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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 movieSlumdog 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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    narrative features in media texts: Julia Strachan “Slumdog Millionaire”‚ directed by Danny Boyle‚ is a complex‚ fast pace film. We are taken on a journey through India as Jamal Malik tells us his life story to prove his innocence. Jamal grows up in the Slums of India and with his brother Salim by his side the learn how to survive on their own. Through different life events Jamal progressively learns the answers to the ‘who wants to be a millionaire’ questions. This film breaks the boundaries of stereotypes

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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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    Connections- Slumdog Millionaire 1. Jamal’s personality and morals remained relatively constant throughout his life despite many traumatic and difficult experiences. From what I have seen in the movie‚ I can conclude that Jamal is a kinesthetic learner‚ meaning that he obtains his knowledge physically. These events shaped Jamal positively‚ because through his life experiences‚ he has acquired and obtained a great amount of general knowledge‚ more than what is expected from a “Slumdog”. As the great

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    life. The increasing popularity of an American television show in India‚ as portrayed in Slumdog Millionaire‚ is consistent with more and more citizens valuing monetary wealth over all else. It also shows that the population doesn’t want to have to work hard for their money. They want easy‚ fast money that involves very little effort. Hence the popularity of the television show‚ Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Not only does a show like this promote monetary values over life experience and hard

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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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    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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    A Film Review about “Slumdog Millionaire” Rate: R Runtime:2 hrs Genre: dramas Theatrical release: 09-01-2009 Cast: Dev Patel ‚ Irrfan Khan‚ Anil Kapoor‚ Madhur Mittal‚ Freida Pinto Director: Danny Boyle Screenwriter: Simon Beaufoy Producer: Christian Colson Composer: A.R.Rahman Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures Have you ever asked yourself how long will love be? Will it be forever or just a few months‚ years? Have you ever believed in true love which can survive through hardship‚ selfish

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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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    Slumdog Millionaire – The Movie is about Jamal Malik‚ an orphan from the slums of Bombay‚ or now called Mumbai. He is participating on the show “Who wants to be a millionaire” and with every question he answers we get a retrospective view of his life when he explains how he knew the answers of the questions to a police investigator. Through these retrospective views we learn about his long lost love‚ Latika. When Jamal returns to the show after being freed from custody he calls his brother to

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