Slumdog Millionaire is a hit!

Rating: 10/10 (22 June 2014)

"It is written" Is a repeated statement from the 2008 film Slum Dog millionaire to that refers to the idea of a predetermined destiny. This statement is also the beginning of the film where the audience is posed a question: Jamel Malik is one question away from winning 20 million rupees. How did he do it? A: He cheated; B: He's lucky; C: He's a genius; or D; It is written (Slumdog Millionaire, 2008) At first the viewer is likely to assume that he cheated, as he is being questioned by the police. However, the viewer soon finds out that the answer to the question posed to them at the beginning of the film is more complicated. One of the officers ask him how he knew the answers to the some first questions he was asked on the game show, and suddenly the audience is transported back in time when Jamal was little boy. Here we find that the answers to the game show questions are interwoven into the story of his life, like it was his destiny to know the answers from the beginning. The universal themes of Slumdog Millionaire, the captivating and stunning visuals, and the idea that we all have a destiny make Slumdog Millionaire a film everyone will enjoy.