‘Slumdog Millionaire’
Heavily sanitizing its source material, the entire film plot of “Slumdog Millionaire” fails to accurately portray the harsh reality presented in the book. While the movie has Jamal going on a game show to earn money to start a better life, the book reveals his intentions are much more sinister. Seeking revenge against the show’s host for abusing his girlfriend, Jamal threatens to shoot him if he doesn’t reveal the correct answer to the winning trivia question. Clearly the belief that “it’s not cheating if you don’t get caught” wasn’t inspirational enough for the film’s writers.