Cultural Appropriation Of Slumdog Millionaire

One thing the film did not do so well was an accurate representation of the Arabian people.

The Kite Runner can have similar and different comparisons of the racist undertones compared to Slumdog Millionaire. There are rich and poor classes

In the film ‘Crash’ directed by Paul Haggis in 2004, several lives cross paths because of an adage, ‘it’s a small world’. The characters come from different backgrounds and social class, consequence, the underlying tone of race is presented in a facet which is a cause for concern. In today’s current tension infested race topic, stereotypes tend to push the notion that one’s perception of race, gender and class must be reality. The question becomes, where does an individual develop these notion and perception and does the blame belong to media and film. Looking at the movie ‘Crash’, it was nominated for over 100 awards and won 3 Oscars; impeccably depicted the intertwining of gender, race and social class that one would assume that the movie’s a depiction of reality. One may conclude that movies are responsible for the perpetual class and virtue given to the middle and upper classes only. Although Parenti’s belief that Hollywood films always attach virtue to the well-off middle and upper classes this is not always the class. Hollywood media and films are guilty of assigning privilege to some and strife to others, however the characters in the movie Crash, Brenden Fraser, Chris Bridges and Thandie Newton all form different economical classes display different types of class and virtue.

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.

Although, the writers and the directors are the main people who create the content of the film, they do not have a responsibility to avoid stereotyping ethnic characters in the movie because it is just the connection between the

‘Slumdog Millionaire’ is a film that features a character, Jamil Malik, who lives in Dubai and is considered an ignorant young boy. Jamil Malik had never went to school or college and would not have known any of the answers for the game show, “Who wants to be a Millionaire” but was given the prejudge of being on the show because he grew up in the slums of India. Jamil’s life experiences allowed him an

India is a country in central Asia with a population of over 1.22 billion people making it the second most populous country in the world. Its high population is one of the factors that results in India having such a high poverty rate. In India today over 37% of the population live below the poverty line. The reality of such a statistic means that these people live in conditions unimaginable to people of the western world. In the film Slumdog Millionaire by director Danny Boyle deeper ideas associated with this poverty are developed including destiny, loyalty and how poverty frees us. These deeper ideas are developed through visual techniques

Not to mention whites were raised to believe that they have the upper hand; in other words, they feel obligated to power. “White colonialism was romanticized and portrayed as an acceptable, even normalized part of history”(Q3.1). White colonialism was indoctrinated that what they were doing to minorities is acceptable. This is because cultural appropriation is apart of history. In Taylor Swift music video for “Wildest Dreams”, she showed appropriation and colonialism. In her video, which is shot in Africa, is only consisted of whites. In this video, there are no African or people of color, which is not normal. Africa is predominantly black, so how there were no Africans in the video with their cultural landscape.

Danny Boyle’s film Slumdog Millionaire follows two brothers from the Juhu slum in Mumbai as they face the trials and tributes of growing up in poverty. Although Salim, the elder brother, is given the same childhood experiences and trauma as his younger brother Jamal, his drive and hunger for power lead him to a life of crime, corruption and misconduct. These actions later have a detrimental effect on his relationship with Jamal, which in turn, becomes his demise. Boyle uses a range of effective film techniques to develop Salim’s growth as a character which helps to communicate the idea that ambition can enhance an individual or be the reason for their downfall. Throughout the film, Boyle uses the varying stages of Salim’s life through

I chose to learn a little bit more about Indian culture, and I thought Slum Dog Millionaire was a great resource to do so. This movie depicts the story of 2 young Indian boys and their journey in life through love, hardship, and culture. The story starts out with the two boy living a happy life with their mother, but when their mother dies from the religious wars they are forced to learn to fend for themselves. On their journey they let a little girl tag along on their journey. The movie depicts what starts out to be a struggle to survive then they against all odds makes it out and make a name for themselves by winning India’s version of “Who wants to be a millionaire”.

The 1987 film documentary Ethnic Notions directed by Marlon Riggs, identifies the evolution of African American cultural depictions through ethnic stereotypes and caricatures in American culture. I feel Ethnic Notions exposes the roots of false generalization from the beginning and presents a series of classifications for racial depictions that still are noticeable in today's society. These racial depictions identified with in this film begin in the mid 1800's and continue thought to the 1960's. I now after viewing Ethnic notions agree that there are generalizations and depictions that are exaggerated in American popular culture and entertainment.

In many texts and movies it is seen, but not closely looked at, on how foreigners are portrayed in major works. In the movie Sam is referred to by Ilsa as “boy” and many people would not catch that the first time watching it. One would mistake it as her disrespecting him but I honestly think that as a society we are not educated. As a society we are not educated enough. A common problem is this haste towards other cultures because of the past and stereotyping. Even though the Japanese did bad things we did too but we seem to have a “smoldering resentment” towards them by the younger generation who did not even fight in the war (Bradley 329). Ilsa has always lived with other people of her race so she would not know. It is her responsibility

The Western part of the world is unaware of how extreme poverty is on the East. Slumdog Millionaire makes this clear in the film by showing the different parts of Mumbai and how the whole community basically works together as a whole to stay alive. It is sad to see that the people there live in aluminum shacks with cloth hovering over some of them as if it were like a door. It is also scary to see how the Hindu’s come and attack the Muslims to kill them because of the religious war. Despite these horrific parts, this film brought attention to real life situations which makes it one of the greatest moving movies of all time. Its success is based on many different categories, but its acting skills, plot, and theme really project its accomplishments.

Slumdog Millionaire is a multi-Oscar winning film directed by Danny Boyle that was based on the novel, Q & A written by Vikas Swarup. The novel is a love story about a man trying to get back the love of his life from a

In this case let us remember the film that appeared on our screens in 2008 called „Slumdog Millionaire“. It is an adaptation of the novel „Q&A“ by Indian author and diplomat Vikas Swarup. Set and filmed in India, the film tells the story of eighteen-year-old Jamal Malik, a young man from the Juhu slums of Mumbai. The guy appears on the Indian version of