Who wants to be a slum dog millionaire

Rating: 9/10 (10 February 2009)

Why is this movie gonna win the Oscar in the category "best movie"?
A: the screenplay is genius. B: the actors are astoundingly good. C: the directing is amazing. D: it is written.
There aren't many moments in a movie consumer's life when you know that the movie you're watching is gonna be a classic. And I'm not talking about "Back to the future"- kind of classic, but rather that people will say: "Once in your life you have to see Casablanca, The Godfather, Forrest Gump and Slumdog Millionaire." I'm sure, the light of this movie will shine for decades. The plot may sound a little funny: a teenager from the slums of Bombay wins at a quiz show, not because he's educated but because of destiny. To each question there's a point in his life that leads up to the right answer. You could ask: what are the odds of that? But you just have to accept that the story is all about fate. The life of the slum dogs is harder than what any child in the world should be forced to experience. It is heartbreaking how the main character who loses his mother as a child in a street fight motivated by religion, who's constantly exploited by the men, who never knows what he's gonna eat tomorrow, whose brother becomes a criminal and rapes the girl he loves, doesn't lose his confidence in the world nor his power to love. The essence: you learn a lot more about life that way then by going to college. It also shows the development of India from a typical third world country to a global player with a corrupt system overflowed by organized crime. The story telling really is classic. There are tons of unforgettable pictures and little side stories. It definitely is Danny Boyle's best movie, and it is gonna win "best picture".
D: It is written.