Slumdog Millionaire

For any of you who haven't heard of or seen this movie yet, I wanted to put in a recommendation to please watch it! This is a great, great movie, a great love story, with a great message. I was so impressed I can't even begin to tell you! Here is brief summary of the movie:

"The story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show's questions. Each chapter of Jamal's increasingly layered story reveals where he learned the answers to the show's seemingly impossible quizzes. But one question remains a mystery: what is this young man with no apparent desire for riches really doing on the game show? When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers are about to find out. At the heart of its storytelling lies the question of how anyone comes to know the things they know about life and love." -Fox Searchlight Pictures

This is a completely different story than I've ever seen before, a humbling story of love and destiny, and it has definitely topped the charts in my book. Anyway, I just wanted to put that out there. It has already won numerous awards, including an Oscar for Best Motion Picture of the Year for 2009, and a Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture-Drama, 2009.

This little kid did an amazing job. From what I understand, all the kids from this movie are actually from the slums of India. It is incredible to see how they live over there. It was sad to watch, but so interesting at the same time, you just can't take your eyes off them.

The love story in this movie seemed very small, but really, was so great, and was my favorite part of the whole movie. It was sad but so romantic at the same time. Oh it was just so good, please go see it...you won't regret it!