Slumdog Millionaire
Slumdog Millionaire- Health Studies review
Slumdog Millionaire, a film released in 2008 by director Danny Boyle explores the lives of two young brothers, Salim and Jamal from the slums of Mumbai, India. Throughout the duration of the movie, the lifestyle and health of the boys vary drastically due to individual aspects and environments influencing these changes.
At the beginning of the movie, we are introduced to Salim and Jamal as young boys living with their mother in the Indian Slum of Bombay, characterised by a high population of low income settlers and poor living conditions. The physical environment of Jamal and Salim is poor. Living in poverty and squalor, Jamal and Salim face issues such as inadequate access to clean fresh water, poor infrastructure and quality of housing, overcrowding, a poor education with large numbers and few resources and poor sanitation facilities. The economic environment in Bombay is extremely poor. Residents do not have access to healthcare and hospitals, nor do many have work, which means they cannot afford healthy, sustainable food and medication to improve physical health. Bombay’s political environment is sketchy; the criminal justice system is all but withdrawn and with the social division of Hindi and Muslim religions, riots and attacks towards the other has made the city unsafe. Socially, Jamal and Salim have a close family relationship with each other and their mother who cares solely for the boys herself. The brothers, despite unlikely circumstances, do not seem to struggle with physical or mental health conditions and emotionally are happy, energetic children.
Following a violent religious clash against Muslims, Jamal and Salim witness the killing of their mother and many other residents and are forced to flee for their lives. This terrifying experience undoubtedly affected the young boys’ mental and emotional health, as seen by Jamal’s anxious flashbacks during the screening of ‘Who wants to be a
Slumdog Millionaire, a film released in 2008 by director Danny Boyle explores the lives of two young brothers, Salim and Jamal from the slums of Mumbai, India. Throughout the duration of the movie, the lifestyle and health of the boys vary drastically due to individual aspects and environments influencing these changes.
At the beginning of the movie, we are introduced to Salim and Jamal as young boys living with their mother in the Indian Slum of Bombay, characterised by a high population of low income settlers and poor living conditions. The physical environment of Jamal and Salim is poor. Living in poverty and squalor, Jamal and Salim face issues such as inadequate access to clean fresh water, poor infrastructure and quality of housing, overcrowding, a poor education with large numbers and few resources and poor sanitation facilities. The economic environment in Bombay is extremely poor. Residents do not have access to healthcare and hospitals, nor do many have work, which means they cannot afford healthy, sustainable food and medication to improve physical health. Bombay’s political environment is sketchy; the criminal justice system is all but withdrawn and with the social division of Hindi and Muslim religions, riots and attacks towards the other has made the city unsafe. Socially, Jamal and Salim have a close family relationship with each other and their mother who cares solely for the boys herself. The brothers, despite unlikely circumstances, do not seem to struggle with physical or mental health conditions and emotionally are happy, energetic children.
Following a violent religious clash against Muslims, Jamal and Salim witness the killing of their mother and many other residents and are forced to flee for their lives. This terrifying experience undoubtedly affected the young boys’ mental and emotional health, as seen by Jamal’s anxious flashbacks during the screening of ‘Who wants to be a