Slumdog Millionaire Film Techniques

‘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

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.

Amir’s mother, Sofia, dies in childbirth; Amir inherits her love of literature and probably her looks to some extent, but, her being dead, never receives any motherly love or guidance, which could have helped him out of the cowardly hole he later digs himself into. Amir’s father’s best friend and business partner, Rahim Khan, tries to give Amir the motherly love he clearly needs, fostering Amir’s love of writing and steadfastly standing up for him when Amir’s father, Baba, criticizes him, but Rahim Khan does not do enough to instill honesty, courage, and strength of conviction in young Amir. Amir’s best friend, Hassan, a servant a year younger than Amir, is everything Amir is not: athletic, brave, loyal, honest, and kind, inciting jealousy in Amir. Assef, a local bully, poses a real threat to Amir, hating Amir for the crime of befriending a Hazara (oppressed ethnic minority), but Amir is protected by Hassan, allowing young Amir to freeze and not stand up for himself in Assef’s presence. Last, but most importantly, is Amir’s father, Baba, and his views on Amir: he blames Amir for Sofia’s death,

In the novel, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, the author takes the reader into the fictional world of Amir and Hassan, two best friends who face the untold realities of their childhood as they struggle to cope with guilt and heartbreaking losses. The story is told from the perspective of Amir, a Pashtun who grows up in a privileged society and lives with his father, Baba and his best friend and Hazara servant, Hassan. One of the major turning points in the story occurs when Amir leaves Hassan to be raped by a bully, ruining their relationship for the rest of his life. While dealing with the guilt of betraying Hassan, who he later learns is his half-brother, Amir learns shocking truths about his father that alter his perspective of Baba

Boyle continues to develop these ideas in Salim’s adolescents as his childish naivety is replaced by a stern front that is brought about by the denial of his childhood trauma. At this point in his life, Salim has changed a lot due to the effects of the tough life he has had. His childhood trauma has simply been pushed to the back of his mind, but these forgotten memories are constantly biting at the back of his thoughts further corrupting his ideas of morality and his hunger for power. Salim is face to face with his idol again. When Maman first enters the room a Dutch angle is used to show the confusion and shock from both parties. Salim and Maman have not seen each other for years and Salim has changed a lot in that time. Maman and Salim are seen in a mid shot together. Salim is no longer looking up to Maman as he now understands that he is slimy and heinous, the men have come face to face

Throughout the story of The Kite Runner, Amir’s unstable relationship with Baba help depicts the transformation Amir undergoes in the three central stages of his life, his childhood, arrival to America, and finally when Baba passes away. In these stages they all contrast on the levels of Baba’s influence on Amir and due to the levels varying the change is apparent in Amir as his actions slowly start to conform to what he wants and not for being accepted by Baba. Also by doing so Khaled Hosseini is able to depict the bond between a father and son as unbreakable because when Baba passes away this is where his influence holds the most meaning over Amir as Amir starts

Khalid Hosseini’s novel The Kite Runner is about a young boy named Amir. The father and son relationship between Baba and Amir is not always positive. The novel unravels the increasing gape these two have. Amir's constant struggle for Baba's attention produces him being lonely and feeling separated from Baba’s life. And Baba’s constant struggle of having his son to follow his footsteps, leads Baba to be a terrible parent. In the novel The Kite Runner, the protagonist’s father, Baba, has demonstrated that he is a terrible father to his son Amir by wanting his son to be his reflection, not showing emotional attachment and keeping the truth from Amir.

Amir’s misadventures begin as a boy living in an affluent Afghanistan world. On the day of his birth, his mother hemorrhages to death. Robbed of any feminine influence or comfort, he goes to his overshadowing Baba for love and acceptance. His father denies his only son the tenderness he desires, leading Amir to believe his father despises him. After all, Amir’s

This is also reinforced in the ‘Hope Orphanage’ scenes, where Salim is becoming an easily manipulated person, by following Maman’s orders and bossing the other working kids around. When Salim and Jamal are a bit older, we are introduced to the film’s symbol of power, a gun. When Jamal and Salim first attempt to free Latika from the gangsters, Salim steals a gun and points it to Maman. Instead of asking to free Latika however, the symbol of money is again reinforced as Salim asks for money. After the boys escape with the money, Salim feels very powerful after shooting Maman, in which he is still in possession of the gun. With these two main symbols, Salim’s realisation of his ambition had struck, in which he sacrifices himself while in a bath full of money and holding a gun. This makes the viewers realise that he may have achieved his goal of power and wealth, but it was too late to realise it wasn’t what he truly wanted in life. This created the theme of how ambition can enhance an individual, or be the reason for their downfall.

Here in this essay I will discuss the complex relationship between father and son to demonstrate the need for a father figure in the novel "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini. The relationship between a parent and a child is a precious and haunted bond, but is not always a love relationship, but a relationship is full of pain and longing. The relationships clearly demonstrate this need for a father figure are those between Baba and Amir, and Amir and Sohrab.

Amir is an intelligent boy and gifted storyteller. His desire is to please his father and make him proud. Amir is also a coward because he let his best friend be raped by Assef. Hassan is Amir’s best friend and servant of his father. He is loyal, always defends Amir, and listens to his stories. Hassan is a poor and uneducated boy. Baba is the father of Amir, a wealthy businessman, and biological father of Hassan. Assef is the character that makes Amir feels guilty and lack courage. After Amir wins the kiting completion, Hassan runs to bring the kite back. However, he is raped by Assef in an alleyway and the only witness is Amir Whese cowardice does not let him help his loyal friend. Amir and Baba escape to Pakistan after the Russian invade Afghanistan, and then to California when Amir graduates and meets his wife Soraya. Baba passes away and Hassan is murdered by the Taliban leaving his orphaned son waiting for Amir to get back to Afghanistan. In this novel, the author discusses how characters are products of their environment, and how this affects their lives, regardless at what their backgrounds are. Influences of environment emanate from

Once again the relationship between the brothers changes one last time. A few years pass before Jamal and Salim encounter each other. Salim is regretful for the choices he made and begs for forgiveness when Jamal attacks him. Jamal has been holding onto his anger and hatred for Salim all this time and has finally directed it at the person who hurt him. Salim hurt Jamal intentionally and didn’t care about Jamal’s

Amir and Baba never got along, which caused Amir to believe that all father-son relationships are like his. Amir does not understand that parents are supposed to unconditionally love their children, like the love Hassan receives from Ali. Showing the differences in Amir and Hassan’s reactions to this story due to their relationships with their fathers explains the significance of having a bond between father and son.

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

Every child, especially in their younger ages craves the attention of their parents, the same way Amir does with Baba. In the beginning of the novel, Amir seeks for his father’s approval and love, which is needed by every child. One of the main father and son examples in this novel is Baba and Amir’s dysfunctional relationship. Near the beginning of the novel, it is evident that Baba expects more from his son and wants him to live up to the expectations of a high class member of society. Also since Baba is known to be very well respected, he expects his son to be like him in terms of bravery, physical and social expectations. However, Amir is not able to live up to Baba’s expectations,