With the recent victory at the Oscars, garnering at least eight of its ten nominations, my curiosity led me to watch the film...finally. My hubby was able to borrow a DVD of this movie, and I went straight in watching it. After all, it has been like how many weeks since I last logged in here, thanks to my **&***** internet connection. (Hmph!!!)
Start of the film: a question was raised on how the kid won the million rupees. As the movie progressed, it recounts the experience of the protagonist Jamal Malik, from his early life in Mumbai to his job as a call center assistant in Mumbai. His adventures, compared to one of the three Muskeeteers, is as bittersweet as his characters experienced the life and love that is India. His love for Latika over the years had not daunted his soul to give up on her, and his longing for his brother Salim transcended even to his realy adult years.
The movie is almost devoid of all the Bollywood drama, except that I feel that they just had to include that song and dance number in the end just to follow the usual Bollywood formula. I just didn't like the ending. Okay, I admit I am not a fan of the song and dance thing and no matter how they filmed it, it still gives me the creeps. But the depiction of the slums of India, its real ugly face peering out in the open, the corruption and the discrimation and the sense of danger were all there. You will almost admire the kids on how they manage to live their lives that way was amazing. I was almost on the floor rolling with laughter when the younger Jamal jumped into the dump of poop just to get out of the so-called "comfort" room just to get a glimpse of his Bollywood hero Amitabh Bachchan.
In the end, Jamal won the contest, and found Latika, but at the cost of his brother's life. It was bittersweet indeed, but the question remains on whether they would live happy ever after.
I give 4 candies for its good cinematography, its realistic and prfound view of Indian society, and story.
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