Slumdog Millionaire: winner of Best Picture, 2008. Meh.
Just watch City of God instead. Seriously. Do it. Slumdog was boring and I couldn't connect to the characters from the beginning. Why should I care about these characters? The fancy-schmancy camera work isn't going to make me.
The film started to pick up near the end but I really can't place a significant moment.
The one thing that peeved me about this in the past is that the co-director, Loveleen Tandan, was not included in many of the awards for this film. She only was nominated and won at the Rotterdam International Film Festival. It is a rule that only one person's name can be on the Oscar ballot for Best Director unless they agree to share it. Remember last year Joel and Ethan Coen won?
In case you don't know your Oscar history, in the 81 years of the Oscars only three women have been nominated for Best Director. Lina Wertmuller in 1976, Jane Campion in 1993, and Sophia Coppola in 2003.
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Muhahaha, my Slumdog Millionaire player-hating has manifested itself in yet another victim/filmmaker.
ReplyDeleteHey! I wasn't influenced by you! I actually wanted to like this so I could debate with you its finer points.
ReplyDeleteBut nope....all style no substance.