Dev Patel: Back to the Beginning with Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

This week we go back to where Dev Patel began his big screen career with Danny Boyle’s frenetic and heartwarming story of an Indian underdog, Slumdog Millionaire. It’s the beautiful story of a young man who tries his luck on the world’s most famous game show to get the attention of the love of his life. But much to the surprise of everybody, he knows all the trivia answers and is suspected of cheating. Through flashbacks director Danny Boyle creates a narrative of the young man’s life to show how he came to know the answer to these tough questions.

Slumdog talks a lot about destiny, and the film itself seems to have had a path drawn out for it that, despite some overwhelming odds, led it to eight Oscar wins. it’s beloved, and worth a watch. We discuss all its greatness in this episode.

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Still to come during Dev Patel month:

4/15: Monkey Man
4/22: The Personal History of David Copperfield

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