![]() ![]() ![]() SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE jumps around in a very disjointed way. Personally, THE VIEW FROM SATURDAY does it better. It feels contrived and I’m not sure about the editing between timelines. I’m glad I figured this out… I’ve seen SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE before, and some level of familiarity kept tapping at the back of my mind. Obviously the two stories differ in setting and main characters, but still. In SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE there’s a third timeline in which the main character is subjected to “enhanced interrogation” by the police to explain how he knows the answers to questions that should have been beyond him. ![]() The first timeline is the quiz or the game for which answers are needed, and the second is the experiences of the participants that show how said participants know the answers to questions that should be beyond their knowledge. Is it just me or is this a movie retelling of that book THE VIEW FROM SATURDAY? Both use the premise of a trivia quiz of some sort and tell the story in multiple timelines. ![]()
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