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    Arguably one of the strongest points of Slumdog Millionaire is its ability to capture the essence and feeling of the slums in a way that makes the viewer think. The movie accomplishes this by taking a somewhat atypical approach to the slums. By forcing the ever-present poverty and filth to take the backseat it somewhat flips the script and instead focuses on the vibrance life and energy of the slums. There are three scenes that best highlight this idea with the first being when the Jamal and the

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    The film “Slumdog Millionaire” directed by Danny Boyle‚ written by Simon Beaufoy‚ and produced by Christian Colson. The story is between Jamal Malik‚ the main actor in the film and contestant on show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” and Prem Kumar‚ the show host of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” Jamal describes his history‚ explaining how he is able to answer each question. Jamal is 18 year old‚ an Indian Muslim from the Juhu slum is the contestant of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” The conflict

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    I was reading a book called ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ book. This book is famous as it will come into a movie and book is well known among the general public. This book comes into contact with those instruments‚ which also see a movie and then yeoseoida reason to study English. Studying English has odd mix of Hindi‚ occasionally‚ but he bought for some to read and study in even had a hard time. The lead role in the first time ‘Jamal’ ‘Jamal’ Let’s get the money by taking part in the quiz show of police

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    Evaluation Essay for Slumdog Millionaire A troop of barefoot children play base ball on a piece of private land which is full of small stones and dirt. Suddenly‚ a plane flies over a child’s head‚ and it almost kills the child. At the same time‚ two security officers who are riding motorcycles and holding stout wooden sticks run after the children. The children clamber up a rooftop and jump off the housetop expertly. Also‚ they run through a midden and foul river. In fact‚ all of them are growing

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    sayIntroduction - In Danny Boyle’s film Slumdog Millionaire‚ it’s Jamal’s choices and his character that affect the course of his life; that lead him to Latika. However Jamal would never have made them without his belief in that Latika was his destiny. In the film fate and freewill are continually playing a part in all lives‚ but are most evident in the lives of Latika and Jamal. Jamal’s as well as other character affects the course of his life which leads him to Latika. Throughout the film It’s

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    meaning that the extent of media coverage is directly correlated to it. Hence‚ using the film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’‚ I will be examining how the variety game show in the film‚ which is the prize narrative‚ becomes successful due to its level of publicity. ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ revolves around a main lead Jamal‚ who grows up in the slums and participates as a contestant on the game show ‘Who wants to be a Millionaire’. The fact that Jamal has been chosen to participate in the game show out of possibly thousands

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    Slumdog Millionaire: Movie Analysis In Slumdog Millionaire the story follows a young boy‚ Jamal Malik‚ and his journey from the slums of India to the popular show “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” The movie is from Jamal’s point of view‚ and shows the events on how he knew every question’s answer up until the end on “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?” The show’s producers do not believe that a “slumdog” could have gotten all the questions right up until that point. They interrogate him using various

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    The latest from the British shape-shifter Danny Boyle A flashy‚ gorgeous rush of color‚ sound and motion‚ “Slumdog Millionaire‚” doesn’t travel through the lower depths‚ it playfully bounces from one horror to the next. A writer described it in this way‚ “A modern fairy tale about a pauper angling to become a prince‚ this sensory blowout largely takes place amid the squalor of Mumbai‚ India‚ where lost children and dogs sift through trash so fetid you swear you can smell the discarded mango as

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    Northern Ireland and Vietnam‚ successful and unsuccessful classrooms‚ cancer scientists and civil rights leaders. Were as many misconceptions and disadvantages strike young Jamal Malik in the film Slumdog Millionaire. Eighteen year old Jamal answers questions on the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire‚ and flashbacks show how he got there. Jamal and his brother Salim became young thieves after their mother dies in order to survive the streets of Mumbai. Salim finds the life of crime agreeable

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    Heartfelt moments from the lower-class children who have started from the bottom and made their way up are the best of the tales told. Vikas Swarup’s eye-opening novel‚ “Slumdog Millionaire”‚ previously published as “Q&A” in 2005 has only been portrayed to a degree through the movie “Slumdog Millionaire” directed by Danny Boyle‚ as the reader was further enticed than the audience. To present the protagonist Ram in the novel as a young boy‚ growing up from various locations‚ Mr. Swarup’s passages

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