After a warm bath, with the wife away from home and the kid sleeping, I've decided to watch Slumdog Millionaire.
Summary: Great movie.
It shows India as it is in the XXIth century, a mix of underhuman conditions with oportunism and shocking richness, where it is possible for anyone to survive, but very hard for someone to succeed. I believe the movie was shot in Mumbay prior to the terrorist attack, although it shows the clash between muslims and hindus.
Nice story, nice production, very good shots and stills, and as a bonus, the fact that the Frieda Pinto, the main actress, has portuguese blood, although, from what I've read online, she doesn't quite acknowledge it.
Her face cannot hide it, I know some portuguese women with exactly that kind of face.
She's successful now, being the official face for L'Oreal..or some other perfume thingie.
I've seen the show a few times in the portuguese TV, and it amazed me how little people know these days, in general.
I do not consider myself a very cultural person, but my knowledge is almost always enough to get me to the final of such shows. May be I should run for millionaire.
Based on this, a funny quiz for you:
What was England in 1650 ?
a) a Kingdom
b) a Republic
c) an Anarchy
d) an Oligarchy
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