Slumdog Millionaire

Slumdog Millionaire is the only Indian film that I have ever watched that doesn’t emphasize on dancing and singing every 30 minutes. It has a powerful story that tells mainly about the life of slumdogs in mumbay. Friendship, love, hardship, and life are the main theme of the movie. From what I’ve heard from everyone, it is a great movie and I have to agree. I just finished watching the movie that I downloaded as I miss the movie screening on campus. But I think this is a great movie to watch

 

The main character Jamal Malik is just an ordinary staff in the call center. In contrast to his uneducated background and also a low paying job, he manages to answer all the questions in who wants to be a millionare TV show. Before the last question that is valued twenty thousand rupees, there is no time left, so they will continue on the following day. Unfortunately, because of his background Jamal are arrested in charge of fraud. Investigation is conducted on him, asking him how he knew the answers. From there, each of every question he tried to answer has a story behind it. Flashback happens a lot in this point where it tells about Jamal’s past that hold the key to the answer.

 

After a whole day investigation, he is released from the investigation. Jamal is back to the TV show to answer his final question. In the other hand, his lover, Latika is trying to reach jamal, escaping from a boss that jamal’s brother is working with. Jamal’s brother sacrifices himself to let her escape. When Jamal hear the final question, he said that he doesn’t know the answer so he use the last option, call a friend, which he meant to call his brother. Latika has the phone with her but she left it in the car when she watches the show on the street. Latika answer the phone by the skin of her teeth. In the end, she doesn’t know the answer. Jamal somehow get the right answer and he become a new millionaire. Then he meets Latika in the stations and then suddenly they dance with a lot of people.

 

For me this film is interesting, I don’t like the part where there are people suddenly dance. It really shows us the life of slumdog in mumbay where it is very harsh. But overall this film is worth to watch and teach us some morals also. In the end I recommend this film.