tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608865863680527081.post530167640820918291..comments2024-03-13T07:41:37.532-04:00Comments on Vic & Walter Thiessen - On Movies...: Slumdog MillionaireWalterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16391426206936180224noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608865863680527081.post-59692604325956755672009-01-21T07:48:00.000-04:002009-01-21T07:48:00.000-04:00Interesting. Okay, I'll reconsider my approach to ...Interesting. Okay, I'll reconsider my approach to the film with that in mind (I confess that the game show didn't make any sense to me because of some of these inconsistencies - as you say, Jamal had no real interest in the show as such and it seemed to be about something else; I just can't figure out why they chose the game show to do it (I REALLY hate that show)).Vichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12090966032076073337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608865863680527081.post-4426491226338595342009-01-20T22:18:00.000-04:002009-01-20T22:18:00.000-04:00I think a metaphor for being able to make it at li...I think a metaphor for being able to make it at life - to escape from the limitations of his origins. I think some of the clues are 1) not making much of how he got on the show, 2) the money means nothing to him, 3) the "lifeline" which of course was not at all about the answer.Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16391426206936180224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608865863680527081.post-7641152309233908752009-01-20T08:49:00.000-04:002009-01-20T08:49:00.000-04:00At some level I might have seen this, but not the ...At some level I might have seen this, but not the way you describe it - this is interesting and I will need to give it more thought. The game show is a metaphor for what exactly?Vichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12090966032076073337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608865863680527081.post-17287789083950414612009-01-18T19:54:00.000-04:002009-01-18T19:54:00.000-04:00I'm a little surprised by your reaction (though I ...I'm a little surprised by your reaction (though I also hate Who Wants to be a Millionaire?). One reviewer described the game show as a metaphor rather than a realistic event, and I tended to agree. What I saw as the highlight of the movie - which made it life-affirming in spite of its dark setting - was its depiction of the role of narrative (a tender spot for me like your 'mystical flow' theme) in Jamal's conversation with the police, and the idea that life teaches the person with the open heart and commitment to righteousness even if that life is in the slums.Walterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16391426206936180224noreply@blogger.com