I was totally wrong. It is an American movie only that it is filmed in India with Indian actors. I wasn’t impressed at all until I watched it tonight. IT WAS AN AMAZING MOVIE. Okay I am such a hypocrite.
At first my brother told me the film was fantastic because the story line itself was fantastic. I was just like “Oh okay,” and bit my cookie. He said “Come on. Watch it.”
Okay I did. I did.
It was actually a story about a young Indian guy (Jamal) who was so in love with this girl (Latika). They both became parentless when some sort of attack happened in the slums where they live when they were still small children and Jamal’s mom died leaving him running for his life together with his brother. Jamal and Latika met in a cold night when Jamal asked her to come in in this “abandoned truck” where he and his brother spent the whole night, only that his elder brother wouldn’t allow him to. But Jamal is the type of a REALLY KIND GUY which made him ignore his brother and made the girl come in to avail the shelter since she’s out there freezing in the pouring rain.
The adventure started then. There were several instances that happened as they grew up. Jamal’s brother engaged in alcohol, drugs, bad company and syndicate when he became a teenager. Jamal worked in a call center BUT NOT AS A CALL CENTER AGENT THOUGH. He was like, an errand boy??? Yeah, and Latika – he never saw her again when they cruelly parted days after the pouring rain incident. He never forgot her. (You know just watch the movie in case you’re dying to know how they parted. It was terrible.)
As he grew up, Jamal continued his life in search for her, at the same time he had to find decent or stealing jobs just to survive. He went through a lot just to find her.
Until one day, after a couple of years, he found her working as a slave (or whatever you call that in India) for this big Indian Boss who is the same boss Jamal’s brother’s working for drugs. Jamal went to his house and fortunately, he was away and Latika was alone. He told her she had to come with him and leave the house but she can’t. He saw the TV and Latika was watching the game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire? then her boss arrive and he was sent out, leaving instructions that he would always wait for her everyday at 5:00PM at the train station for her. She hated it because she knew she couldn’t get anywhere and she just wanted to give things up.
I hated that part.
Jamal couldn’t believe what just happened which made him decide to join the GAME SHOW IN THE HOPES THAT LATIKA COULD FIND HIM THERE. Can you believe it?? I mean this part really struck me. He wasn’t there for the money. He freakin’ didn’t care for the money. All he wanted was just to find her. He even assumed he won’t win anything considering he grew up in the slums and he didn’t finish his education.
The movie evolved around the game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Every question thrown at him HE ANSWERS IT CORRECTLY. The host even couldn’t believe it because he was uneducated but every after question, the film would roll down to a flashback in his life where the situations will involve the answers to the questions. EVERY QUESTION HAPPENED IN HIS LIFE.
Now this is the part where I started to like the movie. As I’ve said he went through a lot and he valued every moment that occurred, which made him answer all the questions as the cash prize is rising up to millions. He was even brought to the Indian Police Station because the police said he was cheating and they were beating him up just for him to tell where did he get all the answers and how is the cheating done!! THIS IS SOOOOO BAD.
Okay, so let’s go to the point. HE WON 20 million rupees. THAT IS A LOT OF MONEY.
When the show started and everyone was waiting for the final round because the question is worth 20 million. Jamal’s elder brother arranged an escape for Latika because he knew she wanted to get out of there already. He gave her his car and his cell phone. Meanwhile in the game, Jamal asked for help called “Call a Friend” and the crew dialled the number he gave them for this clue only that no one is answering. And yeah right. Jamal was calling his elder brother’s number and OKAY. Latika answered. Nice. Though he didn’t anymore know the answer he didn’t care because he was so happy to hear Latika’s voice. and right – Latika didn’t even give him the answer because it was timed-out. They were like “How are you?” “I’m safe now,” and stuff like that. Stuff that normal contestants of the game show wouldn’t say.
Anyway he just sort of picked any answer because he didn’t care anymore. He was just so happy. and surprised. because the answer he picked was CORRECT.
The film was all in all amazing. I realized I don’t have to put things down just because they aren’t American actors. But hey. This film won Best Picture. And now I know why. It was really amazing – you have to watch it.
By the way, this is a true story. And that is why Who Wants to be a Millionaire isn’t showing up anymore because 20 million rupees is A LOT OF CASH. – to just give away.
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