Northern Ireland and Vietnam‚ successful and unsuccessful classrooms‚ cancer scientists and civil rights leaders. Were as many misconceptions and disadvantages strike young Jamal Malik in the film Slumdog Millionaire. Eighteen year old Jamal answers questions on the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire‚ and flashbacks show how he got there. Jamal and his brother Salim became young thieves after their mother dies in order to survive the streets of Mumbai. Salim finds the life of crime agreeable
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Connections- Slumdog Millionaire 1. Jamal’s personality and morals remained relatively constant throughout his life despite many traumatic and difficult experiences. From what I have seen in the movie‚ I can conclude that Jamal is a kinesthetic learner‚ meaning that he obtains his knowledge physically. These events shaped Jamal positively‚ because through his life experiences‚ he has acquired and obtained a great amount of general knowledge‚ more than what is expected from a “Slumdog”. As the great
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narrative features in media texts: Julia Strachan “Slumdog Millionaire”‚ directed by Danny Boyle‚ is a complex‚ fast pace film. We are taken on a journey through India as Jamal Malik tells us his life story to prove his innocence. Jamal grows up in the Slums of India and with his brother Salim by his side the learn how to survive on their own. Through different life events Jamal progressively learns the answers to the ‘who wants to be a millionaire’ questions. This film breaks the boundaries of stereotypes
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* Describe at least ONE character or individual who was important to the text(s). Explain why the character was important‚ supporting your points with examples of visual and / or oral language features. In Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire an important character was Salim Malik. Salim’s actions impact on his brother’s life and happiness. Through his actions we understand the conflicted nature of Salim and how difficult it is for him to balance his loyalty to his brother with his own personal
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life. The increasing popularity of an American television show in India‚ as portrayed in Slumdog Millionaire‚ is consistent with more and more citizens valuing monetary wealth over all else. It also shows that the population doesn’t want to have to work hard for their money. They want easy‚ fast money that involves very little effort. Hence the popularity of the television show‚ Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Not only does a show like this promote monetary values over life experience and hard
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meaning that the extent of media coverage is directly correlated to it. Hence‚ using the film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’‚ I will be examining how the variety game show in the film‚ which is the prize narrative‚ becomes successful due to its level of publicity. ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ revolves around a main lead Jamal‚ who grows up in the slums and participates as a contestant on the game show ‘Who wants to be a Millionaire’. The fact that Jamal has been chosen to participate in the game show out of possibly thousands
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PLOT SUMMARY – SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Danny Boyle Jamal Malik‚ an 18-year old Mumbai slum kid‚ get right through to the last question on ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire?’ and the chance to win 20 million rupees. But straight after the show breaks for the night‚ he is arrested on suspicion of cheating. The show’s quizmaster Prem Kumar‚ himself a product of the slums‚ is unwilling to share the limelight with the young upstart. A night of mistreatment and torture fails to elicit a confession‚ so
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“Your destiny is in your hands brother” To what extent do the characters in ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ have control over their own fate? Throughout the course of the film‚ each character displays differing amounts of control over their lives. Latika has limited influence over her destiny unlike Salim who has the most. Jamal however‚ experiences a mix of influences as well as his own decisions which influence his fate. Latika lives her life making minimal decisions about her destiny. As a young
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A Film Review about “Slumdog Millionaire” Rate: R Runtime：2 hrs Genre: dramas Theatrical release: 09-01-2009 Cast: Dev Patel ‚ Irrfan Khan‚ Anil Kapoor‚ Madhur Mittal‚ Freida Pinto Director: Danny Boyle Screenwriter: Simon Beaufoy Producer: Christian Colson Composer: A.R.Rahman Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures Have you ever asked yourself how long will love be? Will it be forever or just a few months‚ years? Have you ever believed in true love which can survive through hardship‚ selfish
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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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