Danny Boyle’s breathlessly told fable about a Mumbai “slumdog” whose experiences with Dickensian turmoil and heartbreak have equipped him with the knowledge he needs to possibly win millions on a national television game show is a boisterous, rousing film that mixes the horrific and the comic, the romantic and the tragic with brash confidence. The film’s use of bright, bold colors and its combination of electronic beats and traditional Indian music underscore its uplifting approach to life, which finds the beauty in the tragic and rewards those who maintain faith in the ultimate rightness of the world even when everything seems to be going wrong. (DVD Awards Screener)