Exploiting the so called ‘real’ India that is perpetually engulfed in illicit activity, overpopulation, pollution, child slavery, corruption, dance numbers and quite literally… shit. With the only chance of escape for the main character Jamal Malik being through a Western mean. Only so British born director Danny Boyle can capitalise on western naievity and pity for monetary gain. Why doesn’t Boyle help raise awareness for India’s very real social, economic and political issues? Englishmen Boyle’s previous films such as 28 Days Later, Trainspotting and Sunshine prove that Boyle’s talent to create shock and awe in an audience has gained him a mass amount of success and has propelled him through the entertainment industry rapidly.
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Boyle manipulates the naïve western audience of Slumdog Millionaire and capitalises on money through the use of making his audience believe they are watching a film exploring the ‘authentic’ and ‘real’ India and it’s social and cultural issues through the extensive use of various technical elements such as camera angles, shots and movements and Western references, cliches …show more content…
An example of Boyle using references to Western society can be seen littered throughout the first five minutes of the fim, such as the extremely popular American Television show ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?’ and the fact that the game show host and audience of the Inidan counterpart of the show can relate to being hastled by call centres unrelentlessly. Furthermore, an example of a scene that encapsulates Boyle’s signature talent of creating shock and thrill can be seen when the audience is taken through a whirlwing of angled and distorted shots depicting the chaos that ensues when a homeless Indian boy is blinded with boiling water. Extreme Close Up shots and other film techniques such as lighting and sound are also used to enhance this scenes affect on the audience. Boyle has attempted to emotionally invest his audience using these techniques in order to capitalise on what is know as ‘poverty porn’ to gain attention, acclamaition, and most importantly to Danny,
Boyle manipulates the naïve western audience of Slumdog Millionaire and capitalises on money through the use of making his audience believe they are watching a film exploring the ‘authentic’ and ‘real’ India and it’s social and cultural issues through the extensive use of various technical elements such as camera angles, shots and movements and Western references, cliches …show more content…
An example of Boyle using references to Western society can be seen littered throughout the first five minutes of the fim, such as the extremely popular American Television show ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?’ and the fact that the game show host and audience of the Inidan counterpart of the show can relate to being hastled by call centres unrelentlessly. Furthermore, an example of a scene that encapsulates Boyle’s signature talent of creating shock and thrill can be seen when the audience is taken through a whirlwing of angled and distorted shots depicting the chaos that ensues when a homeless Indian boy is blinded with boiling water. Extreme Close Up shots and other film techniques such as lighting and sound are also used to enhance this scenes affect on the audience. Boyle has attempted to emotionally invest his audience using these techniques in order to capitalise on what is know as ‘poverty porn’ to gain attention, acclamaition, and most importantly to Danny,