Things Slumdog Millionaire taught me

I watched Slumdog Millionaire yesterday. I love that movie. It was the first time my Dad ever saw it and he seemed indifferent but he's about as romantic as a ham sandwich and as culturally aware as one too. After watching that movie I wanted to go to the slums and volunteer there and he's freaked out by the idea. He keep saying things like "There's people down the street that need help." I'm sure that's true but I think India is where I'm called. Also, someone told me that missionary work is blooming own there. That only increased my want to help them and my belief that I should. If I ever get the money for something like that I'm going to do it.

So I realized that Slumdog Millionaire taught me a lot of important stuff and some not so important stuff. This is what the non-important stuff was:

1. Benjamin Franklin is on the $100.00 bill
2. A lot of people don't know who the third musketeer (I've read the book twice and it surprised me how many people don't know)
3. When you have to take your shoes off in a public place put them in your purse.
4. Keep your purse in your lap when sitting down somewhere.
5. You are not a stalker if you really care about the girl (Edward and Jamal :D)
6. People in India have celebrity worship also!

Some of the more important stuff, some I already knew but the movie still teaches it:

1. Never give up
2. Never give up on somebody
3. People can be raised in the same situation and turn out different based on how they handle things
4. Nothing is ever hopeless unless you make it that way
5. Sometimes it's just meant to be
6. I finally found which global crisis I want to get involved in
7. Love conquers all

Slumdog Millionaire

I'm listening to the Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack right now. That's got to be one of the best movies (and soundtrack) of all time. I am kind of torn about which soundtrack I want to win the Grammy though because the Twilight (or New Moon don't remember which one was nominated) is also amazing.
I will never be able to write a story while listening to the Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack because I can't help but think about it. My sister and I made some mix tapes for a long car ride once and we put "O...Saya" on one of them (if left up to me I would have put every song on them). I hadn't seen that movie in a few months (long time for me) and I wasn't thinking about it but all I could think of was Jamal, Latika, etc... We put the CDs in the radio in our room after we got home and every time the song came on my mind would go straight to the movie. No other soundtrack does that. I can listen to most songs from movies and associate it with other times or people (or characters in my case) but none of them. Even "Paper Planes" does that to me but I never listened to the radio when it was played on the radio. I can remember when I was listening to songs on random and "Latika's Theme" came on and then I new I would have to watch the movie again. It's my favorite one right now and I almost never saw it. Two girls that I knew loved it and so I went to see it but it was a last minute decision, I almost didn't go. Really glad I did.
I would definitely put Jamal in the list of best characters ever. I think Jamal and Latika's romance is one of the best ever. I won't say anything about how it ends but I'm hopelessly in love with Jamal Malik. He's not the only fictional character but he's one of them (Sam Winchester, Edward Cullen, Mr. Darcy, to name a few) but Jamal ranks up there. Too bad men in books/movies are better than real ones...