Reaction Slumdog Millionaire

1 reaction

1.1 accolades
1.2 reactions outside india
1.3 reactions india , indian diaspora
1.4 academic criticism
1.5 controversies

reaction

accolades

slumdog millionaire critically acclaimed, named in top ten lists of various newspapers. on 22 february 2009, film won 8 out of ten academy awards nominated, including best picture , best director. eighth film ever win 8 academy awards , eleventh best picture oscar winner without single acting nomination. @ same time, taare zameen par (like stars on earth), india s submission academy award best foreign film, failed make short list of nominations , compared slumdog millionaire in indian media.

the film won 7 of eleven bafta awards nominated, including best film; 4 of golden globe awards nominated, including best drama film; , 5 of 6 critics choice awards nominated.

the acclaimed title sequence has been honoured nomination @ prestigious 2009 rushes soho shorts film festival in broadcast design award category in competition likes of match of day euro 2008 titles aardman , 2 projects agenda collective.

in 2010, independent film & television alliance selected film 1 of 30 significant independent films of last 30 years

reactions outside india

the slumdog millionaire team @ 81st academy awards in us

outside of india, slumdog millionaire met critical acclaim. of 25 april 2015, rotten tomatoes has given film 92% rating 267 reviews. average score 8.4/10. @ metacritic, assigns normalised rating out of 100 reviews mainstream critics, film has received average score of 86, based on 36 reviews. movie city news shows film appeared in 123 different top ten lists, out of 286 different critics lists surveyed, 4th mentions on top ten list of film released in 2008.

roger ebert of chicago sun times gave film 4 out of 4 stars, stating is, breathless, exciting story, heartbreaking , exhilarating. wall street journal critic joe morgenstern refers slumdog millionaire as, film world s first globalised masterpiece. ann hornaday of washington post argues that, modern-day rags-to-rajah fable won audience award @ toronto international film festival earlier year, , s easy see why. timely setting of swiftly globalising india and, more specifically, country s own version of wants millionaire tv show, combined timeless melodrama , hardworking orphan withstands manner of setbacks, slumdog millionaire plays charles dickens 21st century. kenneth turan of los angeles times describes film hollywood-style romantic melodrama delivers major studio satisfactions in ultra-modern way , story of star-crossed romance original warner brothers have embraced, shamelessly pulling out stops wouldn t think have nerve attempt more. anthony lane of new yorker stated, there mismatch here. boyle , team, headed director of photography, anthony dod mantle, believe city mumbai, shifting skyline , population of more fifteen million, ripe storytelling dickens s london [...] @ same time, story chose sheer fantasy, not in glancing details in emotional momentum. how else boyle away assembling cast bollywood dance number, @ railroad station, on closing credits? can either chide film, @ point, relinquishing claim realism or can go flow—surely wiser choice. colm andrew of manx independent full of praise, saying film mixes hard-hitting drama uplifting action , wants millionaire show ideal device revolve events around . several other reviewers have described slumdog millionaire bollywood-style masala movie, due way film combines familiar raw ingredients feverish masala , culminates in romantic leads finding each other.

other critics offered more mixed reviews. example, peter bradshaw of guardian gave film 3 out of 5 stars, stating despite extravagant drama , demonstrations of savagery meted out india s street children, cheerfully undemanding , unreflective film vision of india that, if not touristy exactly, outsider s view; depends full enjoyment on not being taken seriously. pointed out film co-produced celador, own rights original wants millionaire? , claimed functions feature-length product placement programme.

a few critics outright panned it. mick lasalle of san francisco chronicle states that, slumdog millionaire has problem in storytelling. movie unfolds in start-and-stop way kills suspense, leans heavily on flashbacks , robs movie of of velocity.... [t]he whole construction tied gimmicky narrative strategy keeps slumdog millionaire hitting stride until last 30 minutes. then, s little late. eric hynes of indiewire called bombastic , noisy, sub-dickens update on romantic tramp s tale , goofy picaresque rival forrest gump in morality , romanticism.

reactions india , indian diaspora

slumdog millionaire has been subject of discussion among variety of people in india , indian diaspora. film critics have responded positively film. @ same time, others objected issues such jamal s use of british english or fact similar films indian filmmakers have not received equal recognition. few notable filmmakers such aamir khan , priyadarshan have been critical of film. author , critic salman rushdie argues has patently ridiculous conceit.

adoor gopalakrishnan, 1 of acclaimed film makers in india during 1980s , 1990s, 5 time best director award winner of indian national film awards—the highest film awards in india—lambasted slumdog millionaire, calling in interview ndtv: anti-indian film. bad elements of mumbai commercial cinema put , in slick way. , underlines , endorses west thinks of us. falsehood built upon falsehood. , @ every turn fabricated. @ every turn built on falsehood. ashamed see being appreciated in west...fortunately indians turning down.

academic criticism

the film has been subject serious academic criticism. mitu sengupta (2009 , 2010) raises substantial doubts both realism of film s portrayal of urban poverty in india , whether film assist arguing poor. rather, sengupta argues film s reductive view of such slums reinforce negative attitudes live there. film therefore support policies have tended further dispossess slum dwellers in terms of material goods, power , dignity. film, suggested, celebrates characters , places might seen symbolic of western culture , models of development.

however, there others point changing urban aspirations , prospects mobility can seen in indian cities such mumbai in film set. film seen d. parthasarathy (2009) reflecting larger context of global cultural flows, implicates issues of labour, status, ascription-achievement, , poverty in urban india. parthasarathy (2009) argues better understanding of issues of dignity of labour , film should interpreted in more nuanced way reflecting role of market forces , india’s new service economy in transforming caste , status determined opportunity structure in urban india.

controversies

slumdog millionaire has stirred controversy on few issues including welfare , illegal housing of child actors , portrayals of indian communities.