Powerful and touching real life story

Rating: 8/10 (2 May 2018)

The Lion is a must see film and is extremely heart warming. The film depicts the real life story of a young boy who lives in India and goes through a traumatic experience that changes the course of his whole life. Essentially this film explores the harsh reality of life and the mental toll an experience like Saroo went through can have on you. The journey of his life and finding his biological family have been beautifully portrayed and supported through the cinematography and soundtrack that complements not only the film itself but all the deeper ideas conveyed within it.
Diversity is one of the main factors within this film that makes it incredibly unique to any other I have personally watched. The diversity of the film allows insight into the very real world issues that india faces such as lack of clean water, food, money and sanitary items. It allows the audience to empathise with the impact this issue has on the protagonist as well as the other characters involved in the journey to find his home back in India.
Overall, this movie is defiantly one everyone should watch as it allows insight into world issues and allows viewers to sympathise with the protagonist's real life journey to find his home.