This was a truly exhilarating film. I haven't had a movie affect me this much in years. Slum dog Millionaire is the story of a teenage boy in India who goes from living in the slums as a child to winning "Who wants to be a millionaire"! How did he do it....DESTINY!!!!(awsome.) We flashback to the main character Jamal's childhood in the slums. The scenes showing the children running through the slums are exhilarating filmed by director Danny Boyle. The first scene in particular reminded me vaguely of another Danny Boyle intro "Trainspotting":
Although this film deals with different subject matter it is clearly is influenced by the style of its director. the intro of Slumdog millionaire also shows people running through their "territory". Only in "Slum dog" it is poor Indian children, not drug addicted young adults who are being chased. This is an example of how even in two completely different stories a director can retain their style.
The three main characters are Jamal, his no good but loyal brother Salim and his lifelong love Latika. Three actors of different ages play each character and all are remarkable. All three meet when they are orphaned as children. The film charts how Jamal came to know all the answers to the quiz show. To our amazement we see how every answer came from a different event in Jamal's life.For example when an American woman feels bad for him after seeing him beaten by a cop (after his friends were stealing from them) she gives him a hundred dollar bill. By destiny! one of his questions is "Who is on the hundred dollar bill?"
The movie doesn't shy away from the harsh reality's of these children's lives. However it also shows the inspiring way that these children never become defeated. In the first scene we see the children running through their dirty and impoverished slum. however they run with an intense enthusiasm and spirit, enjoying every second of the chase. That is perhaps the most inspiring thing about this film.
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