Movie plugs

So you probably are wondering, "how am I spending my time?"  One of the things that I have enjoyed being able to do while relaxing during this time of furlough is watching some movies. 

Slumdog Millionaire - I just saw this movie yesterday in the theatres and it is amazing!  Definitely the frontrunner for the Oscar thus far.  It's about a young man who finds himself on India's version of "Who wants to be a Millionaire?" He makes it to 10,000,000 Rupees and then is arrested on suspicion of cheating since he comes from a slum and isn't supposed to know anything.  He finally begins to explain question by question to the police how the questions all had significance in his life and through these questions it portrays his life story of growing up in a slum in Mumbai.  

The Ultimate Gift (2006/07) - I just saw this movie for the first time a couple of weeks ago and I cried watching it (which never happens to me).  It's about a rich young man whose grandfather dies and leaves a wealthy estate.  He wills pieces of it to his sons and daughters, but to the rich young man, leaves a series of tasks that he must complete in order to prove his worth in accepting it.  The young man starts out greedy, uncaring and through these tasks his heart changes as he is forced to reach out to people.  One of his early tasks is to find one true friend and he befriends a little girl about 7 who he later learns has leukemia and is dying.  Through this relationship, his heart changes and he begins to see what his grandfather wants for him.