It was written
Wasn’t it. I heard Rahman in an interview say that a lot of things just came together for Slumdog Millionaire. And so it seems now, with the overwhelming success of the film across the globe, that the line from the film describes it’s own journey perfectly. A few other things that point to the same are:
1. SM is not the best English movie I’ve seen, probably not even the best this year
2. SM is a typical Bollywood flick in English, just made better
3. Rahman’s music for SM is surely not his best work
4. This is neither Anil Kapoor’s nor Irfan Khan’s best work
5. Not sure if this is Danny Boyle’s best work either (I haven’t seen his other films)
There might be a few more such not-so-extraordinary things about this film, but every aspect has come together to make it extraordinary. The perfect time for a movie to show the world hope, the perfect time to show the world a city that went through so much and the perfect time to show the world that a country has arrived.
Jai Ho!
September 14th, 2009 at 11:48 am
I don’t think SM is an extraordinary movie, but the way it was promoted was extraordinary and that’s what makes it stand out. In terms of a movie it is below average and and can easily pass off as a movie from the 70s maestro Manmohan desai, there is nothing new. The reason it worked (more in the west) is because the west likes to romanticise poverty and more so if it’s in India. They like watching an india that is downtrodden, stricken and groveling, at least thats my take !
Great write-up though.