Well... this isn't as early as I would have liked to post this, but let's talk about Slumdog Millionair. My first exposure to the movie was the Golden Globe Awards. I still hadn't heard a whole lot about the movie seeing as I don't follow the entertainment business as much as I have in the past. So then the movie went on the win at the SAG Awards. I was definitely interested and intrigued at this point. And finally, weeks later, my family and I went to see the movie. I am so glad that I got to see this movie in the theatres. It was definitely one of my favorites.

There is something so beautiful about all the cinematography in the movie; the gorgeous scenes of India, the heartbreaking view of children in that time and the movement with all the running was exceptionally wonderful.

As to the plot of the story, I normally struggle to watch or learn about history. However, I think that setting the events and characterstics of history within a game show is much more entertaining for me. I love the notion that knowledge isn't about where you came from, how wealthy your family was, or even how many years of education you completed. This is a lesson I hope many children and also adults will take away from this movie. I want people to understand that an Ivy league education doesn't make someone "smart" and that everyone has something to offer to the vast world of knowledge that we live in.

I don't have a ton to say about this movie, other than see it yourself. I think that this movie is not really something to read a blog about, rather go ahead and experience the entertainment in person. There is obviously so much more than I have written here, but I don't regard that as my lack of appreciation for the film.

Go see the movie, kids! I have nothing more to say on that...

Coming up next... a poem or two by me...

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