Slumdog Millionaire

The opening of Slumdog Millionaire shows the main character,Jamal,played by Dev Patel on the Indian version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. From there it moves back and forth roughout the film. Next we see him at the police station being tortured and continuously being asked of how he did it. Accusations that he must have lied to have gotten that far on that show, because of his upbringing. As Jamal tries to explain himself to the police, every question that he answers right brings about another story of how he knew the answer. It starts off during his childhood, and thinking back how it all came about, his mother being killed and him and his brother Salim having to raise themselves from a very young age. Along the way they pick up another orphan, Latika. The three of them spend a considerable time together, all being brought to an orphanage, which they believe will make their lives that much better. It turns to be more of a child slave operation with the owner picking these kids to go out and beg and make him tons of money. The two brothers manage to escape, leaving Latika behind. Jamal however never forgets her, and continues to pine for her, and her love. The brothers go through more ups and downs, trying to survive in their own way. Jamal ends up being the good brother, who continues to search for his love Latika, while the older brother Salim has turned into a bad ass who has love for the money, and his brother to a point. They continue to go back and forth from the police station, to Jamal's childhood, until the Police Chief is satisfied enough to release Jamal to go back to the show for the final question and to get his millions. This movie has it all, a bad childhood, lost love, quest for riches, gangsters, all because of a gameshow. While Salim comes across as a person who is only in it for himself, whenever times are really bad he does his best to help his younger brother. It also raises the question of whether or not money is the root of all happiness, or would the love of another be more important than all the riches in the world.

5 out of 5