If there is one movie that's making a buzz right now, it's no other than "Slumdog". The movie cost $15 million to produce, mix of Indian and foreign talent set in Mumbai which was an ideal backdrop for the story of an orphaned street urchin Jamal Malik, overcoming hardship to win a fortune on a game show and walk away with his childhood sweetheart capped by a Bollywood ending of dance, song love and fame. After winning 4 Golden Globe awards last sunday the movie earned 10 "Oscar" nomination this week including Best Picture. The movie finally was released in India this Friday amid mixed reviews. Some see it as a typical of Western films that focused too much on poverty including prostitution, crime and organized begging rackets. However, during its Premiere in Mumbai, Director Danny Boyle made a comment that the movie seeks to depict the " joy of the people despite their circumstances." Todate, "Slumdog" is the most successful Indian film ever. The movie already earned more than $50 million in the U.S. and elsewhere. The bottom line, it is a great escape movie that provides a salve for a world beset by collapsing banks, loss of jobs and all the signs of hard economic times. For people who live in poverty, they can continue to survive but for Americans who can't adjust to becoming poor is a shame and sometimes the realities could end tragic. Sometimes, living poor could still find joy in being poor as compared to those that could not accept the facts.
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