Essentially a story about love, Slumdog Millionaire captures your emotions as you see the other side of India portrayed in the film. When Jamal Malik (played by Dev Patel), an uneducated teen who grew up in the slums of Mumbai, India, manages to answer almost all the questions on the game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire, he is arrested and questioned on grounds of cheating.
And as Jamal justifies his answers to each of the questions on the show, he recalls his life – and viewers are brought back to his childhood, his experiences, the comedy and the frustration of his growing up years, and how he found the love of his life, only to lose her again and again.
Truly a memorable film to watch, a story not wholly supported by their country, due to the apparent portrayal of a dysfunctional India. Although a bit disturbing, a lot of what was shown in the film is representative of most third-world countries today, even the Philippines. A life in the slums is a different story altogether, and here in Slumdog Millionaire, director Danny Boyle and co-director Loveleen Tandan managed to depict a life in the slums in a beautifully crafted story which takes into account money, fame, love, and above all, destiny.
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