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    Discrimination takes place all the time. Slumdog Millionaire shows discrimination in all shapes and forms. Physical attributes and measurable attributes is the basis of stereotyping. Physical attributes include race‚ gender‚ and religion. The measurable attributes would be how educated one is‚ how much someone makes a year‚ and their age. Slumdog Millionaire shows how all of these traits are interrelated to create the ultimate image that the other characters portray Jamal (the main character in the

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    The film ”Slumdog Millionare” tells a compelling story of an eighteen year old Indian boy from the dirty slums of Mumbai who manages to cash in the main prize of the TV-show ”Who wants to be a millionaire?” Combined with the directing of Danny Boyle and co-direction from Indian Lovleen Tandan‚ this 2008 movie is a great mash up between Hollywood and Bollywood. The film based on Vikars Swarup’s novel tells a dramatic and romantic story with a twist of humour through a set of very cogent actors.

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    Slumdog Millionaire is a British Drama Film‚ set in India. India is the second largest country by area in Asia‚ and with over 1.2 billion people it is the second most populous country in the world‚ after China. The film was released in 2008 and portrays the different aspects of India as a country. Throughout the film different themes are addressed especially the issue of poverty. The word Slumdog refers to someone who lives in a slum‚ as does Jamal Malik the protagonist in the film. During

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    written novels‚ films‚ and short stories dealing with the theme of love and all the ways it is shown.   All the different kinds of love are relevant in the three works The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom‚ Night by Elie Wiesel‚ and Slumdog Millionaire directed by Danny Boyle and Loveleen Tandan.  Through the characters actions‚ feelings‚ and experiences the theme of love shines evidently.              “Eddies father beat him. Then he met a girl. He went to war‚ killed civilians‚ hurt his

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    Star wars trilogy was directed by George Lucas (the director and creator of the Star Wars franchise) whereas Slumdog Millionaire on the other hand was directed by Danny Boyle. Even though both films were directed by different directors they both introduce the theme of the underdog battling their social circumstances to create a better life for themselves. This can be seen by Jamal Malik a Slumdog from the slums of Bombay (later Mumbai) who fights to get the girl and to change his circumstances and Anakin

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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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