Illuminating Reviews: How to Steal their Thunder

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The movie Slum Dog Millionaire is about the Jamal , who somehow following a series of circumstantial events becomes a contestant on the Indian version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire ? These circumstantial events create an appeal to the audience because while the events are not very strong as a plot , the events are possible . The setting of the movie is in a slum area which raises issues of the battle between the rich and the poor where the poor are viewed as people

with little hope of becoming wealthy . The beauty of the movie is the explanation of how Jamal knows the answers . Certain things have happened to Jamal in his life and the questions asked on the show happen to revolve around those things

The biggest danger surrounding the plot of the movie is the question of how a lowly Indian laborer could possibly know all the right answers that lead to winning 20 million rupees . However , the plot is so well planned that it not only makes sense but also brings suspense . The host of the show suspects foul play as to how Jamal knows all the answers to the questions on the show . The host organizes for Jamal to be interrogated at the local police station where he is tortured . As Jamal explains how he knows the answers , flashbacks to Jamal 's childhood are shown . The early lives of Jamal and his elder brother Salim have an impact on their adult...