Slumdog Millionaire

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Slumdog Millionaire (2008), photo from here.

Slumdog Millionaire is a blend of sadness and humour. It takes you to India from Bombay’s slums to the beautiful Taj Mahal. It tells the life story of two brothers, Jamal and Salim; the darkest times and the most overwhelming moments of their lives. It is about the ups and downs of growing up in India or better yet surviving. I went to see it with no expectation and it turned out to be one of the best movies I have seen this past year. I was truly touched. The movie is only based on a novel but it breaks my heart just by knowing that this story is the reality of life for so many children.


p.s. I wanted to respond to all the comments but I realized that I was away for too long. So I thank everyone for their comments in the last two posts.

Comments

Anonymous said…
It sounds great! I should see that too!
And thanks for introducing...
December 11, 2008
linus said…
Dear Parinaz
Is there any way we can motivate Daisy to write more often? :D

Dear Daisy you can answer the aforementioned question :D
Come on seriously is there any way ;) ?

Shaad ziid
January 05, 2009
Daisy said…
I promise to write soon and keep writing from now on.
January 05, 2009
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