Benjamin or Slumdog

Chris Anderson the editor of the New York Times has been pretty stubborn about "Slumdog's hyped-up success". He had admitted his privative opinions about the movie a couple of times before and accomplished to get what he wants. Now reasonably many people including the critics and media are getting frustrated by the fact that Slumdog Millionaire was deemed to worth of seven Oscars. The Slumdog Millionaire made its mark on the ceremony, no doubt about it. It got total of eight nominations and the producers left Kodak Theater with seven Oscars including the best director and best movie. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button had been a huge disappointment for almost everyone. Although the movie had thirteen nominations, it only was able to get two which cause a total blast. Now, two different point of views are being reflected in the magazine articles and newspaper headlines. "Should it be Benjamin's weird story or fairytale of the Slumdog, getting all the awards and giving no chance to the others?" Starting with Anderson's comment, it is observed that he is being pretty harsh about Slumdog. He states without hesitating: "What I will remember of Slumdog is a cruel destruction of a disordered life and violence. At least this is what was being reflected on the white screen by the "best director." However there is one huge mistake that Anderson can not understand while making fairly implacable comments. Anderson refuses to accept that the director emphasize how a country so perished with poorness could actually manage to conquer. The final dance in the movie especially shows so many brave people putting their hands under the stone and dare to fight back to be happy despite the pain. Unlike Anderson I am totally satisfied by Slumdog's success and glad that Benjamin's weird story could not be able to have all thirteen of the Oscars that it was nominated for. After all, Benjamin Button is more likely to be science fiction and imaginary, rather than being an artistic one. Applying twenty hours worth of make up to turn Brad Pitt into a slightly older man did not make the movie nor the director “the best" as I had expected. Tina Walter the editor of People Magazine brings out her opinions about Benjamin Button. “It was such a great performance from Brad Pitt and also the movie was something extraordinary and unexpected. It should have got its Oscars." In a way Walter is correct. Benjamin was something unexpected but still it does not put it a step further than Slumdog.