tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589903931811321364.post6462470259960320387..comments2024-03-26T03:07:28.860-07:00Comments on An Englishman in Mumbai: Slumdog MillionaireMark Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15708109024225090025noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589903931811321364.post-40924322846630967412010-10-16T05:01:03.098-07:002010-10-16T05:01:03.098-07:00Fascinating.
The insights in all posts are very ...Fascinating. <br />The insights in all posts are very interesting. A bit about the English vs the contemporary architecture will make an interesting read. After all <a href="http://bit.ly/cWJNnS" rel="nofollow">Good environs make good life!</a>Kavihttp://bit.ly/9p3Gyxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589903931811321364.post-67185824073075536952009-09-05T22:34:49.381-07:002009-09-05T22:34:49.381-07:00What you say about the length of the movie is a po...What you say about the length of the movie is a point well made. The Indian cinema is evolving, and moving from strength to strength and sometimes I feel the stories to strike a chord across continents must contain and touch upon the basic element of humaness, the upheavel of untilted underlying sentiment, that human race across the world identifies with.Lightning Crashes`http://crazybum.rediffblogs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589903931811321364.post-53638135551242081712009-06-28T03:39:06.986-07:002009-06-28T03:39:06.986-07:00Your post was exactly how I feel too. To me (I liv...Your post was exactly how I feel too. To me (I live in India, am married to a Mumbaikar from Sakinaka and I really "felt" the true meaning of the movie. <br /><br />I loved Irfan, he's just classic and he acts through his eyes. <br /><br />I hated to listen to the reviews about poverty, more poverty and poor poverty stricken children of India... it's like you said, they missed the beauty in the film. The smiles, the humanity, the camaraderie, the pure hearts and minds of true Mumbaikars. <br /><br />Poverty is a different story... it's real and it exists. I hope the movie opened peoples eyes to that, but don't make it the point of the movie... and Westerners stop wriggling uncomfortably in your seats in your comfortable world, some of these "poor" people are happier than you'll ever be in your hypocritical world of shopping.<br /><br />The Americans at the Taj... fabulously funny (I'm not mocking the USA) but it's true Westerners think giving money will solve the issues. It won't. These kids need choice and opportunities, along with education and inspiration.<br /><br />The youth of India is standing up for itself today. They have courage and pride. <br /><br />I cried when I saw the Taj for the first time, the beauty overwhelmed me. I cried when I saw the "Jai Ho" Video too, Danny Boyle and AR Rahman hit the right spot in my heart with that one!!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your thoughts Englishman.<br /><br />Please take a moment to read my post:<br /><br /><a href="http://indian-earth.blogspot.com/2009/04/mera-bharat-mahan-my-india-is-great.html" rel="nofollow">"Mera Bharat Mahan" ... My India is Great...</a>emmanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04210606593812739748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589903931811321364.post-17317729997108832122009-06-26T14:56:14.250-07:002009-06-26T14:56:14.250-07:00I bumped into an American, who said she felt very ...I bumped into an American, who said she felt very uncomfortable about Slumdog. Her ‘American’ disappointment was with the fact that while it was a feel-good movie, it wasn’t a downtrodden-boy-uses-his-brains-and-overcomes-adversity story, but a film about luck. You see, the American culture believes that talent + hard-work brings success, not luck or fate, so she found the movie difficult to praise. Interesting huh?<br /><br />She said, in fact, she found the story of the 'wicked' brother more interesting because he struggles against evil to commit a final 'good' act.<br /><br />I thought that was a fascinating view.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-589903931811321364.post-53053305469055850842009-02-16T02:03:00.000-08:002009-02-16T02:03:00.000-08:00Very intersting insights. Liked your reviewVery intersting insights. Liked your reviewAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17449873039362751723noreply@blogger.com