And they're all dancin and singin in the end like it ain't no thing.

Felt like a little kid who's cryin and then you try to make him laugh and he only gets more pissed cause you're trivializin his reasons for bein upset in the first place.

Man, fuck everybody in that movie except Jamal and ridiculous hottie.

^ Yep, awful/irritating/insulting movie; it perfectly encapsulates everything that is wrong about Danny Boyle, 00s cinema and 00s culture...

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And I used to really like D Boyle. 28 Days Later is on my all time list. But that shit made me so angry in the theater, I nearly left like twice. I didn't but almost.

DrRockdapuss said:

And I used to really like D Boyle. 28 Days Later is on my all time list. But that shit made me so angry in the theater, I nearly left like twice. I didn't but almost.

A friend of mine warned me about the bullshit of the movie, so I waited some months and watched it on DVD...I nearly turned off the DVD player like twice. I didn't but almost

worst Best Motion Picture Oscar since Crash or even Forrest Gump, the Hurt Locker was a bunch of bullshit as well...

yeah I watched it thinking it was going to be a fun feel good movie.

I actually kind of thought it was clever storytelling, but it was the most horrible movie ever. Sometimes I think people just make movies more and more horrible in order to win oscars, because it works

NDRU said:

yeah I watched it thinking it was going to be a fun feel good movie.

I actually kind of thought it was clever storytelling, but it was the most horrible movie ever. Sometimes I think people just make movies more and more horrible in order to win oscars, because it works

That movie showed horrible stuff, but at the same time failed to offer any solution and it also overcommercialized the struggle/suffering of the "untouchables". "Who wants to be a millionare", really??? The movie even feels like a parody/comedy...

I just hope nobody does a similar movie about the famine in Senegal or Somalia

JoeTyler said:

DrRockdapuss said:

And I used to really like D Boyle. 28 Days Later is on my all time list. But that shit made me so angry in the theater, I nearly left like twice. I didn't but almost.

A friend of mine warned me about the bullshit of the movie, so I waited some months and watched it on DVD...I nearly turned off the DVD player like twice. I didn't but almost

worst Best Motion Picture Oscar since Crash or even Forrest Gump, the Hurt Locker was a bunch of bullshit as well...

HURT LOCKER deserved Best Picture.

I didn't think Crash did and I can't stand Forrest Gump.

I can understand Crash winning though.

I enjoyed Slumdog Millionaire.

SUPRMAN said:

HURT LOCKER deserved Best Picture.

I didn't think Crash did and I can't stand Forrest Gump.

I can understand Crash winning though.

I enjoyed Slumdog Millionaire.

Forrest Gump was a fake ass sequel to The Jerk.

I feel like I'm takin crazy pills!!!

I'm curious about what points you hate about Slumdog? Just want to here you break it down.

ufoclub said:

I'm curious about what points you hate about Slumdog? Just want to here you break it down.

Points? Only two, but that's enough to destroy the good points of the film (great pacing, fine performances, etc.)

-The whole "Who wants to be a millionare" bullshit. The film clearly says that the only way for an untouchable to escape from his status is to win a fuckin' TV program (unlikely) or to become a criminal/drug-dealer. That was even worse than the Bubba-Gump enterprise...

-The final dance scene, which feels like a parody and destroys the credibility of the entire film...

Slumdog Millionare is the closest thing of a 00s Forrest Gump rip-off/spoof : a movie with a powerless/charming character, great pacing, good performances, etc. but weighed down by some sinister/questionable/pointless messages and a permanent air of cynism and commercialism ...

(imho, I know it's important to pretext opinions

with the fact that it's only an opinion or people

become confused)

I don't give a fuck what anybody says

the greatest dialogue ever in film

Forrest Gump: (standing face to face with his mother)

"I'm home, momma."

Mrs. Gump: (standing face to face with her son)

"I know, Forrest."

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i remember liking the film

The dance scene at the end is to give a nod to Indian cinema, I think. There are always song/dance interludes in Bollywood movies, and even though it's jarring to those of us raised on Hollywood/European film, it 'works' for that audience. I got the impression that he wanted to make a movie that would play well in India, too, rather than just being the 'outsider' that came in and talked about that society without really showing any understanding of it, or respect for the culture. Tbh, the dance thing worked, for me, as it was a bit of light relief after the heavy going of the movie.

I liked the movie overall, though. I thought it was very good, in fact.

JoeTyler said:

ufoclub said:

I'm curious about what points you hate about Slumdog? Just want to here you break it down.

Points? Only two, but that's enough to destroy the good points of the film (great pacing, fine performances, etc.)

-The whole "Who wants to be a millionare" bullshit. The film clearly says that the only way for an untouchable to escape from his status is to win a fuckin' TV program (unlikely) or to become a criminal/drug-dealer. That was even worse than the Bubba-Gump enterprise...

-The final dance scene, which feels like a parody and destroys the credibility of the entire film...

Slumdog Millionare is the closest thing of a 00s Forrest Gump rip-off/spoof : a movie with a powerless/charming character, great pacing, good performances, etc. but weighed down by some sinister/questionable/pointless messages and a permanent air of cynism and commercialism ...

The final dance scene was a spoof.

Bollywood films are generally hybrid musicals, even if it's an action pic.

Here the movie had no dance scenes/musical numbers, so it was thrown it at the end for "purists."

And inside joke, but a good one.

I laughed.

The talk show was a very clever contrivance to hang the story on.

How is being a criminal/drug dealer escaping from status in India?

SUPRMAN said:

The talk show was a very clever contrivance to hang the story on.

I thought so too. Contrivance is the perfect word, too, because it was contrived but clever.

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I thought the whole thing from the beginning seemed like a fairy tale, not realistic, but like a moralistic children's fairy tale.

The violent harm to kids is such a big part of fairy tales, as is the kind of outlandish incidents that happen that change life paths to fortune or doom.

The bright coloring and jumps in time also made it seem like a fantasy.

DrRockdapuss said:

And they're all dancin and singin in the end like it ain't no thing.

Felt like a little kid who's cryin and then you try to make him laugh and he only gets more pissed cause you're trivializin his reasons for bein upset in the first place.

Man, fuck everybody in that movie except Jamal and ridiculous hottie.

The dancing at the end is commentary on Bollywood films (because they nearly all have symbolic dancing in them). It wasn't making light of the situations the poor in the movie or India are living through.

SUPRMAN said:

The final dance scene was a spoof.

Bollywood films are generally hybrid musicals, even if it's an action pic.

Here the movie had no dance scenes/musical numbers, so it was thrown it at the end for "purists."

And inside joke, but a good one.

I laughed.

Thank you! I thought this was totally obvious.

I'm reading words like fantasy, joke, colors, fairy tales, light relief , and those are the words that represent a movie which is supposed to document the HORRIBLE life of the untouchables in India...

yep, that movie was ill-conceived, but hey, we're talking about Danny Boyle, the king of bad taste, bullshit and shock-value...

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JoeTyler said:

I'm reading words like fantasy, joke, colors, fairy tales, light relief , and those are the words that represent a movie which is supposed to document the HORRIBLE life of the untouchables in India...

yep, that movie was ill-conceived, but hey, we're talking about Danny Boyle, the king of bad taste, bullshit and shock-value...

[Edited 10/25/10 15:28pm]

I think you saw a different movie than I did. It really wasn't that serious. And it's pretty well documented that the movie brought a lot of attention to the plight of the people you're speaking about.

Cerebus said:

JoeTyler said:

I'm reading words like fantasy, joke, colors, fairy tales, light relief , and those are the words that represent a movie which is supposed to document the HORRIBLE life of the untouchables in India...

yep, that movie was ill-conceived, but hey, we're talking about Danny Boyle, the king of bad taste, bullshit and shock-value...

[Edited 10/25/10 15:28pm]

I think you saw a different movie than I did. It really wasn't that serious. And it's pretty well documented that the movie brought a lot of attention to the plight of the people you're speaking about.

EXACTLY! EXACTLY! that's the friggin' problem...it was very 00s to watch that movie while thinking "oh, the poor untouchables, what a terrible life; I'm so glad that he won the Tv show though" I bet many people were eating popcorn while watching the movie

ridiculous, insulting, dangerous, harmful movie . It overcommercialized and trivialized something truly horrible that happens on this planet...Danny Boyle choosed the wrong approach, just for shock value and mainstream acceptance...shame on him..."who wants to be a millionare" wtf

I'm with DrRock here all the way...

Cerebus said:

JoeTyler said:

I'm reading words like fantasy, joke, colors, fairy tales, light relief , and those are the words that represent a movie which is supposed to document the HORRIBLE life of the untouchables in India...

yep, that movie was ill-conceived, but hey, we're talking about Danny Boyle, the king of bad taste, bullshit and shock-value...

[Edited 10/25/10 15:28pm]

I think you saw a different movie than I did. It really wasn't that serious. And it's pretty well documented that the movie brought a lot of attention to the plight of the people you're speaking about.

yeah it put a hollywood ending on a horrible story, but it showed millions of people (like me) conditions that they probably knew nothing about.

It was pretty clear which parts I could take literally and which parts were a fantasy. I don't think anyone is thinking "he won the show and his girlfriend is beautiful, now all of India's problems are solved!!"

I'm not sure their intention was to document anything about reality... I think they were making a modern fairy tale.

JoeTyler said:

Cerebus said:

I think you saw a different movie than I did. It really wasn't that serious. And it's pretty well documented that the movie brought a lot of attention to the plight of the people you're speaking about.

EXACTLY! EXACTLY! that's the friggin' problem...it was very 00s to watch that movie while thinking "oh, the poor untouchables, what a terrible life; I'm so glad that he won the Tv show though" I bet many people were eating popcorn while watching the movie

ridiculous, insulting, dangerous, harmful movie . It overcommercialized and trivialized something truly horrible that happens on this planet...Danny Boyle choosed the wrong approach, just for shock value and mainstream acceptance...shame on him..."who wants to be a millionare" wtf

I'm with DrRock here all the way...

Dude. I seriously have no idea what you are talking about. Sorry, but I don't think it's as big a deal as you're making it.

NDRU said:

Cerebus said:

I think you saw a different movie than I did. It really wasn't that serious. And it's pretty well documented that the movie brought a lot of attention to the plight of the people you're speaking about.

yeah it put a hollywood ending on a horrible story, but it showed millions of people (like me) conditions that they probably knew nothing about.

It was pretty clear which parts I could take literally and which parts were a fantasy. I don't think anyone is thinking "he won the show and his girlfriend is beautiful, now all of India's problems are solved!!"

Totally agree. And personally, I think it's a very difficult balancing act to tell a story like this without looking like you are preaching or pandering. IMO, this movie succeeded in that regard.

You know, I still haven't seen this movie.

FauxReal said:

You know, I still haven't seen this movie.

me neither

ZombieKitten said:

FauxReal said:

You know, I still haven't seen this movie.

me neither

I remember quite enjoying it. It was an entertaining film that made me want to continue watching it to the end rather than switch channels. It has no obligation to this, that or any social ill. There's real life and the actual social ills in non-fictional peoples' lives for that. I thought it was a good film because I enjoyed watching it.

ufoclub said:

I'm not sure their intention was to document anything about reality... I think they were making a modern fairy tale.

Exactly.