Slumdog

Yup its time for the movie.
I found myself with a day off yet again. Off course no complaints on that front. :)I need it. Not just one, many. Used it to the fullest. Woke up at 11 O'clock to my own surprise. I must say that I did accomplice a lot more today than i did in last few weeks. I booked the appointment at the passport office, I reserved the self storage and I booked my driving test again. Yes, driving test, because I failed my last one. what can I do, shit happens, it happens.

After doing all this I was in a mood of self recreation, so as always decided to go for the movie, of which I had heard a lot from everyone and every where. At work, on television and even on the internet. But the reason for my curiosity for this movie was the criticism it received in India. Yes, i read that it was criticised by leading Indian actors Including my favorite Mr. Bachchan that the movie shows india as an underdeveloped and poor country. It was apparently said that the movie does not show India in a good light. So reading all this aroused my curiosity more than just my desire to watch a movie.

I watched the movie. And I loved it. It is a brilliant movie. It does not show India in a bad light, infact it shows india as it is. There is even a dialogue in the movie where the guy gets beaten by the american tourists' driver for allegedly helping the thieves, and his reply is "you wanted to see real India, this is real India".

And I agree with that.

People who say that one should not show what they showed in this movie, should get out of their air conditioned houses and see the reality. the locations are all real, not sets. That slum does exists.

Off-course there are scenes which are a bit over the top, but hey, then its a movie.

Does it deserve Oscar? I cant say that because I have seen many indian movies which were as good as slumdog... or better. So here I must say that the Oscar committee is definitely biased towards the selection of the films nomination. Because if Slumdog can be nominated for oscars, then I think "Satya" deserved it too.