Danny Boyle + A. R. Rahman - Slumdog Millionaire

[crajkumar_be]

After their rental car has been stripped for parts, Jamal tells the couple You wanted to see real India, this is real India for you while getting bashed up by the driver. The American lady asks the driver to stop beating Jamal and hands Jamal a $100 bill (which he later gives to the blind dude) saying, I ll show you the real America

Real India thingi OK, Jamal vAzhkkai etc, but real America is three much. $100 evan kudukkuRAn OC-la? Adhuvum thirudantteyE

Sooperabbu
I (and Maddy perhaps) must have missed the "real america" line...

[littlemaster1982]

After their rental car has been stripped for parts, Jamal tells the couple You wanted to see real India, this is real India for you while getting bashed up by the driver. The American lady asks the driver to stop beating Jamal and hands Jamal a $100 bill (which he later gives to the blind dude) saying, I ll show you the real America

Real India thingi OK, Jamal vAzhkkai etc, but real America is three much. $100 evan kudukkuRAn OC-la? Adhuvum thirudantteyE

I read somewhere that it is mocking Americans in a subtle way, that they think money can solve anything. Even when the lady asks money from her husband, it is muted.

[Nerd]

What's muted

Btw, that scene was a dig on Americans ellAm rombba over-u.. There are two parts to the scene. If the money thingi was not convincing enough, the lady asking the driver to stop beating the boys should be.

[littlemaster1982]

What's muted

Btw, that scene was a dig on Americans ellAm rombba over-u.. There are two parts to the scene. If the money thingi was not convincing enough, the lady asking the driver to stop beating the boys should be.

The word 'money'. Anyway, I don't find that convincing too.

[kannannn]

Nerd,
When I say that the scene confirms to the happenings at that point, this is what I meant: Jamal's survival as a tour guide depends entirely on the gullibility of the tourists. It is also this gullibility that adds humour to that part of the story arc. So, the American couple's offer of money fits this general depiction of tourists. Viewers might find the scene funny precisely because they know that the arrogant 'this is American' nature of the couple is being exploited (the perspective that even a thief needs to be compensated in a third world country for violation of his human rights is in a way indicative of that arrogance and condescension).

[thilak4life]

Nerd,
When I say that the scene confirms to the happenings at that point, this is what I meant: Jamal's survival as a tour guide depends entirely on the gullibility of the tourists. It is also this gullibility that adds humour to that part of the story arc. So, the American couple's offer of money fits this general depiction of tourists. Viewers might find the scene funny precisely because they know that the arrogant 'this is American' nature of the couple is being exploited (the perspective that even a thief needs to be compensated in a third world country for violation of his human rights is in a way indicative of that arrogance and condescension).

[ajithfederer]

ARR

[P_R]

^&^(&%*%%((%

[advani]

My congrats to AR Rahman for becoming the first Indian to win the Oscars!!!

You made it, ARR!!! Bravo!!!

[VENKIRAJA]

My congrats to AR Rahman for becoming the first Indian to win the Oscars!!!

You made it, ARR!!! Bravo!!!

Sathyajit Ray had won an Oscar for lietime achievement. Banu Athaiyya is the first Indian to win the Oscars. ARR was the third I think.