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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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    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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    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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    assignment – slumdog millionaire November 2009 Slumdog millionaire Once upon a time there was a poor boy called Jamal‚ who won a lot of money. How did he do it? A: he cheated B: He’s lucky C: He’s a genius D: it is written. Slumdog millionaire is a movie of Jamal Malik‚ a young boy from India‚ who wins 20 million rubies. He does this‚ only because he believes the love of his life will be watching. Jamal doesn’t know the answer to the last question‚ but he wins – how does he do it? Slumdog millionaire is a

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    Slumdog Millionaire was filmed in 2008 under the direction of Danny Boyle and Loveleen Tandan. Dev Patel stars as Jamal Malik‚ a teenage boy who grew up in the slums of Mumbai‚ India. He finds himself on “Kaun Banega Crorepati?”- India’s version of the American game show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” Jamal makes it to the final question on the show‚ which is worth 20 million rupees. The night before the final episode was supposed to air on national television‚ Jamal is arrested under accusations

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    What are the Major Story Theme(s) of Slumdog Millionaire? The major themes of Slumdog Millionaire that can be seen through-out the movie was Prejudice‚ Poverty and Determination. According to Schaefer prejudice can be defined as “ a negative attitude toward and entire category of people‚ often an ethnic or racial minority group”. (Schaefer‚ 2008‚ p. 237). Prejudice happens when people have a false pre-conception about an individual or a group. It is seen throughout this movie and even

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    Slumdog Millionaire and Poverty Porn In the article Slumdog Millionaire and the Troubled Place of Cinema and Nation‚ Nadine Chan discusses how the rag-to-riches romance‚ Slumdog Millionaire has more often than not been labeled as “poverty porn” due to the way it exploits a poverty stricken Mumbai society and promotes “slum tourism”. While some critics accuse the film of exploiting western perceptions of India‚ with its depictions of impoverished slums ruled by gangsters‚ as well as other unwholesome

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    In both ‘Slumdog millionaire’ and ‘Millions’‚ the director Danny Boyle explores the subject of brotherhood. Furthermore‚ in both films‚ Boyle makes the same suggestion that the strength of brotherhood bonds is tested when circumstances change to increase pressure in the relationship. In both films‚ this theme is explored through the development of the characters in the opening scenes‚ the rising action and the climax. In the film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ we are taken to the city of modern Mumbai and

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    Analysis of a scene: How is tension created? (Slumdog Millionaire Scene 4) In the fourth scene from the movie "Slumdog Millionaire"‚ Salim and Jamal manage to escape from Maman and his henchmen by jumping on a departing train. In this scene Tension is created in different ways. So for example when Salim is to fetch Jamal for his "casting" the two boys are shown in an extreme long shot when they are disappearing in the darkness. The spectator is left to wonder if Salim will really betray his

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    SlumdogMillionaire
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
the
big
 price‚
20‚000‚000
rupees

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