Movies to see: Slumdog Millionaire

After seeing nothing but glowing comments everywhere about Slumdog Millionaire I decided to take advantage of a Sunday afternoon of running around to do errands to go see a movie. I cannot tell you how inspiring it was to see such a great story after a constant barrage of big effects movies and holiday dribble.

The movie directed by Danny Boyle and adapted from a book called Q and A follows Jamal Milik, a child who grew up on the streets of Mumbai finds his way onto the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. He defies all expectations of the producers and the host and continues to answer the questions correctly. The explanation as to how he knows the answers leads us through the past, as we learn about Jamal's childhood, his brother, his small triumphs and his heart-wrenching losses.

To say anymore would be giving it away, but I will say that it is one of the most inspiring movies I have seen in a long time, and I would recommend that everyone skip the recent Tom Cruise, Adam Sandler, Spirit choices and take in this movie. You're going to end up seeing it sometime in the future anyways, and you'll wonder why you didn't go to see it before.

And the music rocks, too! Stay for the dance number during the end credits...