Ang pelikulang “Millions” ang nagpapatibay sa katotohanang si Danny Boyle ay

hindi maaaring kunin bilang isang direktor. Hindi inaasahan ng isa na makikita ang
direktor ng kinikilalang pag-abuso sa droga at mga pelikulang zombie na lalabas
na may ganitong kapaki-pakinabang na libangan. Bagama't naa-access ito para sa
pamilya, huwag mong hayaang iligaw ka niyan sa pag-iisip na walang bigat ang
pelikula. Ang katapatan ng pelikulang ito ay nagliligtas dito mula sa pagiging
masyadong mapagmahal, at ang personal na koneksyon ni Boyle sa Manchester
ay tiyak na nagdaragdag sa lalim ng kapaligiran.
Millions reinforces the fact that Danny Boyle cannot be pigeonholed as a
director. One does not expect to see the director of acclaimed drug abuse
and zombie movies come out with such wholesome entertainment. Though
this is accessible for the family, do not let that mislead you into thinking the
movie does not have weight. The sincerity of this film saves it from
becoming too lovey, and Boyle's personal connection with Manchester
certainly adds to the depth of the environment.

Ang director na si Danny Boyle ay isang award winning na director kaya naman hindi alintana ang
kanyang kahusayan sa pangunguna sa pelikulang ito. Magaan lamang ang tema ng pelikula ngunit
nagawa niya itong isang “wholesome entertainment”. Nakipagsapalaran si Danny Boyle sa kakaibang
genre ng old-fashioned na pelikulang pambata, at matagumpay itong dinala sa “ gentle and sweet-
natured charm” ng pelikula. Ang personal na koneksyon ni Boyle sa Manchester ay tiyak na
nagdaragdag sa lalim ng kapaligiran.

Danny Boyle ventures into the tricky genre of the old-fashioned kids' movie, and
brings it off reasonably successfully with gentle and sweet-natured charm.
Nakipagsapalaran si Danny Boyle sa kakaibang genre ng old-fashioned na pelikulang pambata, at
matagumpay itong dinala sa “gentle and sweet-natured charm” ng pelikula.
Artista
Alexander Nathan Etel, who played Damian, was excellent as this wide-eyed, sweet-natured
child. He carried the story and gave the film the heart it needed to be successful. He was
well-supported by Lewis Owen McGibbon, as the more streetwise and business-minded
Anthony, and James Nesbitt, who was in the role of the boys' loving, if rather stressed,
father Ronnie.

Si Alexander Nathan Etel, na gumanap na Damian, ay mahusay bilang ang dilat na mata,
matamis na bata. Dala niya ang kuwento at ibinigay sa pelikula ang pusong kailangan nito
para maging matagumpay. Siya ay mahusay na suportado ni Lewis Owen McGibbon, bilang
ang mas streetwise at business-minded na si Anthony, at James Nesbitt, na nasa papel ng
mapagmahal ng mga lalaki, kung sa halip ay stressed, ang ama na si Ronnie.

Millions tells the story of 9-year-old Damian, a Catholic school boy, whose family

moves to the suburbs of Widnes after the death of his mother. Soon after the move,
Damian's "hermitage" in a cardboard box by the train tracks is disturbed by a bag of
money flung from a passing train. Damian immediately shows the money to his
brother, Anthony, and the two begin thinking of what to do with it. Anthony wants
the money all to himself. Damian, kind-hearted and religious, had recently overheard
three Latter-day Saint missionaries lecture other members of the community on
building foundations of rock rather than foundations of sand, an old Christian
principle which dictates that self-worth should be based on the teachings
of Jesus Christ rather than any other object of worship such as Money/Mammon or
Power. The lecture inspires Damian, who looks for ways to give his share of the
money to the poor; at one point he even stuffs a bundle of cash through the
missionaries' letter box, having heard about their modest lifestyle and deciding that
they too must be poor.
Throughout the story, Damian commits small acts of kindness like buying birds from
pet stores and setting them free and taking beggars to Pizza Hut, while Anthony
bribes other kids at school into being his transportation and bodyguards, and looks
into investing the money in real estate.
After the donation, Anthony's friend informs them that a train carrying notes which
were to be destroyed after the conversion had been robbed. One bag was stolen in a
diversion, while the robber remained on the train disguised as one of the emergency
staff, and the money had been dispersed by throwing it off of the train at various
locations throughout the country to be collected by the robbers. The boys logically
conclude that their money was stolen, and Damian, who thought the money was
from God, feels terrible.
Around this time, a mysterious man comes snooping around the train tracks and asks
Damian if he has any money. Damian thinks that the man is a beggar and tells him he
has 'loads of money'. However, Anthony realises he is one of the robbers, and gives
the man a jar full of coins to cover Damian's tracks.

The robber eventually finds out where Damian lives and ransacks his house. Damian
had informed his father about the money just before they came home to their
destroyed house. The robbery is then explained. The robbers boarded the train. They
then escaped the police by dressing as football fans and joining a crowd of similarly
dressed fans leaving a game. However, one man remained on the train. He began to
throw the money off, to be collected later. The robber who came sneaking around
hid in Damian's room after ransacking it, much in the way the train robbery was
carried out. Damian's father, who had resolved to give the money back, decided that
if the robbers were going to steal his family's Christmas, then he would steal the
robbers' money. The family, as well as Dorothy, go on a massive shopping spree on
Christmas Eve.

That night, after they are asleep, their house is bombarded by beggars and charities
begging for contributions, and seeing the confusion that results, Damian runs off to
the train tracks to burn the money, deciding that it was doing more harm than good.
While he is burning the money, he is visited by his dead mother, who tells him not to
worry about her.

In the final scene, the audience sees Damian's dream of the family flying a rocket
ship to Africa and helping develop water wells, while Damian narrates over the scene
that each family member but him had hidden a little bit of the money beforehand.
Damian convinced them to spend this money on the wells he is dreaming about.
Earlier in the movie this was shown to be the most crucial and cheapest way to
drastically improve the quality of life for many African communities.

paglalapat
The story takes place in the weeks leading up to The Bank of England's (fictional)
change from the pound (£) to the euro (€)- an event publicised as '€ Day'. An
assembly is held at Damian's school to inform the children about the change, as well
as to educate the children about helping the poor. Realizing that the money, which is
in pounds, will be no good after a few days, Damian decides that the best thing to do
would be to give it away before the conversion. He drops £1,000 into the donation
can at the assembly.

Cash virtually falling from the sky has been a staple of moralized tales at least from
Chaucer, whose Pardoner's Tale tells of men looking for wealth only to find death. So too for
John Huston's Treasure of Sierra Madre, the best of the lot for sheer power of greed backed
up with uncommonly good acting by Humphrey Bogart and Walter Huston. A few years ago
the Burton sisters directed Manna from Heaven using older actors such as Cloris Leachman
and Shirley Jones to tell of dollars from God, elderly greed, and a nun with other ideas.
More recently, money again from the sky fatally changes three ordinary men in Sam Raimi's
A Simple Plan.

Along comes Millions, a delightful British entry with a new twist: Kids find the money, argue
about the best way to spend it, and finally get the help of adults to dispose of it. Unlike
most greedy types, who eventually suffer the consequences through lame goddess Nemesis,
the two brothers are not at the larcenous stage. They simply have different philosophies:
Damian wants to give it to the poor; his older brother, Anthony, prefers fiscal responsibility,
which does not feature giving away the money. Along the way they learn about the
responsibility that sticks inextricably to every note, which they must cash in quickly before
the pound is changed into the euro.

Danny Boyle's eclectic imagination has Alex obsessed with the saints, who appear to him
regularly in visions to talk candidly about the world as they see it and saw it. Memorable is
Clare of Assisi, who smokes a cigarette and claims to be the patron saint of television. Saint
Nicholas helps Damian deliver cash to needy Mormons, who turn around immediately and
buy a foot massager and digital TV. It's refreshing to see the saints almost human in their
little scenes that illuminate the realistic side of religious fanaticism. But it is that devotion
that lets Damian fight the forces of greed and a forceful brother, not to mention the crooks
and citizens now fully engaged in extracting the cash from the blameless kids.

Boyle's hyperactive camera ushers in some magic realism at the beginning with a house
building itself in seconds and later a rocket launch to an exotic paradise. No one ever
accused Boyle of being unimaginative or reverent. The ornery Millions is a tribute to a
director who makes children interesting and wise and movies for everyone.

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TEMA
'Millions' was a film that, in the wrong hands, could have turned into a saccharine dumbed-
down mess that only appeals to under eights. However, thankfully, it avoided that trap and
the result was an under-rated little gem about the goodness and innocence of the very
young.

Ang 'Millions' ay isang pelikula na, sa maling mga kamay, ay maaaring maging isang saccharine dumbed-
down na gulo na apila lamang sa mga wala pang walo. Gayunpaman, sa kabutihang palad, naiwasan nito
ang bitag na iyon at ang resulta ay isang maliit na hiyas na mababa ang rating tungkol sa kabutihan at
kainosentehan ng napakabata.

Ang 'Millions' ay isang pelikula na patungkol sa dalawang batang lalaki na nakakuha ng malaking
halagang pera ang nakalagay sa isang bag na inaakala nilang hulog ng langit ngunit ito pala ay galing sa
mga sindikato. Sa kabutihang palad ay naudlot ang kasamaan dahil napunta ito sa mga bata na may awa
sa mga mahihirap dahil sa kanilang kabutihan at kainosentehan.

The film sees a bag of money fall from the sky and land on the playhouse of five-year-old
Damian, a motherless child who is pure-hearted and a firm believer in God. The little boy
believes the money came from God, unaware it was stolen by a gang who seize the chance
to steal from money due to be incinerated in the days before the UK is due to switch
currency from pounds to Euros (yes, now we all know it's a film since it will be a cold day in
hell before that happens! But I digress...). While Damian has many good intentions for the
money, determined to help the poor and less fortunate, his eyes are sadly opened up to the
greed in the world when he sees how it changes those around him, including his father and
nine-year-old brother Anthony.
ARAL

Too few films are able to capture the innocence and wonder of childhood. This film is one
that does so with relative ease. Most filmmakers are too cynical to capture the amazement
by which children see life. Danny Boyle, much like Steven Spielberg in "E.T.", has done so in
this film. "Millions" is not very similar to "E.T.", other than that it involves young children in
extraordinary circumstances. "Millions" is much deeper and more provocative than "E.T." It
covers a whole slew of topics: ethics, boyhood, loss, faith, greed. One of the main themes
of the film seems to me to be the loss of a parent. This film very deftly handles the boys
reaction to their mother's death. At times, the boys seem almost flippant in regard to her
death, as when they use her death to gain sympathy from adults. In reality, they are either
running from it, as in Anthony's case, or running to it, as in Damiens case. Neither boys are
quite sure what her death means, and how to deal with it. Their reactions to the money
symbolize their reactions to their loss. Anthony tries to forget it and wash it away with stuff.
Damien tries to find his mother, who he sees as the greatest saint, by becoming a saint
himself. Both boys are unrealistic in their goals, and both boys come to some type of terms
with her death. This film deals with serious issues, but it deals with them in a very
lighthearted, child-like way. Boyle has to be one of the most inventive visual directors. Many
directors use frenetic pacing and quick editing to their detriment. Their films are nothing
more than a long music video. Boyle uses these techniques with flair and restraint. Like
Spielberg, he knows how to dazzle and delight. The boy actors in this film are very good. Or
I should say Boyle uses the actors with a master touch. These are two very strong
performances. Each of them is cute, but their performances are much deeper than their
adorableness. This is a very good film. I hope more people watch it.