17 January 2009

Slumdog Millionaire



I finally got out to the movies, after 2 months!! There are quite a few movies that I want to see, but I knew that this one wouldn't just be entertaining, it would also be feel-good.

And it's a great movie. I love how the story is told. If you don't know, the main character is a contestant on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. The police investigate him, because there's just no way that this uneducated kid from the slums can be answering these questions correctly, doing what doctors and lawyers could not do. As he watches the show back with the police, he explains how he knows the answers, and we get to see the flashbacks. Random pieces of this kid's tough life gave him the knowledge. So it's really interesting how the story is told through the questions, answers, his interrogation, and the flashbacks.

The conclusion is very satisfying, the performances are great, and it's exciting. I suppose it was the best "serious movie" of last year.

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