Slumdog Millionaire

This movie is a feel good one. Not like Rohinton Mistry's A Fine Balance book which is unrelenting in not giving the Dalit's a go this movie goes for the happy ever after market. Whether or not they do could be a whole other movie. But the premise is cleverly put together. The police interagate the boy on a winning streak playing "Who wants to be a millionaire" as to why he could answer the questions correctly. The movie then backtracks to how he knew the answers. It takes you on a rocky road and back to his childhood, riots against Muslims and being taken to a dodgy orphanage. It is beautiful shot in parts and then others, appropriately, gritty.

Lars and the Real Girl

I loved this movie. Although the subject matter is in the realm of being unbelievable I allowed it to take me on the journey. It was told with such grace that I was awash with emotion. You had compassion for the situation and the way the community got behind him was inspiring. The premise being a social inept person buys a doll off the internet and treats it as a human. Small town America and small budget film success.