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    Christian Studies Slumdog Millionaire Film Review ‘Slumdog Millionaire’‚ directed by Danny Boyle‚ is the uplifting story of a young street boy who exceeds expectations and wins big on the TV game show ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.’ Two key themes that the film highlights are Money and Justice‚ an example of these themes being used is that Mumbai is portrayed as a place of terrifying poverty and unforgettable brutality where both money and justice are a thing of scarcity‚ Justice in particular

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    Kids are left stranded and unprotected when their parents leave or are taken from them. Living conditions are extremely poor in the Mumbai slums and from this brings out a lot of health and social issues. There are great number of riots and social disputes that occur on almost a daily bases. “Slumdog Millionare” gave many examples of all of the mentioned occurrences in third world countries around the globe. There are very high instances of crime in these areas of the world and this is mostly

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    Plays from African American‚ Latino-American‚ Asian American and European American cultures often deal with important and relevant issues pertinent to that culture but they also connect to all cultures in a universal way. Throughout history in America people of all races have been discriminated against. Immigrants have dealt with experiencing new ways of life and struggled with the tough decision of holding on to their culture or adapting to change. A Raisin in the Sun is a play about an African

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    Slumdog Millionaire – The Movie is about Jamal Malik‚ an orphan from the slums of Bombay‚ or now called Mumbai. He is participating on the show “Who wants to be a millionaire” and with every question he answers we get a retrospective view of his life when he explains how he knew the answers of the questions to a police investigator. Through these retrospective views we learn about his long lost love‚ Latika. When Jamal returns to the show after being freed from custody he calls his brother to

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    My connections look at how certain choices can affect your life forever. The texts that I used to convey this link were The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini‚ Slumdog Millionaire directed by Danny Boyle‚ The Shawshank Redemption directed by Frank Darabont and a poem by Robert Frost called The Road Not Taken. Throughout the texts used we learn that you cannot always see the outcome of a particular choice unless you choose to go down that path. An important decision is made by the main character(s) in

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    Slumdog movie different from book it is ’based’ on | By: Amul Sharma |   | Date:  2009-01-19 |   | Place: Mumbai | | | | | | | | Here’s how much the screenplay of Slumdog Millionaire varies from its inspiration‚ Q&A Slumdog Millionaire based on Vikas Swarup’s Q &A releases this month. The film has been appreciated all around the world. We are but a few of that select group of people who’ve seen the film‚ and have also read the book. We found many differences

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    SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE ‘A few hours ago‚ you were giving chai for the phone walahs. And now you’re richer than they will ever be. What a player!’ said Prem Kumar who is the emcee of ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’. A tear-jerking movie by Danny Boyle‚ Slumdog Millionaire‚ wowed audiences in 2008. Many people believe that the main theme of the film is love. However‚ I believe there is something more than love in this film; poverty. Boyle took the poverty of India and used it in his film to give knowledge

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    given the opportunity to work and communicate with people from different cultures‚ from emerging countries to the most successful countries in Europe. It is interesting to see and understand their culture which will help me in my future career. Cultural Differences The first exchange of culture is the hand shake‚ in terms of time period and firmness‚ there is a bit of variation but it is not significant. The first sentence that we exchanged with each other is name and countries. Names are probably

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    important conflict from the film “slumdog millionaire” directed by Danny Boyle‚ is between Jamal (the main character of the film‚ and a show contestant on “who wants to be a millionaire”) and Prem Kumar (the show host of “who wants to be a millionaire”) The conflict between Jamal and Prem is ongoing throughout the film. Prem is out to stop Jamal from winning the show “who wants to be a millionaire”. He doesn’t want Jamal to steal his light away. Prem was the only slumdog in history to win the prestigious

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    Film analysis – Slumdog Millionaire Slumdog Millionaire is a successful and popular Bollywood film. Bollywood films are movies that are produced in Mumbai in India‚ and this is one of the largest film productions in the whole world. In the film‚ we get an insight in India’s culture‚ and how the industry is changing. The film is a about a boy called Jamal. He is a poor 18‐year old boy who lives in the slum in India. He joins a TV‐show called “Who wants to be a millionaire” and tries out for

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