The movie "Breaking Away" presents the story of a young man from working class origins who seeks to better himself by creating a persona through which he almost‚ but not quite‚ wins the girl. The rivalry between the townies and the college students sets the scene for the story of four friends who learn to accept themselves as they "break away" from childhood and from their underdog self-images. Dave Stoller‚ the main character‚ is a young man completely obsessed with cycling and Italy. His fantasies
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Roddy Doyle’s bildungsroman‚ A Star Called Henry‚ follows the development of Henry Smart Jr. into the near image of his father‚ Henry Smart Sr. Henry unconsciously embraces his namesake despite comparisons from others‚ with the adoption of his father’s physical characteristics and in his role as a pawn in the Irish Rebellion. He acquires the identity of Henry Smart Sr.‚ all until his epiphany‚ when he finally realizes his expendability and his fulfillment of his assassin father’s identity. For much
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BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE‚ PILANI INSTRUCTION DIVISION FIRST SEMESTER 2012-2013 Course Handout (Part-II) Date: 12/12/2012 In addition to part-I (General Handout for all courses appended to the time table) this portion gives further specific details regarding the course. Course No. Course Title Instructor-in-charge : HSS 332/HUM C332 : Cinematic Art : Olympia Bhatt 1. Scope and Objective of the Course: This course is a theoretical approach to study films as a text. It will include
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The documentary film “Salim Baba” by Tim Sternberg depicts the life of a 55 year old man who struggles for life together with his family by earning a living from screening a discarded film scraps from cinemas for the children and neighborhood amusement. This film “Salim Baba” by Tim Sternberg offers the spectators a traditional way of film viewing way back a hundred years‚ however‚ the innovation of technology still affects the survivability of the first motion pictures‚ and this film by Tim Sternberg
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relatives to enjoy our lives happily together. Seeing the most beautiful interesting‚ such as the Great Wall ‚ Pyramids ‚Eiffel Tower. I would say that I am probably a materialistic guy but the material thing would satisfy me before I became a millionaire. If I had a million dollars‚ I would realize that independence‚ better together. I would give some of it to my relatives and my friends . Besides that‚ if I were older‚ I would spend it on any required expenses of an adult. But ‚ before
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Violence and Corruption – Distinctive Images in the Opening Scene The opening sequence of Slumdog Millionaire creates distinctive images that overwhelm the audience and foregrounds the concept of violence and entrapment. The film confronts the viewer from the first frame where an extreme close up of Jamal’s restrained torso is presented. The camera then pans to again focus on an extreme close up of his frightened face to emphasise the brutality and helplessness of his situation The juxtaposition
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Camera angles used in the opening scene of Slumdog Millionaire It starts off with a low angle looking at the cricket ball being hit into the sky‚ followed by a close up to Jamal’s face. Then switching shots from the falling ball and Jamal’s face‚ as he is getting ready to catch the ball. As the ball is about to hit the ground there is another low angle‚ at that moment a plane flies over‚ to emphasise the plane is much higher and going extremely fast. Next there is a tilted angle looking at
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18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai‚ who is about to experience the most monumental day of his life. With the whole nation watching‚ he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India’s “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire”. But when the show breaks for the night‚ police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street boy know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence‚ Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up‚ of their
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within it provide symbolic summary of the film? The title of the movie‚ ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ holds notable different meanings between these two words‚ ‘slumdog’ and ‘millionaire’ and can be expressed into a variety of meanings‚ depending on the different views from different kind of thoughts. Basically‚ the word slumdog itself are actually separated to slums and dog‚ whereby in the movie‚ Jamal Malik is referred as the slumdog by the police officer in the earlier part of the movie. This is because
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Lyceum of the Philippines University (Cavite Campus) Reaction Paper Slumdog Millionaire National Service Training Program (NSTP02G) Passed by: Bedua‚ Camille F. Passed to: Mr. Stanley Ybañez In the world where we stand today‚ money is such an accommodating material that almost everyone would do everything to gain this. The movie of Slumdog Millionaire by Danny Boyle is all about the struggle of brothers Jamal and Salim towards living. Along with their friend and Jamal’s lost love
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