Favorite Scene
Two boys fall off a moving train. When the dust dissipates, the Taj Mahal can be seen in the background.
Jamal- “Is this heaven?”
Salim- “No Jamal, you’re not dead.”
Jamal- “What is it?…Some hotel, huh?”
I finally saw this Oscar winning film and it truly deserved the Best Picture win. Did you know it almost went straight to DVD without being released in theaters? I was surprised at how much humor there was but there were also those dramatic and tense moments.
What an original story though; it well deserved the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay! The gist of it is that in flashbacks at various points of his life, Jamal is explaining to a cop how he knew the answers to the questions on the Millionaire game show.
And how gorgeous is Frida Pinto? Wasn’t the host of the game show a real jerk-off? I personally liked the song “O Saya” than “Jai Ho”, which won the Oscar for Best Song, but it’s all good.
Last thought: What was up with the out-of-place group sing and dance number at the end? I guess that was to please fans of Bollywood.
4 out of 5 stars
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