Slumdog Millionaire : 4.5/5
Loved the movie. I don't think I can add much to what other people have said about the movie. Danny Boyd did a great job directing. You simply get immersed in the sights and sounds of India. Frieda Pinto was luminous. The child actors were amazing. And the trains!
I went to India over 15 years ago on a school trip. And even back then, when I was a silly teenager, I was equally amazed by the magnificence of the monuments and horrified by the slums, and the constant badgering by the touts, beggars and children. I certainly remember the photographers at Taj Mahal offering to take a photo of you touching the tip of the monument.
I would imagine that India would have changed a lot over the years - more high-rises and perhaps a bigger middle class, but the poverty is still there. Maybe Eu-Jin and I will travel there someday.
