Slumdog Millionaire.. Movie Review

Rating: 10/10 (28 December 2008)

"Slumdog Millionaire" .. R
Staring: Dev Patel, Irrfan Khan, Anil Kapoor, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal
Slumdog Millionaire, is the story of two grade school age brothers and their little female playmate, left parentless in the streets of Mumbai India.
The viewing audience is given a deep and very open look into life in the slums of India. The film is gut wrenching, disturbing and emotionally aching at times. Yet unveils one of the greatest love stories in cinematic history and explores every range and depth of the human heart.
The story begins with an angry riot in which Jamal and Salim's mother is killed. The two brothers and a little girl named Latika, are left alone to fight for survival in the slums of the city. Living in make-shift tents at the city dumps and scraping for whatever food can be found amid the rubbage.
Eventually the three children are taken captive by an insidious and evil criminal who forces the children to sing and beg for money. Even horrendously removing the eyes of some children, in order to make them more effective beggars.
Jamal is no coward, but Salim is a very brave fighter. Eventually the two brothers are able to escape the clutches of the evil enslaver. As Salim bravely facilitates a dangerous and harrowing escape. Latika, however, is not quite fast enough runner, and at the last second is captured. And her rare beauty is subsequently exploited by the captors, hoping to eventually sell her.
The two brothers manage to scrape and survive the slums into their late teens. When Salim is drawn into the gangster life, in a mob run by his former captors, who still hold Latika captive. While Jamal turns to working at whatever job he can get. Always vowing to return and rescue Latika.
After one failed attempt, which leaves Latika with a knife wound, for the escape plot. Jamal qualifies for India's number one television show. "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" Hoping that Latika will see him on the show, and somehow they can finally be re-united.
Jamal is so good at the history/trivia game that the host becomes jealously enraged. And has Jamal arrested, tortured and questioned all night by the police. From there unveils one of the most redemptive and profound stories of the human heart to ever be told.