Purebred 'Slumdog'
What Genre Can't Danny Boyle Do?
Danny Boyle has a hat. This hat is filled with film genres ranging from "romantic comedy" to "animated film with celebrity voice over." Boyle blindfolds himself, tosses the hat around for good measure and then reaches in and draws out a slip of paper. This time that slip said "Bollywood." Boyle smiled to himself and said, "Easy peasy." Of course it doesn't hurt that when he drew out "Helio-theist Space Sci Fi" or "Zombie Movie" or "Drug Addiction Scottish Teen Angst Film" that he happened hit homeruns. Slumdog Millionare, an almost fairy tale-esque story of an Indian slumdog who ends up one question away from rupee riches on the Indian version of Who Wants to be a Millionare (apparently pronounced Mill-ON-air), not only knocks it out of the park, but this cinematic cricket ball has some firebreathing, nitro-laced, curry-infused mustard on it. Too bad he didn't pull "Indiana Jones sequel" out of that hat...
Dustin Anglin