"Slumdog" must be amazing!

Rating: 10/10 (15 May 2009)

I haven't seen "Slumdog", "Frost/Nixon", "Benjamin Button", "Milk", or "The Reader" yet, but they must be amazing for this movie to not be nominated for Best Picture!
When this film was over I just sat staring at the credits. I'm usually already looking for my next activity when a movie is over--food, email, sleep, whatever. This one left me numb. I couldn't get away from it. I started watching the special feature documentaries just to get more answers. I wanted to feel better about what had happened. The funny thing is I saw the outcome about 10 minutes before the end, but I still couldn't believe it ended that way. It was "bound to happen," but I didn't want it to be true. I kept thinking, "Something will stop this," but it didn't.
The script, the research behind the story, the strength of the two young leads, the adult supporting actors, the paradox of joviality and cruelty in the same house... it all made for an amazing piece of film. I highly recommend this for any serious film junkie.