Okay, y'all. I'm exhausted and I gotta get some sleep. However, I wanted to at least start this thing because Slumdog Millionaire has become one of my top five films of all time. I HIGHLY recommend this film. It is incredible storytelling at it's finest. It is an exciting new movie. I hope to have time to elaborate on my Slumdog experience later. However, if you see it playing in your area, PLEASE go see it. It's filmed in India. It doesn't have anyone you know in it. (That is, unless you are one of my department heads and then, unknowingly, you will see two of your dearest friends from childhood in it. Go figure!) It is in English with minimal sub-titles (VERY very brief exchanges.) I ask that you take a breath and do something a little different. Step thru the threshold of unfamiliarity and go see this movie! More to come....

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Slumdog Millionaire is the tale of an orphaned Indian boy, a street kid, a "slum dog," who is on their version of 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" and is one question away from winning 20 million rupees. The host suspects he is cheating because a "slum dog" cannot possibly know the answers to the questions he's been asked on art, literature & pop culture and has him arrested. The movie begins with his arrest.

Then, you take a WONDERFUL journey & you learn Jamal's life story as he is interrogated and forced to explain how he came to know each of the answers to the question's posed to him on the game show. Jamal is endearing. You want him to succeed. And it's a love story and you learn that, in the end, the money is inconsequential.

It is flippin' awesome story telling at it's flippin' awesomest best! You will leave feeling alive and happy at the end of this film. Let me know what you think if you see it.

In Joy,