flashbacks redeemed....

ok, so....i fully admit that i have given scathing commentary in the past over films and fictional works that have leaned far too heavily on flashbacks to move the plot forward......it is refreshing to see a marvelous film that successfully weaves flashbacks into a plausible plot.....in slumdog millionaire danny boyle's character jamal's correct quiz-show answers can be traced back to a series of childhood perils......oliver twist forced to put up with an older brother and far too many fagan-types..........and something that oliver didn't have to sustain him through these wretched times.....the certainty that he would be re-united with the love of his life.....a fine film.....sad that we were 2 out of maybe 8 folks at the early show.....