2010 films
5) Slumdog Millionaire, 2008, UK/India DIRECTED BY DANNY BOYLE
I've not read Q & A on which it's based but, really, I don't feel I need to. We in the West can't help but take a Western point of view on this film, and I found it brilliantly crafted, acted and directed, though it's Anglophone point of view resulted in a few issues for Indians. The controversies it has aroused, mostly about its perceived racism and profiting off the poor, to me seem to be of those desperately seeking outrage: it's only a movie and therefore it can't help but take an artistic point of view, and thankfully it's one that is overall very positive and sympathetic to Mumbai's street children. A great film I want to see again.