Slumdog Millionaire

Slumdog Millionaire is truly a “rags to riches” story of a young boy from the slums of Mumbai, India. It was a very popular movie when it debuted in theaters spring 2009. This movie fits into our developing world theme perfectly, especially with the “India: Success at Home”, that is just what this movie is about. Along with a young boy raised in poverty suddenly winning 20 million dollars, Slumdog Millionaire shows us that anything is possible while also covering aspects of society and class,…

Societal values and ideals vary 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…

A story about luck, friendship, brotherhood, love, adventure and fate, Slumdog Millionaire is an excellent portrayal of Mark Twain’s famous quote: “Truth is stranger than fiction.” Though the movie is not completely based on a true story, some of the key plots are based on and were inspired from real life events, meaning that these things did and do happen to real people. The movie has marvelously captured human emotions as the protagonist rides up and down his life’s roller coaster. The movie…

accident. So your help won’t be needed, Balram” (page 183). This shows that the police were in the pockets of the rich because Mr. Stork had contacts within the system. We also saw this kind of corruption when when our class watched the movie, Slumdog Millionaire. The main character in the movie, Jamal, is being beaten and tortured by the police for knowing the answers to every question on the gameshow. The police were…

actions. The life of The Girl and Arash, the male protagonist in the film, unfold in story tracking by incidents. If in Slumdog Millionaire, Latika is Jamal’s destiny, we can say Arash is The Girl’s destiny. Unlike other bloodthirsty predators, The Girl set her own code of ethics for her aim. Her targets were depraved guys such as the drug dealer and pimp…

Slumdog Millionaire Jamal, the main character in Slumdog Millionaire, is being questioned by the police for cheating. They keep asking him how he did it and keep misusing their power by beating him up until he admits it. But he never admits he cheated because he didn’t. During the beginning of the movie, it takes place when jamal was a kid. His town was attacked and his mother died. Him and his brother roam the streets looking to survive. They come across many things. Jamal meets a girl named…

Something I learned from the film that relates to ascribed status is how the people in the slums of Dharavi are typically generational ‘slumdogs’. This means they were probably given this low, economic status and label at birth, and this has been passed down generation from generation. The stigma attached to the label follows as well. With the movie Slumdog Millionaire, it really affected how they are perceived as well. The lowest insult someone in India could be called is a dog, and this is…

to do something. Although it is common for people’s actions to be the result of motivation, it does not always mean that person will do anything to accomplish what that person is motivated to do. Motivation was a typical sight in the film “Slumdog Millionaire” by director “Danny Boyle”. One way that proves this is because how Jamal never lets things keep him down and will always strive to aquire what he needs. Jamal is the most considerable example of motivation as he never even once gives up on…

2009 British Indian film Slumdog Millionaire. The film takes place in Mumbai, there we follow Jamal Malik, as he tries winning the Indian version of ``who wants to be a millionaire``. The present text will focus on the development of the two main characters Jamal and Salim. The film introduces us to the eighteen-year-old Indian boy named Jamal Malik. He is being interrogated by the police because they think he cheated on the Indian version of ``who wants to be a millionaire``. Because of this…

The influence of Bollywood in everyday life According to the Oxford Dictionary, the name ‘Bollywood’ is actually derived from a portmanteau of Bombay and Hollywood; which we all popularly know as the hub of the American film industry. India, the world’s largest producer of films actualizes an average of 1,288 to 1,500 feature films every year compared to films produced by Hollywood which are only a fraction. Although Hindi cinema is just a segment of India’s annual film production, it remains…