Comments on: Slumdog Millionaire http://www.manolith.com/2009/02/23/slumdog-millionaire/ Man Guide Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:35:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Julie http://www.manolith.com/2009/02/23/slumdog-millionaire/comment-page-1/#comment-884 Julie Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:53:34 +0000 http://www.manolith.com/?p=20220#comment-884 I wonder what it is about the movie that the Indian people object to? There are so many movies in the US about the slums/ghetto/NYC back-alleys/bars/strip clubs/casinos. We as a nation aren't overly sensitive about the darker parts of society, instead they fascinate and frighten us on the big screen. Was it the english language speaking? Or was it really the portrayal of India as a third world country that bothered those in India? India is third world. I remember following the blog of a doctor friend who traveled there and was confronted with humans defecating in public. I thought the movie was good about not showing India in a bad light. Sure, it showed the lower class citizens in their struggle, but it stayed away from characteristics of the emerging nation that would have been most off putting. Anyone agree with me? I loved the movie, and I was so glad it won all those awards. While there have been more deserving films in the history of Oscar, none of the ones up against Slumdog were more deserving. I wonder what it is about the movie that the Indian people object to? There are so many movies in the US about the slums/ghetto/NYC back-alleys/bars/strip clubs/casinos. We as a nation aren’t overly sensitive about the darker parts of society, instead they fascinate and frighten us on the big screen.

Was it the english language speaking? Or was it really the portrayal of India as a third world country that bothered those in India? India is third world. I remember following the blog of a doctor friend who traveled there and was confronted with humans defecating in public. I thought the movie was good about not showing India in a bad light. Sure, it showed the lower class citizens in their struggle, but it stayed away from characteristics of the emerging nation that would have been most off putting. Anyone agree with me?

I loved the movie, and I was so glad it won all those awards. While there have been more deserving films in the history of Oscar, none of the ones up against Slumdog were more deserving.

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