I saw Slumdog Millionaire the other day -- and what an impressive film it was. It is brilliantly directed, wonderfully written and sees delightful actors bring what was written on the pages to life beautifully well.
Slumdog Millionaire is so superior to all the other contenders selected for the Oscars this year in every imaginable way -- so much so that I foresee it will win all the Oscars in all the categories it has been nominated in: Best Cinematography; Directing; Film Editing; Music Score; Music Song; Best Picture; Sound Editing; Sound Mixing; Writing (Adapted Screenplay)!
Through the ages, it is not for no reason that people who have visited India have a renewed outlook on life after visiting that vast land where the cycles of life and death, sadness and laughter do a hypnotic jive -- and the film manages to transfer a bit of that Indian je ne sais quoi onto the silverscreen quite impressively.
Go see this Danny Boyle film if you have not seen it yet. Slumdog Millionaire is going to change the face of the world of cinema!
Sunday, February 15, 2009
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE... BEST MOVIE OF 2009!
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
OSCARS
Aaah, the Oscars have come and gone. And it is a testament to the further Americanisation of the world at how at ease the audiences around the globe has been towards Jon Stewart being the host. The first time he appeared, as the host of the Oscars in 2006, the whole experience was a tad jarring and his humour seemed too localised -- it all appeared to be jokes that only American audiences would have related to.
This time around, at the 80th Oscars, Stewart was a better host. Perhaps not as excellent as Ellen Degeneres (strangely, Degeneres' very own tv talkshow is one of the crappiest talkshow on air), but Stewart is growing to be a good host for the Oscars.
The movies in contention for the Oscars this year, however, left plenty to be desired, except probably George Clooney's film, Michael Clayton.
... talk more about the Oscars a bit later...
