This movie was very good. For a movie about kids it was surprisingly intense. The scenes of India's slums were horrible and yet beautiful because of all of the colors (like when they are washing their clothes in the river). The people are beautiful to watch and their stories seem so real. As this epic movie moves from childhood into adolescence and then into adulthood, it never loses its hold on you. I'm amazed at how well the makers of this film pulled this off (I know the trick they used and it is brilliant). The movie was sold out, and nobody said a word during the entire time and no cell phones rang and when it was over we were all still there. Definitely a great movie.