Slumdog
Turns out “Slumdog Millionaire” is the middle-aged suburban date night hit of the season. Theater packed. They liked it, applauded, which I never really get when no one who had anything to do with the flick is within earshot. Great flick, great device to tell the kid’s story, great Indian misery/magnificence depictions, nothing in there that isn’t true … including the great closing Bollywood dance scene. Because India is, among other things, like a living, breathing Bollywood dance scene. For the uninitiated, a great introduction to India comfortably removed from actual heat, wafts, throngs, beggars. Re India, triumph and tragedy, here’s my pre-viewing Slumdog Millionaire Nation take.
Topics: india
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 11:57 pm on Saturday, March 7, 2009
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March 8th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
Any Indian movie that doesn’t involve guys pretending to be paralyzed, crippled, lame, blind, or diseased in order to get close to a girl is welcome. Also, bad guys who aren’t complete idiots.
March 8th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
Fatty Bolger is an informed critic. Technically, SDM isn’t exactly an Indian movie, though. Big question: who gets the cultural shift out of this. Hollywood goes Bollywood, or Bollywood goes Hollywood?