Slumdog Millionaire

     Hello bloggers, I would like to tell you about the foreign film Slumdog Millionaire. The main characters are Salim, Jamal and Latika. Salim is Jamal's older brother, he is forced to raise Jamal after their mother is killed during the Bombay Riots. Jamal is the younger brother that falls in love with Latika and tries finding her throughout the film. Latika is a girl that tags along with Salim and Jamal after both of her parents are killed. This film is about an 18 year old Mumbai boy, Jamal, who goes on to the show "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" and is accused of cheating. They believe he is cheating because he is just a boy from the slums and they don't believe that he could be smart enough to know all the correct answers. The film goes back and forth between the game and Jamal's life. With each question Jamal is asked during the game it goes back to the point of his life that he learned what the answer would be. Each one of the flash backs are significant parts of his life. 

     The part that stuck with me the most from this film is the hardships that Jamal faced through his life. All he wanted to do was to be with Latika but challenges always pulled them apart and he would have to search til he found her again. Jamal's brother was also not making it easy for him to be with her. He was very reluctant to let Latika to come with them as children and throughout their lives he was the reason that they thought Latika would go missing. An example of this is when Jamal and Salim jumped on a moving train, Salim grabbed Latika's hand to help her up and his hand "accidentally" slipped. Latika was left behind and Salim told Jamal to forget about her but he never did. In the end of the movie though Salim realizes that Jamal is never going to give up on finding and being with Latika so he helps her get away to find Jamal.

     Personally I liked this film because it was very inspirational and moving. The troubles that Salim, Jamal and Latika went through were heart felt. They each faced different life challenges that made them who they were. I felt pity on Latika because she was forced to be with people and live her life a certain way by others.