The theme of this film as a central insight is prejudice.

Rating: 9/10 (9 March 2012)

The movie Slumdog Millionaire is about a boy named Jamal. Jamal is the antagonist and main character of the movie; his role is played by Dev Patel. Jamal is an 18-year-old orphan who is a contestant in the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a millionaire". With one question left for him to answer correctly and win the game, Jamal is arrested under suspicion that he is cheating. The question here that the police, the hosts and the audience want to know is how a poor kid from the slums (streets) of Mumbai knows all the answers to these hard questions.
The theme of this film as a central insight is prejudice. Jamal is prejudiced against because everyone assumes that because he is poor and is from the streets he is uneducated. This film shows us that no matter the challenges and defeats he encounters, Jamal attains his objectives.
As Jamal tries to answers the questions asked by the investigators, stages of his life are recounted using flashbacks; these flashbacks reveal the events that shaped Jamal's live and made him able to answer the "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" questions. This film will give you all kind of emotions. There are moments when you will be sad, moments when you will laugh because even thought the film depicts scenes of sorrow and provides visuals of poverty and violence, some scenes are funny. The acting was phenomenal as the characters were believable.
One of the techniques used in this film is the lighting; some are natural and some are low-key. The low- key lighting is used when Jamal is first shown in the interrogation room with the police officer in the opening scene. The use of low- key lighting heightens the viewers' suspense and creates a somber mood; this lightening also connotes that Jamal is frightened. In the same scene close up camera shots are used. Motifs are also used; in the film, the scene where money is being scattered is repeated.
The movie was awesome with great pictures and excellent music. It is very touching and emotional; some of the images are very disturbing.