Amazing and Moving True-Story!

Rating: 10/10 (6 March 2017)

Lion is quite possibly the most tear-jerking film I've ever seen in my life; thank you Garth Davis. And I've seen Schindler's List, Pan's Labyrinth and One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. Lion is the story of lost Indian-boy Saroo Brierley: and his long-gestating journey to find his family, from whom he was accidentally separated from in 1986. The story and journey from then to the present actually has some surprising twists and turns; and one of them was subversively shocking and disturbing (involving a character's paedophilic subtext). This is a family film that explores a deeper emotional spectrum than most family pics.
Lion is one of 2016's finest offerings in cinema. I know that some critics and audience- based reviews cited issues with the pacing, but I believe that it was completely intentional on behalf of director Garth Davis. It's an emotional journey that needs some lenient pacing for the sake of the audience's emotional responses. Davis directs his actors with real flare and there's hardly a pointless moment ever caught on camera. Every moment is important to Saroo's struggle and the film's overall philanthropic message: help children less fortunate than us to reunite with their lost families. It's a powerful story, theme and message we can all identify with; and are more than willing to help.
Lion is truly moving, and could be the first of many like-minded philanthropic films countering and solving childhood problems. Please see this film and spread the word.