When I saw the movie title and the hype it created on the newspapers, I was like hmm..another low-budget film that scored big..just like the title suggest, it is an underdog.
Well,I thought to myself, maybe I should watch it which I did in the end out of boredom.
I saw a few things that's noteworthy.
1) Since it was set in India, naturally there is a play and manipulation of the class division in India. As in all the thematic play there is always a contrast. The good, angel vs the bad,devil. In this case, it is the lower class who is the angel as portrayed by the boy Jamal while the bad are those usual thugs, rich and upper class who wants to prevent him from succeeding. But Jamal's perserverance paid off. Shows the lower social strata of India pretty well. The poor will do whatever they takes to succeed including cheating, lying and stealing. How oppression of the poor arise. The income difference between the poor areas and rich areas of India.
2) Based on the gameshow, Who wants to be a millionaire. It is a caucasian show which symbolise equality and fair chance to everyone regardless of class. Jamal is able to join it as it is a liberation for all classes. It is a reality show that show the true human side which the show did. The smirky face of the TV host, that policeman and the thugs, the religious riots.
3) The story unfolds according to the questions asked which pulls memories out of Jamal's memory lane. Very nice way of creating story though it may look confusing to people if they do not pay attention.
4) The way thugs use the children of poor. Feed them so that they can make healthy children disabled and earn money for them. There is abuse of children and child labour.
5) I believe this is a production not out of Bollywood because there is not much dancing and running around the tree which is essential in Bollywood films even though the ending has the dancing.
Quite a startling show. I must say that for people who likes tale-spinning, a good storyline and content is better than any other stuff put together perfectly.
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