Film Review Of The Film 'Slumdog Millionaire'

Principally, the movie amazingly brings awareness of the structural racism in the government institutions through the wealth of a family. The monetary value of each household can impact life opportunities and outcomes. Many non-whites had their opportunity for a better lifestyle taken from them when our social institution favored whites by giving them more

This movie explores issues of greed, human relationships, betrayal and redemption, personal innocence and responsibility as well as the effects on the human mind

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.

The strong message which this movie has, is very appealing to us and makes us come to realize “this is now to be up in our society, not a fiction”. The more the story continues, the deeper our thought become. What is the justice? What is the poverty? What lets Africa be poor, and what lets our developed countries be rich? We will gradually realize that we cannot answer any questions and finally we will begin to ask ourselves “Is there any justice in the society we live?” This is the truly splendid point of the movie and is a reason that the movie has been praised highly by many people for a long

Time after time, Salim lies to draw himself out of trouble and Jamal is the biggest sucker for his lies. Yet again, Salim starts lying to save himself right from when he is young. The three ‘musketeers’ are trying to jump on a mobile train when Salim lets go of Latikas hand and they have to leave her behind. Salim tries to feed his brother that he tried all he could to hold on. Salim never had the guts to tell jamal the truth, that he had let go of her hand on purpose. In another instance where salim tries to fool Jamal with his lies are when they are much older. Jamal undoubtedly cares for his brother, however Salim has the nerve to take advantage of that, dishing out lies trying to persuade to Jamal whatever it takes to keep him in the good books. Jamal finds information on Salim’s whereabouts so he makes an effort to go and meet him. Jamal then confronts him about forcing him out of the vacant hotel and taking Latika from him when Salim finds his cue to escape out of this mess. Salim informs him over and over that he had left him a messaging regarding the incident at the hotel room, however he had done no such thing. Trailing this conversation, Jamal brings up the topic of Latika. He asks Salim about her whereabouts, while clearly knowing that she is now married to Javed, Salim swiftly advises him that Latika is long gone. Through these egotistical decisions, Salim clearly indicates that he shows no anguish towards his

The movie highlights the importance of staying true to your identity on happiness, rather than letting others influence your decisions. The main character overcomes many cultural obstacles to be herself and pursue her real

Abdul was raised by his parents to keep his head down and work hard so that he might escape poverty. He is merely a workhorse and “wasn't even sure that he had any moral judgements”. Despite these factors, Abdul does a mostly good job of remaining moral, besides trading with thieves, because he knows that a run-in with the law could spell disaster for his family. It is not until he meets The Master in the detention center that Abdul changes his motivation. The Master confronts the boys about their future and the horrors that await them if they do not conform their lives to society's image of goodness. Abdul hears, “Offer up your flesh, agree to be eaten by the eagles of the world, and justice will come to you in time”. This message is appealing to Abdul because of the happy ending the story promises. Since he has been raised to have a positive work ethic, he does not see any shortcuts because only hard work will carry him to success. He resolves to turn his life around and become one of the few boys who learns the lesson because he wants to and not just because he has to. On the other hand, Asha comes from a village so destitute that the slum is a more pleasant place to be. Asha has developed a very survival-focused view on life which unfortunately translates into her belief that “the ends justify the means”. This commonplace expression is exactly how corruption begins

     This film presents an individual that chooses not to conform to modern society, and the consequences of that choice. The main character

To begin, one thing I immediately noticed about this film; was the amount of social constructs that were shown. When taking notes, it felt like my penil never left the paper as I wrote down all the things I saw. The amount of racism that is present is just overwhelming. The first example of this shown in the movie, was when Farhad, and his Daughter Dorri, who are both Persian; are attempting to purchase a handgun. The shopkeeper becomes frustrated when they begin to speak in a foreign language. He then refuses to let Farhad buy a gun, gets extremely loud and forces him out of the store. Also very plentiful in the film; stereotyping. Within the first five minutes, there was already a dispute; between Ria, who is a Latina woman and an Asian woman who was unnamed. The Asian woman had just rear ended Ria, and she began to make remarks about how ‘Mexican’ women can’t drive. This was very offensive as to define Ria by her race, but also because she is not

The film opens with a small car crash. A white woman hit an asian woman. The white woman was ridiculing the asian woman for not being about to say blinker correctly. The white woman was discriminating and ridiculing the woman she hit due to her race. The next scene takes place in a gun store. A Persian man was attempting to buy a gun from a white man. The white man refused to sell the gun to the Persian man because the store clerk believed the man was Arabic and a terrorist. The clerk called security on the man, when he started to argue. The Persian man brought his daughter with him, who spoke English well. The store clerk then discriminated against the daughter because she was a woman. She wanted to buy bullets for the gun and asked for whichever ones fit. Instead of the politely telling her which bullets fit, he hatefully rambled off multiple types. When she picked the type of bullet, his response was, “do you even know what those are?” The clerk believed because she was a woman, she know

about how rich girls don’t marry poor boys. Class play a big role in the movie.

The movie is about overcoming long-standing prejudice and hatred. The main character, Derek, is a skinhead and the leader of a white supremacist group. He violently kills 2 black males who tried to steal his car. He goes to jail and has changed. Once out, he tries to keep his brother from following in his footsteps.

This movie is about a girl named Malala, who wants girls to be able to go to school. In her country the Taliban is not allowing girls to get an education and are instead making them stay at home so that they have no power. Malala felt that anyone should have a right to get an education, so she went and spoke directly to the government for this chance. She then received an answer back from the government, not a simple, no but a bullet to her head. She was seen as a threat to their government and they tried to get rid of her, but they didn't kill her. She survived and was taken to the United States to be treated for her injury. She now sees that the fight is much more than expected, so she doesn't just target education for girls, but rights in general that we should all have. Her fight for education is still going on, but it has become much more than that for her. This movie made me feel like I could be doing something for a cause. It made me see that people my own age are a part of something big, something that people our age wouldn't have seen as an issue, it's something that needed to be experienced to believe. This movie has let me see that not every country has the privileges we have here at home. It lets us see that not everybody has the chances we have in life, some just need to struggle more than others. This movie lets me see that giving up is not an option when there is a cause

Although this film is disadvantaging to many people, it is also very beneficial. I think people that come from the lower class or an abusive household can really benefit from this film. The main point of this film is to show people that you can achieve anything you want to do no matter what background you come from, and although it might be hard because of economical/ personal issues you are not less of a person than anyone and you can still be successful. I love the idea of success because it doesn’t really have a set definition. You don’t necessarily need money to be/feel successful. You can work at Subway and still be successful while a twelve time Oscar winning actor can be successful. You sort of carve out your own success and make your own definition for it. This movie will also teach people that they are not on their own. Although you might think nobody is there for you, when you enter a room you don’t know what everyone is thinking or how everyone feels; you might now even know everyone. It is kind of like when you’re putting together a puzzle, you put certain pieces together and you get closer to finishing and you just need to keep trying to solve the puzzle because if you give up you just wasted your money on a puzzle

This academy award winning film is a phenomenal piece created to emphasize the racial relations that impacted crime as America was recovering from the terrorist attack. The movie switches back and forth between two days, a 36-hour period, providing viewers with enough information to understand what and why things were happening. The overall plot was to showcase the lives of several individuals, from different backgrounds, and how their lives intertwine. Viewers got a gist of what each individuals did for a living, but Paul Haggis wanted to make sure the movie focused more on who these individuals are. The main objective of this movie was to focus on on race relations in Los Angeles, which allowed viewers to relate to the characters. The actors/actresses