Slumdog Millionaire

Oh man, so this movie was absolutely amazing. I saw it last night, made my dad drive me to the other side of town because that's the only place they're playing it. But really, if you haven't seen it yet you need to. It's one of the best films I've seen. Ever. 

So, Slumdog Millionaire is the story of Jamal Malik, a boy who grew up in the slums with his brother Salim. When they are still very young, their mother is killed during one of the Muslim-Hindu riots. Jamal and Salim meet Latika during the incident and become close friends, calling themselves the three musketeers. Jamal falls in love with Latika and when they are separated while trying to escape from a gangster who trains slum children to be singing beggars, he makes it his soul purpose to find her again. Eventually Salim begins working for another gangster in Mumbai and Jamal as a "chai-walla" at an Indian call centre in Mumbai. In order to find Latika, Jamal goes on the Indian version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire, in hopes that she'll be watching. But when Jamal gets to the final question, the show and the Mumbai police suspect cheating. While being interrogated, Jamal explains the story behind his knowledge of the answer to each question. Jamal is allowed back on the show and he is finally reunited with Latika when he calls his brother's cell phone (which is in Latika's possesion) while using the Phone a Friend lifeline.