tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399846306650480538.post180475556711220338..comments2023-10-14T02:38:15.060-07:00Comments on Bagel and a movie: "Slumdog Millionaire"Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06830680868671437204noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399846306650480538.post-33324694335023474802009-01-05T20:32:00.000-08:002009-01-05T20:32:00.000-08:00Western affluent guilt, for sure. But also the add...Western affluent guilt, for sure. But also the added pain of parenthood, I think. These things are so much harder for me to watch since having Henry. <BR/><BR/>You're right about the storytelling. It's actually very calculated. Maybe that's why the movie doesn't quite make it...it's so constructed along a pattern designed to take you down, and then up, when they sense the audience needs a break. <BR/><BR/>I thought the kid peformances were far better than the adults. <BR/><BR/>And yeah, the buzz definitely hurt, in my case. I hate hearing too much/knowing too much about a movie before I see it. <BR/><BR/>Honestly, I'm not sure I would have seen this one had the buzz not been so big...I loathe game shows.Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06830680868671437204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-399846306650480538.post-85432427918121962272008-12-14T17:58:00.000-08:002008-12-14T17:58:00.000-08:00Funny, I had some of the same squeamish, "Wow, how...Funny, I had some of the same squeamish, "Wow, how come I am don't know more about this stuff" feelings after seeing the movie. Western affluent guilt??<BR/><BR/>I also had mixed feelings about the storytelling though. Slam, feel sad. Slam, feel guilty. Slam, feel horrified...oh, yeah and it's a love story.<BR/><BR/>I did love the performances (especially the children!) and I loved the use of Millionaire as a storytelling point of departure.<BR/><BR/>People should go see it but I think this is another one of those too frequent instances where the buzz about a film caused me to be dissapointed in the final product.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com