Shalom!
I watched slumdog millionaire just last week. Found it quite entertaining and revealing. The degradation of human life made for a shocking reality check. Makes you realize how many promises have failed to materialize in the developing world. One of the reasons the cult of Islam grows more cancerous is that it especially appeals to the bottom of the bottom of humanity and their numbers are growing everywhere -even in the prosperous places of the world. In that sense Islam is an ideology just like Communism. It feeds on the growing desperation of the poor. Set in an Indian context, Slumdog Millionaire uses very simple day to day Bombay (Mumbai) scenes to appeal to the audience. Even many Indians are finding out the dangers that lurk behind the 'India Shining' camapaigns of its rotting government institutions
Shalom
RON