Against all the opinions of the uber-nerds of IMDB, Slumdog Millionaire has been awarded the highest honor in all of film. How did this happen? Well I'd like to offer some insight on this monumental event.
Firstly, I would like to soften the hatred I conveyed earlier. Slumdog is by no means a horrible film. It has a quasi-interesting love story and a happy ending. Again, nothing wrong with that. The acting is not bad. Obviously, no actors in this film were even nominated for best actor/actress, but hey, no big deal.
The problem I have with this film is it offered nothing that other films haven't offered in previous years. This film is about as quality as a really good Owen Wilson performance. It is a movie, but it isn't a film. I am having a hard time talking about this without bashing the hell out of it like in my previous review. I am absolutely horrified at where the film industry will go next if mediocre films like Slumdog Millionaire can win the highest and most prestigious awards in film.
Also, if that wasn't enough to piss me off, every fucking category with a Slumdog nomination fucking won. Even Sound editing. Are you serious. When monumental films such as Wall-E were nominated for this category, how the hell can you justify giving a love story this. Wall-E offered something no other film has, conversation without dialogue. Do you know how hard it must be to make that sound fluid and understandable!?
Lastly, in the ending montage, Slumdog was compared to the film 12 Angry Men, an absolutely genius movie.
This years Oscars have disappointed me so much so that I will now refuse to accept any nomination from the Academy as a solid basis for review. This has secured a thought that I have have had for a long time. The film industry is slowly turning into the music industry, A massive popularity contest.
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