Months ago I started reading all the hype surrounding a little movie from India called Slumdog Millionaire. It opened long ago in theaters across America and has been getting rave reviews, multiple Golden Globes and 8 Oscar nominations!!! Strangely, it just opened here in India last week. We went to see it on Saturday night and really loved it.
As you can imagine, it has created quite a stir here in India. BUT, not in a good way. For the most part, people here are embarrassed by the film. They think it depicts India in a negative way. I saw one article where it was referred to as "white man's imagined India". I think that the middle and upper class here in India feels that they have finally come so far toward feeling less like the third world country that westerners think of them as and that this film somehow takes away from that. Rubbish, I say. Go see the movie and judge for yourself.
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Cyndy, Thanks for the insight into the movie. You are so quick to respond!!! I think you should turn blogging into a job upon your return Saratoga!! We're really enjoying all of your entries!!! Take care!! Shelley B
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