Slumdog Millionaire

Much has been said about this film before i watch it. Not a typical Indian show which features loads of dances and songs almost equivalent to some sort of musical, this is one show that you really shouldn't miss. Initially I've heard it from a friend about this show which features some Indian dude winning 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire' because he knew all the answers and because he experienced all the questions in it.

What a strange but interesting plot. So i've decided to give it a go and it really didnt disappoint - living up to my 'expectation factor' actually. Here's a brief summary - a boy named Jamal Malik went on to 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire', won 10 million rupees in one night, got arrested, and explained to a police officer how he got all his questions answered. What i find the movie attractive is that: initially i tend to want to know what kind of questions that were asked, but i gradually find myself gravitating towards the beautiful life of this honest, sincere chaiwalla's life. And my favourite scene came at the last part of the movie, where Jamal finally found the most important thing in his life, and never let go.

Though this 'love-honest-destiny-blessed' themed show carries a very Forrest Gumpish taste, it still appears to be slightly fictitious to me, whereas Forrest Gump actually can be imagined to be a real true story of a person. Btw, Forrest Gump is arguably my favourite movie of all time and space. Unlike Forrest Gump, which is largely Christian based, Slumdog exhibits religion in a more subtle manner, ascribing it mainly to desiny.

What struck me the most when i finished the film is that - he and his brother both chose a separate path, one leeching after the riches of this world, while the other clings on to what is true to him. And it only dawned on me after the show that even though both of them were always together, the brother was the guy who always resort to petty crimes and thefts to earn money whereas he always work his way up.

Which led me to ponder about what Paul has said, "when gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law, they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law, since they show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts now accusing, now even defending them." (Romans 2:14-15) The conscience which eventually made his brother realised the reality of desitny.

It really is a nice film, and i really think u'd miss out if u miss this =)