Comments on: Slumdog Millionaire kids still living in abject poverty, no one has called from film

By: Joe Pini

Joe Pini — Fri, 21 May 2010 07:04:37 +0000

Why rich people want to become more rich and to get more than enough when they have surplus of things/money in their accounts? Thing of others and God will pless you more in whatever you do. You try to help others so that you`ll be blessed more.

If this compay or person intentially doing this must fill guilty of what they are doing.Please, help others so that you`ll be blessed.

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By: katrina

katrina — Mon, 18 May 2009 20:49:59 +0000

I’m not sure who is ultimately responsible for the welfare of these kids (ie. Boyle, the production company, etc), but any way you look at it this film has grossed $300 million+. The makers of this film have a moral responsibility to get those kids’ *entire families* out of the slums–they exposed them to a different world than they’d ever known, and therefore should help them adjust both monitarily and emotionally.

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By: Shaun

Shaun — Sat, 16 May 2009 02:58:52 +0000

I will never EVER go to another film done by Danny Boyle if this is, in fact, true. That’s like making World Famine commercials only to sell ad space.

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By: Blah blah blah

Blah blah blah — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 01:05:48 +0000

I think I did see on TV or somewhere that the money that one or both of them did already get went to one of their parents medical expenses/medical debts or something.

Really my memory is foggy, but I thought I saw something about all of this already a while back. Dude said he had a trust fund for them/was holding a lot of the money until they turn 18 to make sure they get a continued education or something/etc.

I think maybe something should be done to improve their living conditions, but I think a big problem with giving them the actual money is that it’s not going to be THEIR money–they’re only kids. The parents will be left to handle the money and there is WAY too high of a likelihood that it will be mishandled. What is the point of paying these kids now if they don’t see much of anything from the money they earned? You can’t rely on the parents to be responsible or to save anything for the children’s futures.

I hope that the situation is resolved in a really responsible way.

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By: ChristinaT

ChristinaT — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 22:23:53 +0000

this is just plain sad… like i said, if the same situation occurred in america, you’d be sure there’d be dozens of lawyers involved clawing to get the actors a fair share of their money… because the cast is powerless, in this case, they are being conned… plain and simple…

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By: Codzilla

Codzilla — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:13:34 +0000

heh-heh: A two hour version of “Who Wants to be a Millionaire”? A corporate smokescreen? Please. Regardless of anyone’s opinions about this situation, the idea that this movie glamorized the slums to “distract” us from our real-life economic crisis is ludicrous. The slums were portrayed as a dire, horrible place to live. And the game show element helped tell the characters’ life story.

If you’ve admittedly never watched the film, why would you knowingly make such uninformed claims about its content?

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By: ChristinaT

ChristinaT — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 15:48:32 +0000

i don’t see how boyle ISN’T responsible… it’s not like those kids made a cameo in the movie, they were a pretty huge part of it… the movie made hundreds of millions, BECAUSE of their contribution… so why should they still be living in abject poverty? it doesn’t make sense… if an american were in a hugely successful blockbuster film, they certainly wouldn’t be living under a tarp…

if posters here can’t form an opinion about this from the heart, that perhaps danny boyle, even though not responsible for all of india’s ills, could extend a hand to children in who’s lives he was personally involved… then maybe you can make a more objective conclusion, that they should be paid equitable for their work… work, which obviously was good enough to make him a great deal of money… why not go ahead and pay for that?

my conclusion is that this guy is a disgusting jerk… it wouldn’t take much to lift this family from abject poverty, but apparently he’s unwilling make even the smallest effort to help… just disgusting…

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By: heh-heh

heh-heh — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 08:56:48 +0000

Is it wrong for me to HATE this movie without even having seen it?

I think of this movie (and its accolades and successes) as a kind of corporate smokescreen to distract us from the relentless bad economic news. There is no way that watching a two-hour version of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” is worthy of a Best Picture nod; this is just a ploy to reinforce this fantasy that one little person can still strike it rich in an age when the biggest banks in America are crumbling.

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By: allison

allison — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 23:56:25 +0000

they had BETTER get those children out of the slums immediately. This is ridiculous. Those children should not be ignored!!!

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By: vivian

vivian — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:52:12 +0000

I kinda agree with Mairead. No way were these kids promised 35.000 before filming. I think it is too early to say if and when Boyle will act on his promise. I’d say let’s give him a break and see what will come out of this. I don’t think we’ve heard everything yet. These kids deserve a better life. But I have lived in India and yes, 3000 can move you out of the slums if you know what to do with it. It’s definitely a country where even a bit of money can make your life much better. They should get a bonus payment or a home but let’s also please be real : plenty of out-of-work actors would love a home, too, when a film they’ve been in becomes successful, even if they’re not in the slums.
I think the real problem here was bringing the kids to the Academy Awards when that money could have been better spent on improving their lives. But I guess it was the sheer euphoria of being nominated that made the producers not think straight. It’s nice they were included but was it wise? Maybe not. Making it possible for them to get to school was a good start, let’s see what else they will do, once all that money has really come in.

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