This weekend, with no projects due, no team meetings to attend and no laundry to do, I decided to do something I really enjoy: going to the movies. I watched Slumdog Millionaire, because I heard it had 10 Oscar nominations and won multiple Golden Globe awards. The best part is that after watching the film I realized that it indeed did deserve every award it received.
It is a movie that hits some very difficult themes, for instance poverty in developing countries, child abuse, corruption and violence. However, in the middle of it all there is a heartfelt love story and a driving pursuit for happiness. By the end of the film, I left the theatre feeling inspired by the characters that had to go through a rainstorm in order to get to the sunny side.
This film made me realize that intelligence is not only acquired by those that can afford a top of the line education. There is a difference between being a “book smart” and a “quick witted” and sometimes true intelligence is acquired when we get through our own experiences, when we take risks, when we make choices, when we lose what we love- things that we do not learn in school.
Slumdog Millionaire presents various strong values. I find that particularly appealing because I find that many of the recent films that I’ve seen revolve around society’s overwhelming obsession with power and wealth. However, this film touches a little deeper by the way the it presents the value of family, true friendship, the act of desperation for food and how people can live happily in the most humble way possible.
I don’t want to go into details about the movie because I don’t want to ruin it for you guys. This film was very enjoyable for me and I am anticipating the upcoming Academy Awards where I am sure Slumdog Millionaire will be recognized for its talented cast and crew.
For those of you who have not seen the film yet i highly recommend you get to a movie theatre and see it!!
Ps. Here’s a link to the trailer
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=AIzbwV7on6Q
Karla Rioz-Warren
It is a movie that hits some very difficult themes, for instance poverty in developing countries, child abuse, corruption and violence. However, in the middle of it all there is a heartfelt love story and a driving pursuit for happiness. By the end of the film, I left the theatre feeling inspired by the characters that had to go through a rainstorm in order to get to the sunny side.
This film made me realize that intelligence is not only acquired by those that can afford a top of the line education. There is a difference between being a “book smart” and a “quick witted” and sometimes true intelligence is acquired when we get through our own experiences, when we take risks, when we make choices, when we lose what we love- things that we do not learn in school.
Slumdog Millionaire presents various strong values. I find that particularly appealing because I find that many of the recent films that I’ve seen revolve around society’s overwhelming obsession with power and wealth. However, this film touches a little deeper by the way the it presents the value of family, true friendship, the act of desperation for food and how people can live happily in the most humble way possible.
I don’t want to go into details about the movie because I don’t want to ruin it for you guys. This film was very enjoyable for me and I am anticipating the upcoming Academy Awards where I am sure Slumdog Millionaire will be recognized for its talented cast and crew.
For those of you who have not seen the film yet i highly recommend you get to a movie theatre and see it!!
Ps. Here’s a link to the trailer
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=AIzbwV7on6Q
Karla Rioz-Warren
I saw it last night and I thought it was amazing. For sure the best movie I've seen in a very long time.
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