What a brilliant film. This is what Baz Luhrman's 'Australia' should have been like. Slum Dog celebrates the power of a dream as Jamal discovers his destiny on the Indian version of 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire'. (Interestingly the actor playing the 'Eddie' role must have learnt how to pronounce 'millionaire' from Eddie - he does it without the 'll's' also)
Slum Dog tells the Indian story in a way that Australia should have told our story. The whole movie is a vibrant, joyous, sad and triumphal celebration of the Indian culture. The sequences in the slums are breathtaking and the wide angle and dutch tilt shots, moving all the time are a delight. The whole film is structured around Jamal being savagely interviewed by the police because they think he is cheating - so good is he on the show. But as he explains how he knows each of the answers by recounting the story of his life, we see his journey unfolding brilliantly.
Superbly done - bring on the Oscar Eddie
