I've heard many good things about "Slumdog Millionaire" but I've put-off seeing it because I'm just not into Bollywood cinema.
Not that I haven't tried. I work with a delightful Indian woman who recently gave me the DVD of the popular Bollywood movie "Bride and Prejudice," an Indian remake of the Jane Austen classic, "Pride and Prejudice."
Well, can I tell you, I managed to watch about thirty minutes of it before having to turn it off. My viewing experience could be likened to terminal seasickness with glitter attached - lots and lots of glitter. It was non-stop, ultra-manic, all singing, all dancing hysteria, in screamingly bright technicolor, with every instant accompanied by brain-picklingly jarring Indian music, screeching and jingling incessantly. Talk about sensory overload! I swear, no one in that cast sat still for a single second. Jane Austen would roll over in her grave. My Indian colleague tells me that most Indian cinema is like this. She told me that even in dramas, there's at least one musical number.
I read a review of Slumdog Millionaire in Time magazine, which advised it has not been received well in India. The Indians, it would appear, do not appreciate being portrayed internationally as slum dwellers. Nor do they like being referred to as "dogs" (as in "slumdog").
Guess I'll catch it when it comes to television. Or maybe not.
