Monday, June 1, 2009

Slumdog, Taken, and Compassion International

I finally saw Slumdog Millionaire last week along with the movie Taken. They were both really good, especiallly Slumdog Millionaire! Those kids are so cute! They both had good endings, which for me is a prerequisite to be classified as good, because I've learned I don't need to pay for depression! But they were both still very sad because there was so much truth to them concerning what goes on with children around the world, especially in impoverished countries. I think movies like these are good because they bring this stuff into our living rooms, making us think about others and what we can do. Just like in Slumdog Millionaire, children are REALLY orphaned and living on their own in the streets, and just like in the movie Taken, children REALLY are taken, sold, and sexually exploited. The difference is that in the real world they are not going to have a super human, Jack Baur father come and rescue them, (with only the tip of one cell phone conversation, this is what made the movie great, by the way!) or they are not going to win Who Wants to be a Millionaire and pull themselves out of poverty. But this made me think about Compassion International and what good work they do around the world. They are a child relief and sponsorship organization that gives these children hope and resourses, so they can have a chance. I just wanted to give a shout out to them on my blog! They recently passed the one millionth current children sponsored mark! Here's a video that shows alittle of what they do...




1 comment:

Jerome said...

Taken looks pretty rad. Liam Neeson seemed like a great choice for that role. That goes to the top of the "to rent" list for sure now.