Slumdog Millionaire

Pre-activity Brainstorm in class. 1. What do you know about India? This includes geographical data (population, cities, climate, economic and social conditions), and other aspects like culture, language and Western impressions of the country. Write down a list of what you think India is like, you will return to this list at the end of…

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…

Describe 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…

It starts off with a low angle looking at the cricket ball being hit into the sky, followed by a close up to Jamal’s face. Then switching shots from the falling ball and Jamal’s face, as he is getting ready to catch the ball. As the ball is about to hit the ground there is…

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…

The movie that I’ve watched in class the past lessons is called Slumdog Millionaire. It is about Jamal Malik and the story of his life. He is an eighteen-year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai. Jamal is in the race for money on the Indian version of ‘‘Who wants to be a Millionaire’’. Because of…

Films have long held the interest of the American public and the world.  For over a century, billions of people from every part of the globe have invested at least some portion of their lives to sitting in a theater or in front of their televisions staring at the action on the screen.  While most…

Bias: Prejudice happens when people have a false prepossession about an person or a group. It is seen throughout this film and even in the rubric of the film Slumdog. Jamal comes from a one of the poorest countries in India Mumbai. He has no instruction. no household and no agency to back up himself….