I want to talk about Slumdog Millionaire

1. The West, India, China

Sometimes, write a review of a foreign movie in Personally, I am a little hesitant, because although human emotions are very common, the culture of another society is not familiar to us after all. I believe that some of our film professionals may not understand many Western movies as well as Many ordinary people in the West have been immersed in it since childhood. For example, "The Biography of Bush", no matter how hard our experts study it, they may not feel it as deeply as an American ordinary person. Just like the colors and oriental elements of "Hero" (movie version, American TV series version) and "House of Flying Daggers" can scare many famous foreigners, but the nonsense spoken by the characters in the film cannot be hidden from us common people who don't have much culture. Just look at the book reviews of Jin Yong’s novels written by American professors to see how big the misunderstanding of foreign cultures is.

But "Slumdog Millionaire" is very interesting. First, it is a completely Indian film shot by a British director, and its cultural expression is extremely natural and never feels stiff. Secondly, it is seen by Chinese movie fans, and they can relate to it without any barriers.

The first question is that after the movie, there was a song and dance performance that had nothing to do with the movie. It was led by the male and female protagonists in the movie. It suddenly broke away from the realistic atmosphere of the whole movie and reminded people of India's popular representatives in the world. The genre of musicals makes me guess that Danny Paul may be a fan of Indian musicals, just like Quentin is a fan of samurai and kung fu movies. Modern Eastern culture is very popular in the West, and India, the birthplace of Buddhism, has many fans, such as the famous Nirvana band, Richard Attenborough who filmed "Gandhi", and the great science fiction writer Verne Na has longed for India since he was a child. His 2. Danny Paul's Nirvana

I think this is Danny Paul's best work.

It is not like "Trainspotting", which is just obsessed with the dazzling film techniques, the novelty and sharpness of the image, nor is it like the "28 Days" series, which is extremely dark in an imaginary world. Cruelly challenging the limits of human nature and morality.

"Slumdog Millionaire" is Danny Paul's first film with an atmospheric and peaceful atmosphere. This movie has a Hollywood-style smooth narrative, suspense, and a thrilling storytelling method. It has the romance and brightness of an American story, a fairy tale temperament, an epic-style grand layout, and the humanistic care of European movies. Danny Paul's sharpness and thoroughness in images and thoughts.

From this point of view, "Slumdog Millionaire" is also a perfect collaboration between Danny Paul and screenwriter Simon Beaufoy. The latter fills the former's usual shortcomings in storytelling and character creation. deficiencies. Simon Beaufoy is the screenwriter of "Six Pigs", and his concern for the disadvantaged is consistent in his works.

The most touching thing is that the "Three Musketeers" were deceived by a beggar group. Gemma and her brother Selim escaped, but another child was blinded by poison and became a begging tool. Later Gemma returned In Mumbai, I found this friend on the street and gave him a hundred dollars. When the child was sure it was a hundred dollars, he happily touched Gemma's face and said, "Gemma, it seems you are a big shot now." "Yes, I'm happy for you. You are lucky to have escaped, but I am unlucky." This child's kindness and optimism are touching, and it also makes me secretly hope that those managers who are still whitewashing the reality have the power to change it. Big figures in social reality can come and watch this movie. Can be touched.

The other of the three musketeers, Gemma’s brother Selim, is also very successfully portrayed. He is completely opposite to Gemma’s character. He has no moral constraints and no unrealistic romance. By temperament, he believes in the survival of the fittest and acts decisively. He had the courage to save Gemma, the decisiveness to kill the gang leader, and the greed and cruelty to betray Latika in exchange for wealth. But at the last moment, he was moved by Gemma's persistence, rescued Latika, and buried himself. In the lifelong pursuit of money, fight with the leader and die calmly. In fact, this character is closest to the same character of the three musketeers written by Alexandre Dumas, that is, he has a passionate pursuit of worldly fame and wealth, but he also puts friendship above the fame and fortune that he values ??most.

What makes "Slumdog Millionaire" so moving is that it not only captures real darkness and cruelty, but also never gives up its ideals and innocence amidst such cruelty.

Many passages in the movie are quite like a fairy tale, but this fairy tale is cruelly destroyed. The protagonist Gemma is the sustenance of the ideal that has not been given up in the film. He didn't use his strength and ambition to pursue what he wanted like his brother Selim, he just never gave up. He can jump into a manure pit for an idol's autograph. He does not give up his partners. After escaping from his life, he still returns to the manure pit to look for his friends who are trapped in the gang. He loves a person. No matter how time and the environment change, he is still as absolute as Forrest Gump. No changes. He didn't have any heroic words or shocking actions. He just kept on never abandoning or giving up. This character makes us mediocre people feel ashamed and alert.

After Gemma finally won a multi-million dollar bonus, he sat in the corner. What changed him at this moment was not the great transformation from slum to millionaire, but the reunion with friends and lovers through his own efforts. Latika and Gemma finally embraced each other after going through their own ups and downs. Latika's face was scarred by her escape, reminding every viewer that this world is crueler than everyone had ever imagined. , but there are still many things worth persisting and pursuing.

I really like the scene where audiences all over India celebrated and rejoiced after Gemma won the grand prize. Did Gemma win money? Not exactly. What did those viewers get? It's just that in such a dark and unfair society, Gemma is a fairy tale and the sustenance of their dreams.

And our feelings are nothing more than this.