'Slumdog Millionaire' London Film Festival Preview
Are you all caught up?
I can't help but have this feeling that 50% of the people visiting RopeofSilicon will have no idea what this film is and will overlook this headline while the other 50% will click instantly. I guess it all depends on whether or not you have been keeping up-to-date on my Oscar Updates because Slumdog Millionaire (11/12) looks as if it will be a bonafide hit of 2008 and I finally get to see it on Wednesday along with a truly exciting week of screenings including RocknRolla, Role Models, Quantum of Solace and ending with Let the Right One In. I mean, that's five films I am anxious to see.
As for Slumdog, it's directed by Danny Boyle (28 Days Later and Trainspotting) and tells the story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" That's the story at the center of the film, but there is much more to it. Give the preview a watch.
Thanks to Ryan at Awards Daily for the heads up.
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This footage reminds me of City of God, but I've heard of the movie and it is definitely one of my most anticipated.
I can't wait for this film to release…. I've read Vikas Swarup's novel 'Q and A' and I absolutely loved it ..
The movie apparently only has the skeleton of the book (the kid winning he money on the gameshow) but doesn't follow the incidents in the book…. that was a turnoff for me initially, but when i came to know that DANNY BOYLE has directed it and that it is garnering many rave reviews, i just can't wait.
I haven't read the book, but as for the film I saw it yesterday and frames the film around him winning the money, but the story comes as he is being questioned by the police who think he cheated and as he explains how he knows each answer we are taken through a series of flashbacks, which I am assuming are the "incidents" you are referring to…
It's a good movie with a well deserved ending, but the Best Picture talk might quiet down if other films prove to be as good as they are expected to be. But still, the fact it is in the conversation proves it's a good flick.
Oh, and the songs chosen for the film are great!