Friday, December 5, 2008

Slumdogs, Chases and Hope - Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionare

Color. Smashing. Disgust, mixed with endearing laugh. Chases, lots of them. Boyle-esque fast, makes-you-want-to jump off your seat at the end and go and DO SOMETHING (almost Ari Gold's style). Bollywood and Dickens. Hope. Choose life.

Slumdog Millionaire, a story of a Mumbai boy (Jamal) from the slums who rises to India-wide glory by advancing in the India version of How To Be A Millionaire?, has the above elements that you would expect from Danny Boyle, but it is quite different.

[to be continued]






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