I went to see the move Slumdog Millionaire this week. This is one of those movies that will allow you to travel into an area of the world most of us will never visit...the slums of India. On the other hand, it will also take you to the most beautiful part of India as well. As Robert Ebert said in his review, this is a movie that will "present the real India" to all moviegoers. It reveals just how quickly you can go from one area where there is extreme wealth to being in an area where you will witness the most extreme form of poverty. As you well know I am slightly ADD, which means a movie that starts out slow makes me want to scream! That definately wasn't a problem with Slumdog.
As soon as the 2 hours of previews end, Slumdog takes off running. Depending on your level of sensitivy, this is one of those movies where one minute you are on the edge of your seat with excitement and the next you are trying to hold back the tears (good luck with that by the way). It is difficult for anyone to hold back the tears seeing as though this is a movie about a Mumbai orphan by the name of Jamal who literally goes from rags to riches. How does he do that...how does he become wealthy? You wouldn't believe me if I told you, so go check it out!