Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

This is a piece of art. Well paced, awesome acting, incredibly good backgrounds. What more can you ask?

Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 drama film directed by Danny Boyle, written by Simon Beaufoy, and produced by Christian Colson. Set and filmed in India, it is an adaptation of the novel Q & A (2005) by Indian author Vikas Swarup. The actors are: Dev Patel as Jamal Malik, a boy born and raised in the poverty of Mumbai, Freida Pinto as Latika, a girl from the streets who joins Jamal and Salim and Anil Kapoor as Prem Kumar, the game show host. The story is about Jamal, a teen who is accused of cheating on the Indian Version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?". It is a good movie with an estimated buget of $15,000,000. The film won 8 Oscars and other 144 wins & 126 nominations. The acting is really good and I love the movie. If you are into dramas and you need something to watch, I recommend this movie.

Having as pretext the coutest "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" Danny Boyle manager to realise in his latest film, a very beautiful sneak peek into the suburbs of India. I found really amazing what he managed to realize with only a bunch of no name actors and 15 million dollars budget. The film is almost perfect. Although a second rate film, the actors did a wonderful job. The excellent screenplay has already been rewarded with a Golden Globe and I believe Danny Boyle's directing won't have any Oscar rival either. Not to be forgotten also A.R.Rahman's wonderful sound track. Slumdog Millionaire is a trully Indian saga, a living proof that great projects can be realised with little money. It is a film that can be seen again and again.

The movie ''Slumdog Millionaire'' is based on Vikas Swarup's novel, ''Q & A''. The movie is about an Indian boy born and raised in the slums of the city of Mumbay, named Jamal Malik (played by Dev Patel). He wants to be seen by his childhood love, Latika (Freido Pinto), and because of that he appears as a contestant on the Indian version of ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?''. Jamal and his brother, Salim (Madhur Mittal), were forced to leave the slums of Mumbay after their mother was brutally killed. After that they started to steal and trick tourists so that they could survive. One night, Salim and Latika disappear, leaving Jamal alone. Until that night, he never stopped looking for them, especially Latika. His whole life is everything he needs to win the big prize, 20 million rupees. But before he can answer the last question, Jamal is arrested for cheating. This movie is about how a 'slumdog' broke all the barriers and won exactly what he wanted, his true love, Latika. All he did was for her. This movie teaches us to never stop dreaming and not to lose all hope, to fight for what you want in life because no one will fight for what's yours. I truly recommend this movie as long as you want to see something different. It's a movie worth watching!