What is so special about this movie "Slum Dog Millionaire"?

Please let me know of your opinion, when you watch this movie?

May Be! The rags to riches angle is one that might have appealed to you; but if you look at the history of Indian Cinema, you will find that there were better films made than this, which i think were more worthy of this award.

No, I have not seen the movie yet. I am waiting for it to come out on DVD since I don't have the time to go to the theater and see it. The actors and producers and writers in Hollywood seem to think they are the best judge of what they think is "good" cinema. We have the People's Choice Awards here, which gives people the chance to vote for their favorite movies and stars, but it isn't even close to a prestigious event. It doesn't even have specific categories. While I'm sure the people in Hollywood think they know good film when they see it, I also think their pompous and overinflated opinions of themselves and their world gives them the impression that no matter what drivel we think a movie is, they firmly believe it is high art. Slumdog Millionaire is of course not what I would say is drivel, but based on past winners, drivel has definitely won before.

Now that almost 3 weeks have passed, i believe you must have watched the movie SLum DOg by now. Please tell me about your opnion on the movie, and also tell me whether you think it deserved to win so many Oscars? ANd for the second part of your discussion, if most of the nominated movies are not from the the popular movies; then what are these awards constituted for? It is actually the people going to cinemas that make a movie hit or a flop. The best criteria for a movie success should always be based on people's opnion; and not on what some cynical critics think about it, isn't it?

It is good to catch up on some of the best works of the present Cinema in our world today. ANd especially about SLum DOg, i would say that you should watch it as soon as you get a chance. I would be waiting to hear your response on the movie.

Now that 3 weeks have passed, i believe you must have watched the movie to share your views on it. Please let me know, how do you feel about so many awards being showered on Slum Dog? I will be waiting for your response.

I think you are absolutely right! Had it been directed by an Indian director, the movie would never have been able to win so many awards.

EVen i found nothing special about the movie, but then why it has been showered with so many awards at almost all the awards functions.

Now that almost 3 weeks have passed since you last wrote, tell me whether you have seen SLum DOg, and how do you feel about? I will be waiting to hear from you.

Me too my dear friend! I have also been forced to think about the funny criteria of these awards, and on what basis that they decided to give the Oscar to this movie.

No this is exactly what i wanted to hear from a true patriotic India. A movie which does not show our country in Good Light becomes nominated and gets awarded at the Oscars just because it is directed by a foreign director, who also carries the same image of slums in India, as the other do.

There is no doubt that this movie is made very nicely; and presents a binding tale of that boy from a slum; but do you really think in your heart that it deserved to win so many awards? That's exactly what my issue is. I mean, Oscars are believed to be one of the finest in motion pictures, and for them to be so heaviely biased against just one movie, seemed a little odd to me. Afterall, there were other worthy movies as well, who deserved their share of recognition.

No dear friend! India is far more vivid and beautiful in many other shades of life as well. What you see in this movie is just 10% of the entire India. The rest is dotted with so many things that you would find it hard to see in your entire lifetime. No! I am not bragging, neither i am being too fussy about muy country!I tell you, you must come to India atleast once to find out what i am talkin about.

Good for you! Even I am sick of wtaching these funny, melodramatic, songs filled masala sequences which have almost the story line and that same happy ending. ALthough, there have been a few young directors who have started making some good movies in different generes.

Very true my der friend! This is precisely what i am talking about. There is nothing special about the movie; but just because it shows our country in bad light, it has appealed to the people in the west.

Ya! That's exactly the point that i made. There were other movies as well who deserved to have their share of accolades as well. But giving all the awards to just one movie sounds a little too much, and can be quite disheartening for other directors who had also put in their best efforts for creating similar masterpieces apart from Slum DOg.

Very True! This is exactly what i say that the film is not so special that it deserved to get 8 awards at the OSCARS.

Same here buddy! And still there is so much hype about this movie.

Same here buddy! Even 2 times was too much to handle for me.

There is no doubt that the movie has many good things about it, including the soul stirring music of this genius Rahman; but don't you think that it was not so exceptional to be given so many awards...?

Probably the slums in India is what fascinates them the most these days.