Lion movie review

 Everyone has a family and the family is a very important part of ones life. These days,  we see family as not just people related to us by blood but also friends and people who have a positive impact on our lives. Not everyone we meet improve our lives but if we are lucky enough to come across someone like  that they become like family to us.

   Today I want to tell you a true story of a young Indian boy named Saroo (meaning Lion).  He lives with his mother Kamla and his elder brother Guddu and younger sister Shakilah in a tiny village in India.  They were very poor so they did not have enough resources to live on. So his mother worked as a labourer and Saroo and his brother normally go out to look for menial jobs to do in exchange for food or money.
      One night after their mother went to work Guddu was about to secure a job in the city and Saroo insisted on following him which he succeeded in doing after much effort.  When they arrived the place,  Saroo was sleepy and tired so Guddu told him to wait in a particular place while he goes and make enquiry about the job. After a while,  Saroo woke up and he was frightened because the city seemed so big to him and he was not used to  city life then he started walking about and he got lost. He couldn't find Guddu and no one could help him get in touch with his mother because he didn't know the name of his village and he couldn't even pronounce his name right.  He said "Sorru" instead of "Saroo"

     Finally  he was adopted by an Australian couple and he began a new life with them in Australia. The couple had no kids and they treated him as their own child. Twenty five years later when Saroo got into the university and met other Indian students who talked about their families and hometowns, the need for him to find his real family became more pressing to him. With the help of his friends, he finds his village and his real family.
       His mother told him that she never stopped looking for him.  He was very happy to be reunited with his real mother.  When he asked for Guddu  he was told that he was hit by a train and  died while searching for him that same day he got missing. Although Saroo found his real family, he still had a huge place in his heart for his adoptive parents  and he was very grateful to them and claimed that they still remain his parents.  He later brought them to India and introduced them to his mum and sister.
    What I'm trying to point out from this story is that, no matter where we may be if we are not home we need someone to fill the place of out family.  Sometimes other people are not enough and we need our family. We should learn to treasure our family, as the saying goes "There is no place like home" there is really no place like home. Saroo learnt this because even with the great life he had in Australia he felt the need to find his real home.
       

Another thing I want to point out is that Saroo was grateful to the couple that adopted him and he values them.  He did not abandon them when he found his real family. Although family is important friends too are equally important.  It is not good to neglect your family because of a friend neither is it good to neglect a friend because of your family. We should learn to value both family and friends .