Slumdog Millionaire

Who Wants to be an Oscar Champion? This could be the name for tonight's 81st Oscar ceremony.
After watching "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", I had "Slumdog Millionaire" left on my Oscar-to-do-list! eheheh

If Button was original by its story, Slumdog is definitely a lot better. Yes, I'm another one who will be cheering for Dany Boyle's movie.
With a low budget, totally filmed in India and with an unknown cast, the british director Dany Boyle really deserves the Oscar for best director and best movie. No, no, I don't get paid for this kind of publicity! eheh

The story rounds around Jamal Malik, a teenager who borns in the slums of Mumbai, India, and becomes a contestant on the Indian version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?". "So, what's new?" you may ask. Well, let's just say he knows the answers to the game's questions... because they are part of his life.
From his childwood playing with his brother, the encounters with local gangs, to the love of his life, Latika, each question reflects a stage of his troubled life.

The cinematography is great. Dany Boyle really masters it. If you know his other movies, totally different from each other, like "Trainspotting", "28 Days Later" or "Sunshine", you will pleased with "Slumdog Millionaire". Yes, he also directed "The Beach", but it's more for teenage girls! eheh

Just for curiosity, the young actress who plays the role of Latika, named Freida Pinto is a long descendant from Portuguese.

Go watch this movie because is really good. There are many movies which get a buzz without really worthing it, but Slumdog is one of those good exceptions. Not like "The Dark Knight" which I still believe it got too much buzz and it has some flaws... but Heath "The Joker" Leader is fantastic.

And the Oscar will go to... ;-)