Hosive

stop! its best that you read my review before you watch the preview video to decide if you really want to..it may rob you of the best theatrical experiences of the year!

this is my favorite movie of 2008. please go if you like movies about destiny, hope, beauty, love, friendship in the midst of an ugly, dirty and brutal world. please stay away if you hate postmodern film making(with flashbacks and timeline movements back and forth, visual metaphors), foreign elements(takes place in bombay, mumbai…and people have accents and there are a few subtitles), destiny, hope, beauty, love, friendship in the midst of an ugly, dirty and brutal world.

i went knowing nothing except the incredible danny boyle(trainspotting, millions, sunshine, 28 days later) directed this and it got outrageously high reviews on rottentomatoes.com i even avoided the preview i posted as they always give away a few highlights ripped out of their emotional context. i won’t give much away except that it is the story of three friends in india as they grow up in the slums through incredible poverty and are follow different paths toward incredible wealth. they must decide their destinies…or is it more like they must receive their destinies?

the movie is also about the city of bombay as it transforms into the city of mumbai and it was creepy to watch this movie on the weekend that the terrorist bombings and shootings were happening. the movie casts light upon the racial, religious and economic tensions as the city redifines itself on a daily basis. changes are abounding with every dawn. of course, i love movies about cities because i think cities are alive and have souls.

we also saw the movie on a whim at the afi silver in silver spring. what a serendipitous choice as the theatre became one of our favorite movie venues! how often does that happen? its an old school restored movie palace with gorgeous details, ample space, terrific sound….its built for the love of movies and not the love of money. an appropriate place to see slumdog.

go see this movie! i will watch this movie over and over again. i will buy it in its most deluxe format!