Danny Boyle would not make slumdog millionaire today
“We couldn’t make this film anymore today. And that’s fine.”
The world is evolving and less than 20 years later, Danny Boyle assures that he would refuse to achieve Slumdog millionaire Today.
In full promotion of 28 years laterthe filmmaker entrusted to Guardian that this would be impossible, due to the current debates on thecultural appropriation. For him, the film should now be carried by an Indian director.
“We could not make this film anymore today. And it’s very good. It is time to think about all of this. We must take into account the cultural background that we carry and the trace that we leave on the world”.
Asked about the potentially colonialist dimension of the film, the British director nuance: “No … Finally, only in the sense that everything is a little. At the time, it was perceived as radical. We had decided that only a few members of the team would go to Mumbai. We worked with a large Indian team while trying to make a film inside the culture. But we remain foreigners. It is an imperfect method.”
Slumdog millionaire had reported $ 378 million for an estimated budget at 15 million. In 2009, he won 8 Oscars (out of 10 nominations), including those of best movie and best director For Boyle.
We will recall that Slumdog million 2 has been in the pipes since last year to tell the “Next chapter of Jamal’s trip (Dev Patel)“. Obviously, Danny Boyle will not realize it.
