"Slumdog Millionaire"

I found this movie very entertaining, and informative. It portrays life in India as very hard at some points in the movie. As Jamal is taken and begins to tell the story of his life in the slums, we are taken back and see all of the hardships that affect so many people there. Overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, gang violence, and poverty among others. Life definitely can be hard there, but I like to say that the greatest lessons are learned in the worst tragedies, and this movie definitely fits the bill. Jamal is fathered by his brother in the movie, with only his guidance at a young age, and as time passes he finds his true love, and then tragically loses her. There was also the glitzy side of the movie though. Some scenes in Mumbai show the hustle and bustle of a city that is the up and coming hollywood. Some scenes in the movie show the fantasy world of television, where a boy from the slums becomes a millionaire. I think this movie shows how different things can be anywhere you go. In the West, we live with a strong central government and a good quality of life for the most part. But some things we take for granted are hard to come by elsewhere. In India, and indeed many places in the Eastern Hemisphere, there is overcrowding in citys because of the massive population in China and India, and poverty is also a big issue. The movie also shows the differences between cultures in the west and in India.