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this weekend i finally got to see slumdog millionaire, i felt like that person who didn't think the movie was going to be good until it won all there oscars, but that wasn't it at all, i had no money or time to go see it before, anyway, i'm rambling.
i knew i was going to like it because dev patel was the lead and i adore this kid, after watching him as anwar in the british teen drama, 'skins.' however, i did not expect him to be the one to make it over in america.
i thought the movie was fantastic, not just because of the acting, or how it was filmed, or the premise, but how the title fit the obstacles the movie had to go through.
one; the movie had four distributors...that's crazy, slumdog was suppose to go straight to video, but these companies had enough faith in the message to get it to the big screen.
two; the movie didn't make india look awesome to say the least, many protests happened involving the mumbai people and how they were insulted that the word slumdog was in title, and how they represented how children were treated.
three; the children of the film weren't given one large check which is cool, but to protect them they are giving them a check every year until they turn 18...i think that is how it worked, i could be wrong, but that is a pretty fantastic way to pay these kids, who are actually from the slums of mumbai, they also received new homes for them and their families.
there were a few things about the movie that i thought was really interesting. i saw this movie with my parents and one of them didn't like the brother salim...i had to disagree, i loved the brother, i thought he was great, yes, he didn't make the best decisions a few times, but can you blame him? he grew up trying to do the best thing for him and his brother (dev patel as jamal) but it got them nowhere, so he did what he had to do to survive, he also didn't know any better. his character at the end of the movie was pretty symbolic too, it just showed he really did care for jamal.
how the director showed the culture of mumbai and india in general was fascinating; how children are treated in certain parts...particularly little girls, how india when it comes to money is either rich or poor, and even the business of tech support.
one last thing, i know this happens in a lot of movies, but there are some pretty intense adult content that involve children and i wonder do these children (from mumbai) really understand what is happening and how this happens in real life. do they know because it is the culture they are from or do they just think it is fiction and in a movie? are these kids brains able to take the scenes they are involved in?

all in all, this movie was just absolutely amazing, not just for the message, or the plot, but the music was great and the different aspects of filming just made it all the better!