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1. Vee Rice 01.29.09 / 11am

   Slumdog Millionaire is one of the more touching, beautiful movies I have seen lately. Jamal’s life story is one of great obstacle and great endurance. His love for Latika is pressured by every trial imaginable: time, distance, relationships, and family ties.

   The music is the film is perfect. I really feel like the music helps push this film forward. As much as it adds to the film, the soundtrack is even gorgeous on its own.

   I don’t want to ruin anything, but it was rather disappointing that each question is asked so sequentially. I’m not sure if it helped or hinder the movement, but it was the only disappointment I felt about Slumdog. It really is a MUST-SEE movie for most.
2. Rafael Shiffman-Cardona 01.29.09 / 1pm

   I still have not seen this movie and based on everyone’s response to it I am looking forward to it. I’m pretty sure I havn’t heard one person say that they didn’t like this movie.
3. Emelie Zahner 01.30.09 / 10am

   This movie made me laugh, so I recommend people to see this. Even if you are a girl or a boy – the movie reaches out to everyone in the audience.
4. Joel Pedersen 01.30.09 / 11am

   This was a great movie. It was really cool cause it was a series of 5 flashbacks. Each of which explained the hardship that took place for him to know those answers
5. Nicole Bacher 01.30.09 / 11am

   This has to be my favorite movie right now. Danny Boyle portrayed Jamal’s life story superbly. The colors and the camera techniques are one of a kind and really show what it’s like living in the slums on India. The music was energetic and the songs by M.I.A were well chosen.

   The movie made me laugh and cringe at the same time but overall it’s a heart warming love story that i recommend everyone should see.
6. Jagpal Johl 03.22.09 / 1pm

   I truly did enjoy the movie Slumdog Millionaire. When I first read about the movie online, I did not believe that the movie would have been as big of a success as it is currently. The movie Slumdog Millionaire is an international hit that starts to fuse two cultures together. This film depicts the story of a young man who grew up in the slums of India. The director, Danny Boyle, did an excellent job using the flashbacks perfectly to show things that happened in the past without ruining the flow of the film. This film is one of the best, if not the best film of 2008.
7. Mckinlay Stone 03.18.10 / 3pm

   Slumdog Millionaire is a must-see film. Jamal and Latika’s stories are so touching, it makes you want to see it again and again. I loved the overall concept of the film. We go through a journey of discovering Jamal as a person from when he was younger to the present through a series of “Millionaire” questions. One aspect of the film that I absolutely loved was the exposure of India. We get an inside look on what it might be like for a child growing up there, and the hardships they encounter. It really humbles us, as Americans, and creates a sense of empathy for many individuals living in India. The director Danny Broyle has truely filmed one of the most beautiful romances of the decade.
8. Angeli Merlas 03.21.13 / 8am

   Your review summed up the film wonderfully. I thought the storyline was excellent along with a wonder assortment of different characters, and I thought it was brilliant how each question had a story to derive Jamal to the answer and was told and shown by the eyes of Jamal. It showed so many tragic events that Jamal has overcome. Being on who wants to be a millionaire was his way of finding his love Latika. Slumdog Millionaire was a beautiful love story that really engaged a viewer by showing the harsh realities of Jamal’s life and the wonderful outcome that Jamal and Latika both deserved.

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