Star Rating:
Overall: 3
Cast: 3
Plot: 4
Effects : 4
Cinematography : 4
Watch this if you liked: "City Of God"
"" The story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show's questions. Intrigued by Jamal's story, the jaded Police Inspector begins to wonder what a young man with no apparent desire for riches is really doing on this game show? When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers are about to find out.
The film starts at the end. Dev Patel’s 18-year-old Jamal is just one correct answer away from winning — or blowing — a 20 million rupee (£280,000) fortune on the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
The handsome and terrified youth is an orphan from the gutters of Mumbai. Jamal’s unexpected success on the show over two intense days turns the stuttering youth into a national sensation
When the programme breaks for the night before the all-important final question, Jamal is bundled through the back door of the television studio, whisked to the nearest police station, and beaten to a pulp by corrupt and jealous cops who want to know how he cheated. This is where the film actually begins.
“What the hell can a slum boy possibly know?” barks the irritated police chief (Irrfan Khan) as a plump minion clips a pair of electric cables to Jamal’s big toes. “The answers,” spits out Patel’s bruised hero. The plucky martyr reveals how each loaded question asked by the slimy host of Millionaire unlocks a seminal childhood injury.
This being a Danny Boyle movie the precious answers are nailed to brutal scenes. They involve frantic sprints through Mumbai’s crowded markets and grisly flashbacks to medieval slums where the nine-year-old Jamal, and his slightly older psychotic brother, Salim (Madhur Mittal), spend most of their childhood fleeing the clutches of sinister pimps and hungry gangs. It’s terribly Dickensian.
Jamal’s shocks of growing up alone unfold like dreams: the death of his mother, murdered during a riot; a comic shaking of hands with a Bollywood legend, and then a long litany of ghastly wounds inflicted on fellow urchins by smiling pimps and lethal Fagins.
The rift between the sensitive Jamal and his increasingly domineering brother is the rip that hurts the most. The adolescent orphans barely understand the pain that they inflict on each other. Boyle uses this simmering tension to turn up the temperature at critical moments. """ source google.com
Shows Jamal street urchins already 18 years old , got smuggled out during the last question in "Who want to be a millionaire air section" Here is tortured by the police officer , beaten to a pulp tie on the chair or die on the beam like jesus.
NOtice the fat fuck behind , he also will clip 2 cables to Patel toes to induce electric shock during integorration as how "A slum dog can know the answers"
Director Boyle here speaking to the 2 Mumbai child actor in this scene..Character played are 2 brothers living in the streets of Mumbai . The elder brother is more psyhotic and violent compared with the younger character which is more gentle.The older brother later grows up as a street gangster with his own gang ,dealing with drugs and hookers in a nightclubs,also take part in some murders.
Patel our hero , having a dancing scene in the movie.There are 2 dancing scenes ala like those Bollywoods style.
Latika the love interests of both brothers. HEre shown being a adult. LAtika and the 2 brothers first meet in the street and hauled up by this synsidate which gather all the kid street beggars and deform them to earn more money in the streets. Scenes include breaking of arms and blinding the kids are horrible..LAter 2 brothers and latika escaped and runaway. Latika initially follow the younger brother but later follow the older bro as older brother become more violent towards the younger brother.
2 brother running away , boarded a train to Mumbai , hoping for a better life.
HEre the older brother talking to Latika , very interesting seing the older brother a little menace , being egolistic and proud as a grow up man . LAter it is the older brother who protect the others by leading them thro the streets of mumbai.
They younger brother Patel , screaming in delight and joy, because able to got a signature from his bollywood idol , patel initially beening locked in the public toilet have to drop down to the shitpool and swim up , and run to the helicopter carrying the bollywood superstar..He is shown covered with shit. Later the older brother will steal the autograph for few dollars.
THe brother older now around 18 years old..While the younger brother continue to live a peaceful life , as a evening tea delivery boy , while older brother now is in street gangster and distribute drugs , prostitutes and working in a nightclub. He hold a gun also..and involve in murderes.
Interesting the see these 2 brothers different life and coming from childhood to adulthood fast.
The psychotic olde bro beaming with joy , happiness and sadness . Bathing with load of money from murders being done to other gangsters and looting their loots. He is a menace , with exploding temper and a pyschotic.
Love birds separated and finally united together..having some kisses and dancing scenes.
Director Boyle directing latika character in the busy scenes of Mumbai railway stations.
PAtel playing in the "Who wants to be millionaire game" with another superstar bollywood Prev Kumar , as the hosts. Pre like to belittle and the crowds and gamers.Very sac tire.
All the main child actors here playing the 2 brothers and latika..THe red shirt is the younger brother Patel , latika and the other plays the olders brothers..Even he is smaller in size , but he is more violent and streetwise..Later will guide the others thro the violent streets of Mumbai filled with hookers, gangsters , pimps , thiefs , huge traffic jams and others.
Pix of legend india AR RAhman winning the oscar for best theme or songs.
Shows the children in the mini school bus , hoping to go to a orphan house where they are treated better. INitially yes , but later , horror of the orphage starts to surface , where the gangster will purposely blind children to sing in the corners streets to earn money and cutting / breaking limbs to deform children so to increase better begging..LAter the children will runaway and latika get separated. Here older brother will save the younger brother.Very nice scenes and actions.Later they got separated from Latika..LAtika got captured back and later sold into prostitution as a child hookers.
Here flashback from the younger brother patel , scene were they were enjoying their childhood time playing were shattered , when a huge angry mob pour into the slums were they were staying slaughtering everyone .It was a racial riot..THey mom were killed and the kids have to survive by themselves..Stealing and working as evening tea delivery boy etc.
Show the director boyle in the background of Taj Mahal monument in india , here the kids survive by acting as tour guide to tourists.The older brother can speak English and cons english tourists for they money.
HEre the main cast gathered together in some awards ceremony.
SlumDog Millionaire won 8 Oscars awards for , Best Cinematography , Best Directing , BEst Editing ,Best Original Song , BEst orignial score song , Best in Sound , Best MOvie of the Year , Best screenwriting and many other more awards.
Higly recommend this movie , because it show the life and culture of India , and they lowerest scum level were these kids roam the streets to survive..Also show india gangsters , murderers , pimps ,street urchins and many kind of violent.Yet is this tough and violent times , the kids are able to survive and with lasting effect on their grow to adulthood...As one for patel , older brother and latika.
