Happiness - Slumdog Millionaire

Where is the worst environment you camped or lived in? Whatever horrid place you describe, you would not be able to beat the environment that is shown in the movie, Slumdog Millionaire. The movie is a miraculous tale of an Indian boy who gets success and love after going through hardships. Set in the harsh Indian slum area, the movie portrays sad, yet exciting, life of two young boys trying to escape their miserable reality.

The movie is definately included in the category Happiness because of the finale. Throughout the movie, viewers only get to witness the sad truth in India such as slum environment, unfair KAST system, frustration, struggle, and losing hopes. However, when the protagonist is with his love and reach success, true happiness is shown in his weary face. Audience can also share their relief and happiness by looking at the sight.

In my opinion, Slumdog Millionaire can be related to all the categories except Fun. First, the movie is related to emotion Anger because it arouses the audience' emotion by having two innocent kids in a harsh environment. They get to indirectly experience the struggle the Indian children go through. Second, the film is related to Love because of the romance between the protagonist and his love. To me, the desperate efforts from both characters to find each other in the busy and drastic environment seemed like the most romantic approach compared to other movies. Lastly, Slumdog Millionaire is related to emotion Fear because of the un-predictable future. It seemed to me that whatever the characters did to improve their environment, they face another and bigger obstacle. If I was one of the characters, I would become paranoid because of the scared reality.