Films/DVD Asylum

It definitely depends on the suspension of disbelief ...

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Bhasi

In Reply to: RE: Slumdog Millionaire posted by padreken on April 12, 2009 at 22:24:41

I liked it for its relatively unsanitised depiction of poverty, corruption and torture and, of course, the attractiveness of the characters. I can understand its international success and it's good to see a British movie with a bit of an edge to it do well.

The (UK) Times showed it to a group of Mumbai street kids, who gave it their thumbs up, but it's really a film for those in wealthier countries with a niggling social conscience. (Who feels good about forking out on pricey audio goodies when the money could relieve a child's misery, even for a moment?)

I enjoyed it and was also pleased to see the issues woven into mainstream entertainment at my local multiplex.

Follow Ups:

of course Hollywood films all look like gritty documentaries... - dave c 13:56:02 04/13/09 (0)
... of course they do.
The nature of reality in the average US movie is so bizarre as to leave Bollywood as seeming much MORE real.
Night at The Museum.
Rambo.
Any film aimed at teens.
Any film where an ugly guy gets the girl.
Mmmmm..... any film.

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