I have known about this film since it came out. I remember watching the Oscars when it won Best Picture and I was mildly confused why it beat “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.” However, after watching “Slumdog Millionaire” I can compare the two films and I can firmly say that the Oscar went to the correct film!
The film overall was very enjoyable to watch. The plot and characters were well developed and the thrill of the game show really added to the ambience of the film. I really liked how the character’s backstory was expanded on during each question of the game show. It was comforting to watch a “slumdog” become a millionaire simply based off his own personal experience.
I have never been to Indian, so I cannot say this is completely true; however, I have a feeling that the film depicts the slums and lifestyle of India accurately. In the “slums,” all the homes were built on top of each other. The children would run through the “alleys” and there would be many people and cars within the alleys. Near the end of the film it depicts the amount of trash that is within the slums. Again, I cannot say that this is all completely accurate since I have never witnessed it myself.
One of the scenes that stood out the most to me was scene where the child is trapped inside the bathroom and his favorite television star had just landed his helicopter. It stood out to me because I have never really thought about how other’s restrooms are setup. I am used to the Western society restroom where there are stalls, toilets, sometimes urinals, and sinks. In the film, the restrooms were platforms with a hole in the floor so that everything would hit the ground. I found this very interesting because I do not think it would be the most effective and sanitary way of disposing of one’s waste. However I do not want to be ethnocentric, so I have taken a step back and realized that just because it is something that I am not accustomed to does not make it wrong. Granted, I would not want to live like that, but if they are okay with it then I am okay with them being okay with it. Then the kid jumped in the pit and that grossed me out, but that has nothing to do with the culture. I don’t think that is a common practice.
The film overall was very enjoyable to watch. The plot and characters were well developed and the thrill of the game show really added to the ambience of the film. I really liked how the character’s backstory was expanded on during each question of the game show. It was comforting to watch a “slumdog” become a millionaire simply based off his own personal experience.
I have never been to Indian, so I cannot say this is completely true; however, I have a feeling that the film depicts the slums and lifestyle of India accurately. In the “slums,” all the homes were built on top of each other. The children would run through the “alleys” and there would be many people and cars within the alleys. Near the end of the film it depicts the amount of trash that is within the slums. Again, I cannot say that this is all completely accurate since I have never witnessed it myself.
One of the scenes that stood out the most to me was scene where the child is trapped inside the bathroom and his favorite television star had just landed his helicopter. It stood out to me because I have never really thought about how other’s restrooms are setup. I am used to the Western society restroom where there are stalls, toilets, sometimes urinals, and sinks. In the film, the restrooms were platforms with a hole in the floor so that everything would hit the ground. I found this very interesting because I do not think it would be the most effective and sanitary way of disposing of one’s waste. However I do not want to be ethnocentric, so I have taken a step back and realized that just because it is something that I am not accustomed to does not make it wrong. Granted, I would not want to live like that, but if they are okay with it then I am okay with them being okay with it. Then the kid jumped in the pit and that grossed me out, but that has nothing to do with the culture. I don’t think that is a common practice.