- very
modern________ cut scenes: for each "topical" question the director chose to use the "past" memory, then the "present" interrogation, then the actual question during the show at the end. this has the result of giving the audience the answer from the point of view of jamal first (who has always had the memory) before he is asked the question, which puts the audience firmly on the side of him being completely honest. great stuff
- yellow? what does yellow symbolise in indian culture? i notice young latika was wearing a dirty yellow dress when the men first picked up the children from the van. the first time jamal and latika meet deliberately (ie in the station) she is wearing a yellow sleeveless top. finally when they meet after the show has ended she is wearing a yellow shawl over her head, which becomes a scarf during the dance at the end (bollywood style). during the dance the background dancers are also waving yellow pieces of cloth. does it represent happiness? i do recall that when they find her in the brothel, she was NOT wearing yellow but aqua blue, and when jamal follows his brother to the gangster's house she was wearing white.
- was anyone else vaguely bothered that the opening "set" scenes (children running through the city) music was, while indian themed, sung by people with
British accents?
- "salim with the money in the bathtub." can someone offer an explanation?
- latika was hot. i thought she was a bit too hot, personally.. according to (the totally unbiased and trustworthy source of) wikipedia jamal's original actor was considered "too handsome" for the part, and a supposedly less handsome actor was chosen instead. i thought it worked very well. couldn't it have worked with latika too? at least a little bit? she honestly looked like she'd come off a catwalk. yes, okay so she was exploited for her prettiness, i guess that makes sense..
- oh and amazing images of india's lower classes cheering when jamal wins. so much energy and sense of unity, even though they are all different and struggling (and the fact that none of them know him).
