Slumdog Millionaire

Jamal Malik is one question away from winning 20 Million Rupees. How did he do it?
A) He cheated
B) He's lucky
C) He's a genius
D) It is written.


This is the question indicated on the title card at the opening scene of the film Slumdog Millionaire, a small-budgeted British-made film that made raves among award-giving bodies and festivals around the world.

Based on a novel entitled Q&A, the movie follows the story of Jamal (Dev Patel) a young boy raised in the streets of Mumbai, India in search for the love of his life Latika (Freida Pinto) making him try out for the game show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Jamal reaches the final round; but being the slum boy that he is, this situation stirs the interest of everyone watching, including the authorities who accuses him of cheating. Jamal explains that he knew the answers by chance because of the things that happened to his life, and this would be proven true through a series of flashbacks into his life.

The film garnered numerous awards from Golden Globe, Critics' Choice, British Academy for Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and most recently, the prestigious Academy Awards. In the Oscars alone, the film garnered ten nominations and won eight of them, including the Best Picture award. Danny Boyle, the director of the film, earned a number of best director awards in numerous awarding bodies and film festivals.

Although the film isn't shown yet in the country, I would like to see this one. Probably because it stirs my interest for the fact that it won so much awards in a single year. Aside from that, it's some sort of a Cinderella story in a different setting and a creative twist into the story line.

But most of all, the reason why I want to watch the movie is to for me to answer the question above.



xoxo, jessa

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