Slumdog Millionaire: A Fabulous Movie

Slumdog Millionaire is the most inspirational movie I've seen in a very long time. Yes, it's a movie that takes a hard look (and I do mean that at times it is hard to look) at the lives of children growing up in the slums of Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India. It's also a story of two brothers who became very different people, even though they shared the same hardships and misfortune. It's a story of survival, and a story of triumph over great pain and obstacles. It's a story of the human spirit and it's a story of love.

I went to see the movie with very little knowledge of what to expect, only that it has been getting the most amazing reviews and practically stole the show at the Golden Globes. When I left the theater, I knew that just giving this movie awards and good reviews is not nearly enough. It's an amazing accomplishment. Need I even say that I loved it? It was incredible.

I won't ruin the story for you if you haven't seen it yet. But I will tell you that I left the movie transformed. I no longer felt that anything in my own life that I had been feeling disgruntled about even mattered that much. I know that no matter what things I've had to overcome in my own life simply pale by comparison to the lives of these people. And since it appears to be a fair and honest look at life in the Mumbai slums, I daresay that there are hundreds of thousands, if not more, who have lived or are living that difficult life.

I loved how the story, no matter how sad, had a very happy ending and that good did triumph over the bad. I also know that now that I've seen this, I have very little to complain about. I am grateful for the comfort of my life and the lack of those hardships. I am also grateful for having seen this incredible movie.

If you haven't yet seen it, please do. It just might change you a bit too.