Danny Boyle

There is no way that xenophobia does not exist in the contemporary world, you can see it in political campaigns and when an epidemic threatens western civilization. However, The Walking Dead is not an example of xenophobia. The graphic novel The Walking Dead shows a civilization trying to come back after a zombie apocalypse, in which they are living in complete survival mode and never know what is coming for them next. Some people believe that The Walking Dead only has to do with humanity's…

Both the book Slumdog Millionaire (originally called Q&A) written by Vikas Swarup and the film adaptation of the same name directed by Danny Boyle received mostly positive reviews and critique, which cemented both of these works deep into the area they were apart of. The movie proved that you could make a successful movie using a traditional Bollywood recipe, and the book showed us how devastating and soul-crushing life in an Indian slum could be. The book also garnered an array of good feedback…

significantly with time and context, influencing the works of composers and the archetypes they use. The 1857 Brother’s Grimm Little Red Cap (LRC), Alfred Tennyson’s 1800s Morte D’Arthur (MDA) and the 2008 movie Slumdog Millionaire directed by Danny Boyle each portray a heroic archetype reflecting the values and societal norms of their context. Elements such as religious beliefs, political stance, technology and social conformity and acceptance have all played a vital role in shaping context…

As modern society begins to polarize away from traditional Christian views, the fears that Christianity distilled into humanity have begun to take a new form. In the past, the apocalypse has been seen as an end to the world as we know. An event that would save those who followed God’s word while condemning those who failed in this task. However, popular culture has appropriated a new interpretation of this Christian event. We will attempt to define the how the apocalypse has been…

activity to do was play on a tarmac with planes flying towards one and the most dangerous being in the middle of a war. This is the life of a child who grows up in the slums of Mumbai, India. Slumdog Millionaire is a British Drama film directed by Danny Boyle and written by Simon Beaufoy in 2008. Slumdog Millionaire tells the story of Jamal Malik a child who grew up in the slums of Mumbai is on the Indian version of ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’. Although there is suspicion of cheating Jamal…

Slumdog Millionaire (2008) directed by Danny Boyle, and City of God (2002) directed by Fernando Meirelles and Katia Lund are both critically acclaimed films that have won multiple awards and changed the scope of the cinematic world. These films are similar in that they follow storylines set in incredibly poor areas of the world-the Juhu slums in Mumbai, and the housing projects outside Rio de Janeiro- and follow the protagonist’s escape from their desolate communities. However, while both films…

book death and the maiden is a 1994 mystery in which drama film was directed by the Roman Polanski and starring Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsley and Stuart Wilson and lastly the movie slumdog millionaire is a 2008 British drama film directed by Danny Boyle,written by Simon Beaufoy, and was produced by Christian Colson. Set and filmed in India, it is a loose adaptation of the novel 2005 by the Indian author and a diplomat Vikas Swarup, this tells the story of Jamal Malik who was 18 years of age…

In this sequence from the film ‘Trainspotting’, directed by Danny Boyle, cinematography and mise en scene are used extremely effectively to connect the audience to the main character Marc Renton and his experience of going ‘cold turkey’. At the beginning of the sequence (48:30 minutes) ‘Renton’ has just been brought home from the hospital by his parents following a heroin overdose, and he’s been locked in what seems to be his childhood bedroom in order to overcome his addiction that’s been…

Survival Films You May Have Missed “That survival instinct, that will to live, that need to get back to life again, is more powerful than any consideration of taste, decency, politeness, manners, civility. Anything. It's such a powerful force.” - Danny Boyle (director and co-writer of the critically acclaimed survival film, “127 Hours”) The primary difference between survival films and other genres, including adventure, is that they are less romanticized and are thus more dark and brutal. The…

“Colonialism deprives you of your self-esteem and to get it back you have to fight to redress the balance,” says politician, philanthropist and cricketing legend Imran Khan. The British approached India at the commencement of the seventeenth century. With time, The British East India Company accumulated power and began to administrate the country. Nonetheless Indians detested its policies and together they revolted against the company. This led to the downfall of the company and the…