such. I would not like to get too much into the technical details of it. I feel its just another movie. Just because it won the Golden Globe or it was nominated to the Oscars, it has raised the expectations of people. Otherwise it would have been a fair movie to watch.<BR/><BR/>I am sure that those who have read the book earlier, would agree with me that the book way far better and held more suspense in it.<BR/><BR/>On a personal note, I am not sure how it made so far into the Oscars, especially considering glaring blunders like the girl playing Latika in adolescence is almost as tall as Jamal, whereas the one playing later is almost a foot shorter!!Nitin "Engineer" Prabhuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11858224408840452265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5568222715193414011.post-49683990451614880852009-01-31T12:37:00.000-06:002009-01-31T12:37:00.000-06:00Well liked the movie a lot in my case... The only ...Well liked the movie a lot in my case... The only major point was how he got that accent... Too polished... Possibly would have been a better watch in Hindi... Then there was the language... good way to learn how to swear proficiently in hindi... I definitely learnt more swear words here than on Roadies... <BR/><BR/>I would rate the movie about 4. One point specifically for the background score... and one for little Jamal... the kid is absolutely adorable...Tejaswini Shenoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06974811841379566046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5568222715193414011.post-48396500843386496082009-01-31T11:53:00.000-06:002009-01-31T11:53:00.000-06:00Music's good .. Rahman rocks and has made us proud...Music's good .. Rahman rocks and has made us proud. The movie though does show us in a bad light .. There is a lot more to india .. unfortunately poverty sellsAnanthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17829366941048848146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5568222715193414011.post-34375437219866070802009-01-31T06:31:00.000-06:002009-01-31T06:31:00.000-06:00its kinda oookaaaay as a film.. Rahman rox..But th...its kinda oookaaaay as a film.. Rahman rox..<BR/>But this is an old concept for the firangs to show India in such a way when some firang said that India is one of the fastest moving countries..<BR/>Rememeber, even when some international cricket matches are played in India, the camera men have a wonderful time showing the drainages, cows and donkeys instead of the proper crowd..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5568222715193414011.post-51488933347311468172009-01-31T05:12:00.000-06:002009-01-31T05:12:00.000-06:00Have a few things ahem... as a constructive critic...Have a few things ahem... as a constructive criticism for the movie :<BR/><BR/>1. I think its way too negative... I mean does every question result in bad memories for Jamal? I know he has had a terror-filled childhood and the only glimpse of happiness is in Latika but I think, the movie uses too much negativity to bring out the sympathy for Jamal.<BR/><BR/>2. How does he suddenly learn such good English? If he was an uneducated (studying till the v young age as depictyed will not give such fluency to him) guy born and brought up in the slums / company of goons / anti-social elements, such good grasp over English is possible only beacuse it is being made by a foreigh film maker.<BR/><BR/>3. I think, ARR has given much better music in many movies but since they were all tam / hindi movies, they never qualified for Golden Globe / Oscars... Although I am glad he is getting international recognition, I don't think his music for Slumdog Millionaire is good enough to deserve Gloden Globes / Oscars.Dewdrophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03513925528425006586noreply@blogger.com