Eight Academy Awards (including Best Picture and Best Director). Four Golden Globes. Five Critic's Choice Awards. Eight BAFTA (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) awards. And the list goes on for Slumdog Millionaire since the beginning of this year and also throughout 2008. Did the critics get it right this time? Does Slumdog live up to its' awards list? After experiencing the film four times in theatres, I feel no award amount can fully grant justice to the brilliance of this movie and I fully agree with motives behind the academies. It's always satisfying when a masterpiece is recognized.
The USA Today reported that Slumdog has already grossed over 217 million dollars in the box office and is still selling tickets across the globe. For the first time in a long time, my favorite movie of all time is extremely praised in the media, including newspapers, television broadcasts, radio broadcasts and online reviews.
"Slumdog Millionaire is one in a million."
"Four out of four stars."
"With dazzling, magical realism and vigorous storytelling, the film has an enchanting power, fusing a fairy tale quality with gritty realism. Yet even with interwoven surrealistic images, the story portrays cultural accuracy. In a highly charged, intensely Technicolor world, there is poverty and privation but also laughter and hope, accentuated by the tribute to Bollywood musicals during the final credits."
All of these quotes come from an article posted on the USA Today's website by journalist Claudia Puig. They are truly sincere comments and completely sum up the movie like an ordinary watcher like myself would say. If you haven't seen it already, Slumdog Millionaire targets every emotion you could ever experience. It's a film that will truly change your life and I'm glad the critics gave it the recognition it deserves.
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