How to make THE BEST FILM OF THE YEAR: Amelie+City of God+Quiz Show+Bollywood+Danny Boyle= THE BEST FILM OF THE YEAR

Rating: 10/10 (6 December 2008)

Danny Boyle has created a modern day version of what the great old films use to be like, mixed in perfectly with what grounded modern indie cinema is supposed to be today. The film has elements of life determining fate, Crime in poverty stricken streets, heart-pulsing sound, a bone chilling score that should earn A.R. Rahman an Oscar, great soundtrack, performances by unknown actors which adding even more vitality too the film, competition and love between brothers, and a destined romance. what more can you ask of a film today. it is so hard too accomplish something like this today when most of the films that try too this fail, look at Baz Luhrman's "Australia". That project failed because it tried too copy the old instead of using the old and too create something more unique. The chase scene through the streets of mumbai when Jamal is a boy running from the cops is just as of an action scene as when Harvey Dent is being transported too the Jail and The Joker is chasing him in the Dark Knight(noticed I said almost). The film is tragic and deals with real issues, but because you are seeing the film through a child's eyes it is not depressing because children never get down for too long. Children and Pre-Teens always find the bright side of a situation, they are really much better at getting by happy then adults. This is a bold film that reached for a lot of different goals and succeeded triumphantly. If the film doesn't win best picture at the Oscars, I will loose all hope in the academy. Look out for a Oscar nominations in editing, sound, screenplay, director, and I wouldn't even be surprised if Dev Patel gets nominated for best supporting actor.
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE is the best film of the year and MY FAVORITE FILM OF THE YEAR, because of not being afraid to be about fate and crime and love and death. It deals with everything in life and it's fun and powerful at the same time.