Tom Felton (Actor) and Rosemary Collins (winner Film Club Award, Secondary category)
Name: Rosemary Collins
Category: Film Club - Secondary Category
School/College: Pate’s Grammar School, Cheltenham
Film: Slumdog Millionaire
Slumdog Millionaire was one of the great cultural landmarks of 2009, winning the Best Picture Oscar and earning $160 million at the box office. Is it worth the hype? In my opinion, definitely.
The story begins with Mumbai teenager Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) being brutally beaten in a police station. He has just won the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and has been accused of cheating. But as a series of flashbacks reveal, Jamal has acquired all his knowledge by chance. He has led a tough life, orphaned at an early age and living rough, but he has maintained his innocence, humanity, and love for his childhood sweetheart Latika (Freida Pinto.) The journey through Jamal’s young but action-packed life is full of humour and drama. The film is held together by Danny Boyle’s beautiful, technically brilliant and original cinematography, which recreates the lives of India’s poor colourfully and engrossingly. Yes, the film is about as plausible as a fairy tale. But as Jamal becomes a hero to millions of ordinary Indian people and does battle with the wily host (Anil Kapoor), who determines to scupper his chances, you’ll be nailed to your seat, willing love and goodness to triumph. Between the film’s opening montage, which establishes the complex plot, and its life-affirming ending, you’ll laugh and cry. You’ll be shaken, uplifted and enchanted. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys films of any kind, or just loves a good story!
Rating: 5/5
Winners 2009
Young Film Critic
15–19 year range
David Ritchie
Sensory Impaired Category
Abbie Donohoe
11-14 year range
Hannah Pusey
Sensory Impaired Category
Jonny Hall
7–11 year range
Hammad Raza
Sensory Impaired Category
Olivia Ansah-Smith
Mini Film Fan
4–7 year range
Film Club Award
Primary category
Secondary category
Congratulations to all
the 2009 YFC nominees