Slumdog Millionaire takes you to the cruelty of reality

By Chilimovie - 27 July 2021

The opening scene of the Indian film,Slumdog Millionaire,introduces the dramatic life of Jamal Malik. The life course of brothers with completely different personalities runs through the film. Through the flashback of the uneducated brother Jamal's dramatic memories, it reveals the various unfair treatments encountered by the lower class of India and the struggle and resistance of the small people, it outlines the appearances of sentient beings from all strata of society with unique exotic customs. The incompetence of the government, the unfairness of the legal system, and the tragic fate that the people at the bottom can't escape are clearly shown here.


The younger brother's story is more like an idealized fairy tale. Younger brother Jamal never bows his head in the face of fate. Even if there are more dangers and no merciless suppression, he still insists on the unswerving pursuit of good faith, never give up. In order to get the signature of the star he admired, he can jump down the cesspit.


If the younger brother lives in the ideal, then the older brother Salim is a person who lives in reality. In the film, the image of the older brother is fuller and more real. He is a brother who seeks to survive in cruel reality, and one who worships money, but The man who loves his younger brother deeply, a boy who is struggling between family affection and survival. 


In fact, it can be said that brother Salim is more like a real child living at the bottom of society. He is smart and cunning. He has many shortcomings. He wants to do everything for survival, for money, and no one has ever taught him what is wrong and what is right. Everything he can learn comes from life. All I know is that no matter what measures are taken, and no matter what sacrifices are made, both of my brothers must live well. In the final outcome, one was buried by money and completed the redemption, and the other was reborn because of the money and gained love.