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The Oscars

February 23rd, 2009 by charlottedianco

Like most people in the world who are so into movies, I watched the 81st Annual Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood yesterday. Of course- who would want to miss seeing the most important annual event in the entertainment industry? And it’s the biggest fashion show on earth, hello.

The gowns? Oh hell yeah, there were a lot– beautiful and glamorous gowns made by the world’s finest designers. But only a few really stood out- you know, classic and elegant without looking like an entourage of a roving circus. And to mention a few, Anne Hathaway, Natalie Portman and Angelina Jolie were just gorgeous in their chosen outfits.

But I’m not here as a fashion critic. I am writing this because I am truly happy for the success of my favorite movie SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE. And though I expected them to grab an Oscar since the day I watched the movie- but to actually bag 8 awards out of the 10 nominations- well, it was really fantastic! Like I also won myself. :)
Based on the novel of Vikas Swarup (Q&A), Slumdog Millionaire is about a teenager who grew up in the slums, joined the Indian version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and actually moving up to the final question. Jamal is not a genius but he is street smart, gaining knowledge and wisdom which helped him in answering the questions in the quiz show. But his reason for joining the show is actually not about money but because he wanted to find the girl that he loves. Yes! Slumdog is actually a romance movie covered with an action and comedy wrapper. It is a complete package because apart from the love, action and comedy elements, it speaks of the life in Mumbai making it a movie with social relevance as well. It is fast-paced, intriguing, dark and gripping- a perfect recipe for a movie buff like me.

I also watched the movies MILK (Sean Penn won the Best Actor Award in this movie) and THE READER (Kate Winslet got the Best Actress Award in her performance in this movie) and while these two films were good, Slumdog Millionaire shines best, that’s why it bagged four of the most important awards– Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Cinematography. And although I don’t mind the late Heath Ledger getting the Best Supporting Award for his performance in the Dark Knight, I actually enjoyed Robert Downey Jr in his movie TROPIC THUNDER- too bad he didn’t win.

Nevertheless, the Oscars was a big success. And yeah, HUGH GRANT was amazing as a host and it was only yesterday that I learned that apart from being a Hollywood hunk, he is actually an accomplished singer. WOW.

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  1.   Mataji said,

    on February 23rd, 2009 at 9:11 pm

    Glad you liked it! India here is celebrating its success. Like Filipinos, they usually come up with a local version of a hollywood movie he,he. Welcome to Bollywood!

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