From slum dog to everlasting love in 10 questions

Rating: 9/10 (16 April 2015)

Slumdog millionaire is a brilliant movie about Jamal Malik who has won the TV-show: Who wants to be a millionaire! Jamal grew up in the slums of India and was given a chance to participate to the show. When Jamal leaves the studio, he is arrested for cheating. He is then tortured by the Indian police, to reveal his secret. After a while, Jamal gets a chance to explain why he knew the answers and why he participated in the first place. This reason is Latika, a girl Jamal loves. However Latika is taken away and Jamal wants to find her back by participating, because she enjoys the show. In the quiz Jamal takes us on a journey through his life, explaining for every question, how he knew the answer to the question and showing us what an impact Latika had in his life. This movie is brilliantly shot and is directed in a way, I have never seen before.
Especially the way in how the story of Slumdog Millionaire is told, is impressive. Instead of following a standard chronological format, this movie is full of flashbacks. The flashbacks even take up more time of the movie than the main storyline, which makes the movie interesting to watch to. Also, the movie shows you a complete opposite side of the TV-show and the host. On camera he seems nice and friendly, however, off camera he wants Jamal to lose. In addition to this, in the movie you see a side of India that is not about the wealth of the country. Instead, it is showing you how poor the country is and how hard the life of the people in the slums is. This in comparison to the TV- show where Jamal won 20 million rupees is an huge contrast, which gives you the feeling Jamal doesn't belong there.
One of the most spectacular aspects of the movie was its editing. The way in which the scenes went from his childhood memories to the TV- show was magnificent. The transitions are made, so that you want to watch further and learn more about how Jamal grew up. The use of colour in the movie is also powerful. It is one of the aspects which makes the movie so strong. Jamal tries to find a girl, Latika in the movie. When they meet Latika is always wearing some piece of yellow clothing, which symbolizes the hope and positivity of Latika. Furthermore, yellow is tone of the most outstanding colours in the slums. It is easy to pick someone out of a crowd in the slums of India, if he or she is wearing yellow, which was also an important factor in choosing the colour yellow.
So overall, this movie was I think this movie was a wonderful production of the directors of Slumdog Millionaire. The techniques that were used to create were spot-on and executed perfectly. It isn't without a reason that this movie has won eight Oscars and many other noteworthy prices. This movie is one of the classics and everyone who loves to see a love story should certainly see this movie as it is about Jamal trying to do everything he can to find back Latika. So if you are not lucky enough to win your own lottery, then at least watch someone else win one and enjoy the great story that comes with it.