Slumdog Millionaire

[levenshulme31]

This has been bugging me since I saw it. I am really struggling to see how it won the shedload of awards it has. There are too many holes in it which spoilt it for me.

First off, why on earth would a multiple choice quiz show have a contestant arrested and tortured during their run on the show?
Millionaire contestants NEVER get a break between a question being asked and them giving an answer (so the slimy questionmaster feeding him a wrong answer in the toilet is a ludicrous device).
And it isn't a live show so the end with the girl as his phone a friend doesn't work.

Another thing, when the young kid got locked in the crapper why didn't he just climb over the wall instead of dropping in the shit? And who in their right mind would a) let a kid covered head to toe in shit get anywhere near them, and b) give them an autograph?

OK I'm probably being far too picky, but I just don't see the work of cinematic genius which everyone else seems to. Oh, and Dev Patel is fucking wooden.

 

[hotatlboi]

The movie won because, despite the obvious plot holes that you mention, it still managed to tell an emotional story that was engaging.

And I don't think he was wooden, but he was rather plain. That was part of the story though. He was the "nice guy" that got the girl. Nice guys aren't flashy and glamorous.

 

[ByronMc]

First off, why on earth would a multiple choice quiz show have a contestant arrested and tortured during their run on the show?

Because the show stood to lose a s**tload of money if he wonn the million dollars.

 

[scains]

You didn't really give any valid points as to why it didn't deserve the awards. And that's because you probably can't.

Don't worry, neither can I but I just didn't like the movie, it dragged on for far too long and just wasn't interesting to me. I saw it the whole way through and am glad that I managed to, but I would never sit down to watch it again and do not understand how it got so many awards either.

 

[Gomaki]

Read the book. You'll understand it way better.

But honestly, the book is reaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaally good. Way better than the movie (which I still think is good, but it's a lot different)

 

[Apollo]

OMG I loved the movie. It was absolutely amazing. Great pacing, great story. Dev Patel is so hot, and his grown up brother is smokin too.

I hope this did win a Oscar.

 

[winterknight]

Dev Patel is always going to be Anwar from Skins to me.

 

[willsboy84]

I don't get it, this movie was mediocre at best.

you're one up on me then. until fairly recently i didn't even know what Slumdog Millionaire was....i honestly thought it was a reality show on "Bravo"