Slumdog Millionaire

- Robbie Heath

Another movie that I have recently viewed was Slumdog Millionaire. This movie show the rise of a young boy living in India who was born into the lowest class, orphaned, and left to fend for himself on the street. Later in life he get on the Indian version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire and wins. In this movie there is a strong theme of Karma. We see at the story progresses that each character gains what they deserve according to what they have done in their lives. The boy who strove for good gained his reward. Meanwhile his brother who had been a criminal gained his reward along with several other "evil" characters. This movie clearly outlines Karma because I can see the separation from a more western and Christian view that may have been used for the film. This occurred when the main character's brother, who had been a bad guy made a sacrifice in order to allow his brother to be happy. Perhaps in an American movie the brother would have done his good act and lived instead of dying which would line up more with a Christian view of Jesus forgiving sins rather than gaining what you deserve according to Karma.