armchair cultural observation since 1995

Strangely familiar

The charge that ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ exploits Mumbai’s poverty is so absurd that by the same token Charles Dickens’ entire body of work would have to be invalidated as a defamation of 19th-century England. Like all accomplished stories, ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ is probably resonating with audiences because it gives a glimpse of complex truths and tells us something about ourselves that we had trouble defining. In that sense, the Motion Picture Academy did not honor a ‘foreign’ film, but one strangely familiar.

Alvar Vargas Llosa

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  1. I couldn’t agree with you more. I loved this film. For some reason I find that the diaspora loves it more than Indians living in India.

    Here’s my take on it: http://alkakothari.com/2009/02/24/what-kind-of-millionaire-are-you/

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