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“Slumdog Millionaire” takes the best picture！
Slumdog Millionaire won best picture today, earning a total of eight Oscars at the 81st annual Academy Awards!
I saw this movie a long time ago. At that time, I thought it was an excellent movie, but I never thought it could won 8 Oscars today. When first seeing this movie, I found that it reflects almost the same theme as City of Angel. However, technically, they were on the different levels. Some one say that the reason for its success lies in the curiosity that developed countries show about the developing countries. Who knows? It finally proved it was a memorable picture.
I can remember the situation when I finished the movie in a theatre. I was deeply moved by the movie, especially by the subtitles added intentionally at the very end of the movie, “don’t leave for there is a dance right soon.” I followed their suggestion and didn’t rise but to shift a relaxing position to appreciate Indian-style dancing. It’s fantastic and full of vigor, which made me pretty excited. I knew this year 2008 would be different for the world because there was such a telling picture!
Kate Winslet and the Reader
It’s really wonderful to know that Kate Winslet finally won her Oscar Best Actress because she has been snubbed by the Oscars for 5 times. It’s really great! No wonder it is said that this year belongs to Winslet.
But don’t get me wrong! I am not a fan of her. But for me, to choose Winslet starring Hanna is a fairly wise act. I can still remember when I finished reading this novel The Reader at one setting in a bookstore 2 years ago, Winlet’s image as Hanna rose gradually in my mind. They were almost the same. Both of them, high in stature, show in themselves the beauty of chubbiness and fortitude. A German woman in her middle age who went through the horrible WWII! Luckily, the masculinity and femininity combine naturally as a whole in Winslet, and made her the only actress suitable for Hanna.
Honestly speaking, novel-adapted plays are difficult to be popular because there is a time limit in movies. Due to that, the high spot of novel have to be presented in a condensed 2-hour movie. Fortunately, The Reader makes it! It sufficiently presents the pith of the novel. Undoubtedly, it is partly due to the excellent performance of Winslet.
The Reader is a 2009-worth-seeing movie and Kate Winslet deserves her Oscar!
Melissa Leo, a wonderful actress breaks out!
Melissa Leo, a veteran of the independent film scene and shows such as “Homicide,” has succeeding in being recognized as an excellent actress in her work Frozen River, who is now nominated in Oscar Award.
I stayed up late yesterday to finish reading our book, and the author took Homicide: Life on the Street as an example to illustrate how African-American women’s roles were presented through the media. Still immersed in the story of Homicide, I found an article about an actress, who once participated in Homicide. It was an interview given by CNN and they talked with Melissa about her new movie Frozen River, the wide recognization of such a small starting-off movie, reflections behind the movie, her expectation on her nomination and her following works. Everything she gave seems simple, light and quick, but from her answers, I see an actress who really loves performing and regards it as her part of life.
I saw the movie a couple of days ago, at the suggestion of a friend of mine. She said it was the best movie of 2008. And I was impressed by it. It was a realistic movie, showing the present-day horrifying society problems, illegal immigration, ethnic tension, depressed real estate, high gas prices and dire poverty. It is a story of reality, totally different from the traditional “It-is-a-wonderful-life”. However, the heroine in it showed an indomitable courage of living on, which for me weighs even more. I was moved by the movie and got to know the actress Melissa Leo. It was quite a coincidence that she also gave her performance in Homicide, which made me know that she had been acting for a dozen of years and talented enough to finally get recognized by all. During the interview, she did’t give any ambitious comments about her recent artistic achievement, she was modest and gentle and always knew what she was talking about. Honestly speaking, I love her attitude to herself, which simutaneously teaches me a lesson.
Frozen River is really a worth-seeing movie and if interested in it, have a look!
I kind of love independent movies, especially
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