As I just mentioned, once the Oscar nominations are announced a lot of people go to see the best picture nominees who might normally not be interested in that genre. I don’t really like “heartwarming”. But Slumdog Millionaire is getting a lot of buzz. Since I just had to sit through a brunch where some of my friends tried to convince me that The Dark Knight isn’t really best picture material, I thought I’d go see what’s out there.
For the first hour or so, things weren’t looking so good. There’s nothing more overdone than the nice-smart-shy guy versus the good-looking-bully over the beautiful-but-confused girl. This movie was definitely falling into that triangle. Also, true love conquers all? Seriously? But as the story went on, I started to really like the kids. The framing is a bit contrived, bordering on deliberately arty. But the character was compelling enough that I didn’t feel the flaws during the movie itself. By the end, I admit I’d had a good time.
I’ve seen far better movies this year, including The Dark Knight. But also indepenents like Hamlet 2. So I don’t know how this rose quite as high as it did, but it’s still an enjoyable evening.
Slumdog Millionaire
As I just mentioned, once the Oscar nominations are announced a lot of people go to see the best picture nominees who might normally not be interested in that genre. I don’t really like “heartwarming”. But Slumdog Millionaire is getting a lot of buzz. Since I just had to sit through a brunch where some of my friends tried to convince me that The Dark Knight isn’t really best picture material, I thought I’d go see what’s out there.
For the first hour or so, things weren’t looking so good. There’s nothing more overdone than the nice-smart-shy guy versus the good-looking-bully over the beautiful-but-confused girl. This movie was definitely falling into that triangle. Also, true love conquers all? Seriously? But as the story went on, I started to really like the kids. The framing is a bit contrived, bordering on deliberately arty. But the character was compelling enough that I didn’t feel the flaws during the movie itself. By the end, I admit I’d had a good time.
I’ve seen far better movies this year, including The Dark Knight. But also indepenents like Hamlet 2. So I don’t know how this rose quite as high as it did, but it’s still an enjoyable evening.