Slumdog Millionaires

Well it was off to the AMC at Five Ways this evening to see the Oscar winning "feel good film of the decade".

I must admit that for most of the film I felt thoroughly depressed as we saw the sheer brutality of oppression in a developing country.

The sadness was the social context that a boy from the slums could escape the poverty by winning - in the end by chance - a TV competition.

There was no suggestion that political or social action could change the lives of everyone, not just one fortunate individual. It was particularly unpleasant to see the exploitation of the few people who should have been the "goodies", the spivs who ran the phony orphanage.

However it was a good love story with a few heart stopping moments. If you stay to see the credits you see the inspiration for the brilliant T-Mobile ad.

It made a change for a Saturday evening.