Eight Oscars: As Jamal said, ‘It was destiny’

Sometimes, things are just meant to be. Slumdog Millionaire’s takeover of this year’s Oscars was ordained. Or, as Jamal says in the film, “ It was destiny.” Everything conspired to make it a Slumdog Sweep this year. Someone up there had whistled up a Great Depression last year. The recession hasn’t receded. It’s only getting bigger. And scarier.

What America and the world are looking for is a story of hope. Of redemption. Of grit and survival. Of an underdog who becomes a topdog. Of a guy — to borrow an American analogy on this day when Hollywood awards its stars — who came in from the left field and hit one right out of it. Slumdog Millionaire fulfills that wish list.

It says, hey, never mind if it’s all doom and gloom. That your nether regions are being mangled by an ill-functioning shock machine. That your girlfriend needs rescuing from a really bad guy. That it will pass. And that it’s okay to believe in stories.

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