2 explication: if Salim didnt kill Maman and take the money and run with Lakita in few days Maman is going to find them and kill all of them. Salim have an opportunity in his life to do something good, because for all his life he had thought himself alone,as a child he has a more open mind towards to the bad side, and he wanted the money to survives, but get it the wrong way, even pleased himself throwing his brother, to have relations with Latika, knowing that Jamal love Latika. Why does he make this choice? Second provide them jobs, food, etc. Once the caulk is applied and the tub drained, the caulk compresses. I enjoyed reading your thoughtful contribution Jean In change, his brother has taken a different live with more order and responsibility. When he fails to convince her that he lives in Scotland like her, she hangs up. He is unable to see beyond himself, and his desire for power and wealth.. even if it means selling out his brother. The slum that is where poor people live are in around the world but Peru is one who have the most biggest slum in the world, more in Brazil and more in India who is one the countries with more population. (5) For 1,000,000 rupees: On the American $100 bill, there is a portrait of which American statesman? But also represents some type of brainwashing or mental control because it makes people stop think on their reality and just watch crap on Television. They are focusing on meaningless things like paying more politicians to complete all the political parties when they dont realize that most part of the country needs urgent economical and moral help. One of the most rich persons in lima, is the king of potatoes, and he comes from there. This scene is where the book begins. What is this film staying about the effect of money on culture? This people usually live on the streets or in slums. And Salim make that decision, because for one time on his life, he want to make something good saving Latika from Javed, and giving his brother Jamal, the life he deserves with Latika, as he always want since he was a child and he abandoned with Maman on the camp. The two words that we can see in the title are totally different for one reason slum is where poor people live and millionaire are rich people that is the contrast of the title. A slumdog is a poor man with almost no opportunities to progress, so he/she cant be rich. Jamal does not leave, and Latika comes up behind Salim and tells him to leave. what did Salim do with the autograph that Jamal had gotten . Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Despite you dont think it, most of the situations in india also happen in Per. First, if the children were well educated the wouldnt have the mentality to steal thing for survive, they will look for a job to earn money and keep studing to get a better job and have a good life. We only see his left eye in the frame, just after he has blinded a young boy to make him a more valuable beggar. Immediately after the dance scene, the gang erupts into the empty train station and slaughters Jamal and Latika. What is the original language of Slumdog Millionaire? Cast ironthe all-purpose material of the Victorian erahad been poured into sinks and lavatories since the late 1850s, and by 1867 the famous J.L. But The case of Jamal malik is different, his poorness turned him rich. The question taht I will answer is In the final scene, we see Salim and the choice he makes filling the bathtub with money, etc. Prem and Jamal were answering the question which begins the movie. As we know a slum is ver poor neighborhood, their characteristics are that they dont have electricity, water and almost no food and the worst is that his houses have no roof and are made with cardboard. Edit, Chai is simply the Hindi word for tea. Every single question was a important moment of Jamals life, thats why he could answer every question. Jamal Malik (Dev Patel), an 18-year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, India, is just one question away from winning the grand prize on India's version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. Salim then goes to work for Latika's pimp and helps to hold her captive until he has a change of heart and lets her escape with his car and cell phone. In the movie this is shown when the police officers are torturating Jamal because they say he cheated, and they wouldnt believe when he said he didnt. What do you take away as the most important or impression from the film? As 18-year-old Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) answers questions on the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, flashbacks show how he got there. If think that the solution for this big problem here in Peru and probably in Mumbai also is the reorganization of the government. The title in this movie give us a clear idea of what the story or movie will be about, when you read it you instantly know that it will be about a slum dog that became millionaire. the tittle, as already you should know, its Slumdog millionaire, now there are two opposite terms that discribe two different persons, life styles, etc. The beggar, whose name is Arvind, warns Jamal to look out for Maman, who will get revenge if he can. No one would ever think that a slum-dog could end up winning that much money, and even less that he will earn it in Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Publicado por Lissette en 19:40 I believe that this movie has many important messages, but the one that I find to be more relevant is nothing is impossible. This message is revealed all throughout the film, since the moment when Jamal was a kid until the moment when he won 20 million rupees. The government should do something, like establishing more public schools and giving more jobs, but they are indifferent about this terrible crisis in the country. nothing was out of His Reach, but they felt like if the were limited to some things beacuse of marginalization. In this programme the finality is to win a trip for any school for his prom trip. In what ways does the movie differ from the book. The title and the contrast in this movie means how a poor man pass to be rich with a simple TV program, Slum means like a very poor zone and is like a young population that don`t have a lot of money, so I think that went the title talk about slum is about Jamal, how with a simple TV program Who wants to be a millionaire and in one night or one day he turn to be a millionaire. He constructed a very good friendship relationship with Latika in regardless his situation and he knows that one person more in the group is one more mouth to feed. The film takes us to the very brink of despair and before bringing us back to an uplifting conclusion. The image of the boy covered in feces but holding a perfectly pristine photograph to be autographed is striking in the contrast between shiny Bollywood celebrity worship and a young slumdog literally covered in poop. (LogOut/ In Lima, near the school and near my house there is a slum called Manchay, where people dont have money to make houses. This opportunity that he has to do a good thing, to not think himself and thinks in his brother that suffered at her side so small,. The policeman threatens to electrocute Jamal again if he doesn't explain how he knew about the Hundred Dollar Bill and Jamal continues his story. Jamal brings Latika a towel while she showers, and Salim leaves the room. In Lima we have some shows with the same finality, win a prize. does it mean that all Jamal desires is just out of his reach? Salim put twenty million rupees worth of bills into the bathtub where he died. As we see in the movie most of the city of Mumbai is pure slums, but this place isnt the only one who is full of them, Lima is also one. While we have seen him be ruthless and evil previous to this, the blinding incident only confirms how heartless he is in dealing with the children, and this shot of him, at the edge of the frame, confirms that he is a villain rather than a savior for these children. One took the choice to live freedom in the way of vices, crime, delincuency, the wrong way. In the final scene, Jamal meets Latika in a train station where they share a kiss. As can be seen in the film Slumdog Millionaire, Mumbai poverty is almost equal to that of Lima, and survives the most cunning, as you have to know how to survive on the streets, where no one is trustworthy, stealing food, lying people and so on. However, theyre both united on a single phrase, which ensures that its the same person we are talking about. This is also seen in the movie, because in the slums there isnt any consistent education and the children also grow without a knowledge base. A CD release came out in December. In the film, the theme of destiny is a central theme. So the goverment should give him that by short periods, then move out the masssive poblation by gropus to a new zone, giving her apartaments and then they would pay for them, and the electricity and essencal things with the work that they would have with the education freee that is given to them. This was similar to Bruschke & Ricke's combined sofa and bathtub of the same period. Why Did They Blind The Kid In Slumdog Millionaire? But the most important thing is that for the Christians it is ethic to kill someone if killing him you are saving a lot of live. He knows this because one of the call center operators who worked on the phone system told him. With a few simple steps you can change your Netflix region to a country like Argentina and start watching Argentine Netflix, which includes Slumdog Millionaire. How does the title and the contrast within it provide symbolic summary of the film? But no. Besides environmental, health and social conditions the main causes of slums in the cities are people having more children than they can afford to, then child labour which relates a lot with the first reason and if the children have to work they cant have a good quality education which makes them uneducated and when they grow up they have more children than they can afford to and the hole cycle starts over. We should raise funds to bring education to little kids, so in the future they could get out of the poverty circle. The movie has many messages, but the one I think is the most important, is never lose the hope, because all is possible in this live. He then gives Jamal the wrong answer written on the mirror in the rest room. It means that Jamal was born in a slumdog family and he was poor, and by consecuence, the people of this same economic situation, had difficulties to get this type of beneficts because of racism, fear, etc. Why does Salim fill the bathtub with money? the policeman asks, which launches us back into Jamal's story. This is Jamal's position in the call center where he works when he appears on the game show. Immediately after the dance scene, the gang erupts into the empty train station and slaughters Jamal and Latika. i would give him the wrong answer and finish with my anger that i have inside. When Javed hears Latika on the show and realizes that Salim has helped her escape, he and his men break down the bathroom door. Edit, The film was made under the condition that it was to be in English. We can see this it, in most of the movie, especially in the moments were the principal characters, are in the most difficult moments, like being captured by child exploiters, lose your best friend with the possibility of never see again her again or see how your mother is killed and from that moment you are alone in the world. Salim wanted to gie because he regrets his actions. In Lima also we didnt have gave a good formation to the poor children, that is why the poor children steal things. Slumdog Millionaire won the 2009 Academy Award for Best Motion Picture. I also think that what we have to do with this problem, is go to that place and make a social work, to help them with some food or cleaning supplies. Salim raped Latika the night that he and Jamal rescued her from Maman. Originally titled Slumdog Millionaire: Kaun Banega Crorepati, the name was shortened for legal reasons. This means exactly what the film is about. The movie is trying to say that we make our own future, nothing is written in our minds, we can change our future. How did the filmmakers secure the rights to 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'. He wrote his own destiny. He asks to use his Phone-a-Friend lifeline in order to call Salim (Madhur Mittal), but Salim doesn't answer. (8) For 10,000,000 rupees: Which cricketer has scored the most first-class centuries in history? If you watch closely in the scene where the Jamal and Malik are young kids and are being chased through the slums of Juhu, the word "chai wallah" appears a few times. When Jamal beats on the door, Salim opens it and points the gun at Jamal's head, threatening to shoot him. only one side. Looks like you're mixed up with both. In Mumbai in the same thing, people who live in slums think that all their live, they will be poor. As a result, there has been a disproportionate rise of slums and overcrowing in the city. Boyle shoots Maman on the extreme left edge of the frame as rain pours down over the man. By filling the tub all the way, you expand the gap quite a bit. Despite all the poor people in India and Per we can make sure that everything can change, a lot of people started from being just one simple Slum. Why does he make this choice? its no so different to Peru a country were every child who disserves education and doesnt have it is been forced to work even he dont want to, then we can see political when we dont respect other Peruvians just because they doesnt speak like us or wear like us is exclusion of the greatest of been Peruvian and finally social we can see of this in whole world were Peru is just open for lima and their peoples dont know another city, lima is a city which is open of problem like robbing, violence and drugs that we can see. What is written underneath it? Nightmare in the movie: In the movie yes it present because like Lima and Mumbai the city is very poor, there are slums, child traffic, etc. What are the questions Jamal answers on the game show? Isolation due to poverty Why did he give Jamal the wrong answer? He makes that choice because he finally realizes and regrets what hed done. . Jamal, instead, discovered that the way he took (the right way) many times, takes you to a final happy ending. Bollywood films are made through various Indian film studios located in the city of Mumbai. Probably as a show-off when he gets killed. Another difference is that in Peru there is no way to die of hungry. Edit, (1) For 1,000 rupees: Who was the star in the 1973 hit film "Zanjeer"? In the most graphically violent scene of the movie, a young beggar boy is drugged and blinded with acid while unconscious. What is the grand prize worth in other currencies? When Javed hears Latika on the show and realizes that Salim has helped her escape, he and his men break down the bathroom door. It could have also been added because the youngest Jamal tells Latika that one day they'll be together and they will sing and dance, and so it ended the film on a joyous note. So the solution to this problem is to have willpower for the change. I believe there is a relation between the title and the movie, because the title is SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE and it deals with the surprise somone gets when he sees that a slumdug has become a millionaire. Why does he make this choice? This angular shooting, often in conjunction with very quick cuts, creates a playful and adventurous atmosphere in the storytelling, and makes the narrative seem very exciting. I think that the causes of this phenomena are: that the people who live in the slums, dont want to prgress or work in a place, to earn some money. I really think that the cause of this is bad education and lack of opportunities. At the same time that Jamal is winning, Salim fills a bathtub with money and sits in it, waiting for the death he knows will happen when Javed discovers what he has done. The poor people do bad things to earn some money. He dies after getting shot, bathing in a tub of money. Otherwise, the only connections that this film shares with Bollywood is the city of Mumbai and a group dance in a train station during the final scene that echoes traditional Bollywood films. (7) For 5,000,000 rupees: Cambridge Circus is in which U.K. city? Its your ticket off the reality. Teach them how to get out of that situation, working and changing the situation. Slum means the place where extremely people live. The love story, which is prominently featured in the film, was written by Beaufoy. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Read the Study Guide for Slumdog Millionaire, Portraying Persistence: The Importance of Cinematic Techniques in Slumdog Millionaire, Cultural Dimensions in Slumdog Millionaire, View Wikipedia Entries for Slumdog Millionaire. She is in the red light district, being trained in the art of seduction, with the promise that her virginity will one day fetch a lot of money for Maman and the other gangsters. In the final scene, we see Salim and the choice he makes filling the bathtub with money, etc. Salim chose the way he wanted to die. He knows that if he didn't go now, there was trouble waiting for him so he chose to lay in a bathtub full of money because that's the way he wanted to go. Latika and Jamal were in love but Salim sells her to another evil man: Javed.Insted of feeling happy with his money, he was vary confussed and sad with himself.He realized that money does not bring happines. He filled the bathtub with money because money was always like "the best" for him. Because when this happen a lot of people star losing their jobs so they have to live on this really poor places thats why I think the industrial revolution start and know you need to have a good education and this people cant get this so thats why most of them stay poor until they died. Salim and Jamal shared lots of adventures but he betrayed his own brother in order to earn money. I think that the government should take care about the organization of the slums, offer employment opportunities and provide basic human resources like clean water, food, better lighting, sanitarity and infrastructure. In addition, we can say that Salim wanted to stop working with the Indian mob, but didnt know how, so the only option was to sacrifice himself. Its heavily implied but never confirmed that the reason why Salim wanted Jamal out of the room was because that he wanted Latika. Edit, Song and dance sequences are very common in Bollywood movies to portray feelings of love, happiness, or other emotions. So there are much more slums in India than in all South America. (A) Surdas, (B) Tulsidas, (C) Mira Bai, or (D) Kabir. Was Salim considered a good or bad brother? The city of Lima is the capital of Peru therefore; the lure of jobs in the city is a huge pull on those living in rural areas. The tv Host of the progamme who wants to be a millionaireis a famous guy who won that game and its rich. How can we solve this problem in the short term? I dont think so. My enemy's enemy is a friend." In Peru, Lima there are many slums and also bad people who have many money from there as in India, but the difference between Lima and Mumbai is that here there are not so many mafias as there are in Mumbai and also here theres not a LEGAL discrimination between poor and rich. Edit, In the opening scene of the movie, a title card reads: Jamal Malik is one question away from winning 20 Million Rupees. And thats how finally slums are created because of migration. Essencially, we are talking about a Slumdog, a little boy from the streets, non educated and without a clue about what is basic culture. I think that the producers give this name to the movie to attract the attention of the people because is strange. For example when I first saw the title of the movie I imagine that it will be a slum dog that wins a kind of lottery or something like that, so in this case the title gives you a very close idea of the movie. Back on the game show, Jamal answers a question about Cambridge Circus, the answer to which he learned working at the call center. So, how can we make our predictions of the summmary of the film? Why Did Salim Fill The Bathtub With Money? Instead his brother did the same, but in the bad way, being in the mafia. Why did Salim fill the bathtub with money? Why or why not? Salim shoots Maman when the two of them encounter him together. Salim hates having to work a menial job and complains to Jamal, who tells him that they've come to the city to find Latika. This is clearly shown in the story. We can see that in Mumbai there is a lot of poverty, like in Lima, there are a lot of slums, traffic, and terrorism. Then, his search for Latika is motored by his belief in their mutual destiny, a conviction he tells her when they catch up at the abandoned hotel. Back on the game show, the host asks Jamal who invented the revolver. In the question: In the film, the theme of destiny is a central theme. The beggar boy asks who is on it, and Jamal describes the president and the beggar says, "Benjamin Franklin," then recognizes him as Jamal. based on movies natural plot making, we can asume he will have many troubles on the way. Not affiliated with Harvard College. In other words, he was born poor and he will stay poor. When Jamal remains intent on finding her, Salim insists, "There are 90 million people in this city, Jamal. In the interrogation room, the younger policeman quizzes Jamal to see if he knows who is on an Indian bill, but Jamal cannot answer his question. resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss thenovel. He was very lucky. In my point of view y think, that there is a solution, I think that the government give more opportunities for the people who have small business, the government need to give money so they can grow his own business, but before that I think that the government need to give a few classes for teach that people how to keep the money safe and how you need to do for grow your own job, so that kind of few and easy examples can do the government for keep a population without slums. Edit, In the original novel, Q and A, the show is a fictional one called "Who Will Win a Billion", with a similar format. Second: Edit, Slumdog Millionaire is based on the bestselling novel Q and A by Indian diplomat Vikas Swarup. While Salim does not care about finding her, Jamal has a firm belief that he will be able to locate his childhood sweetheart, sifting through the 90 million people in the city. Boyle's daughter told him about Patel, who had a role on the British TV show Skins. Four answer choices are presented: (A) He cheated, (B) He's lucky, (C) He's a genius, and (D) It is written. Millionaire in this movie means sincerely loved. Jamal came from slums of Mumbai and became a millionaire on the game show. Here in Peru, the same thing occurs in slums. Why did Salim fill the bathtub with money? Jamal's interrogation is conducted by the police, before, not after, the last question. Rahman's soundtrack with vocals from Suzanne, "Great DJ" by Ting Tings, and "Hopppolla" by Sigur Rs, which plays for the majority of the trailer until its end. Actually, his poverty made him rich; its pretty ironic. Salim did that because after all that he passed he didnt get hapiness and also he was upset of having mistrated his brother Jamal and her friend (girlfrien) Latika. At the same time that Jamal is winning, Salim fills a bathtub with money and sits in it, waiting for the death he knows will happen when Javed discovers what he has done. When Boyle met him, he had found his Jamal. In an underground passageway, Jamal sees a boy from the camp who has been blinded, singing and begging for money. Thats why this movie is a kind of fight against destiny, as we watched in the movie. They live with houses of a very bad material like cardboard. In question number 3 says: Copyright 1999 - 2023 GradeSaver LLC. But the money wasnt the most important thing in his destiny, the most important thing was, that he finish finding Latika, they were separate for a long of time, but finally they met. Is Slumdog Millionaire available on Netflix? Why did Salim put money in the bath? Edit, The soundtrack, which is composed by A.R. (A) Truth alone triumphs, (B) Lies alone triumph, (C) Fashion alone triumphs, or (D) Money alone triumphs. Why does he make this choice? . They see they need of surviving and start to work in streets to give some little thing to their families. Then, in my opinion, they should give them (when they become adults) a good job, so this will keep them doing things and will not give opportunity to get in drugs. There is no lawyer, and no Gudiya. Nice, you actually have something constructive to say about the problem. Please understand that Bollywood movie is the one which comes out of Hindi film industry and Hollywood is American so slumdog is actually none of them. Also anonymus partners say that he is really strict with these kind of schools, that want to win a chance of a free trip. In the show Who wants to be a millionaire, all the questions they asked him, were important moments in his life, but he didnt have the last answer of the the last question: who is the third musketeer, he used his last lifeline in calling his brother, but Latika answered the call. | Boyle is purposefully showing the shots of Latika running towards the phone and Salim layering money in the bath tub to create suspense for the audience as the figure out what will happen, and how each scene pieces into the end game of the movie. This kind of conflicts are the cause of other like working children, malnutrition, crimes, illiterate people, unemployment, and some others. Throughout, we see shots filmed at a slight angle, askant. Salim shoots Javed and is himself gunned down. As Jamal thinks about Latika, first left behind running after the train, then as an adult, we are transported back to the present. Edit, The grand prize of 20 million rupees on India's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? By doing that he made his brother and his girlfriend happy, kills the chief of the group of the mafi9a and get realised from his chains (of doing bad). Impossible Dream: The impossible dream in the movie is it for Jamal, the man who plays who wants to be a millionaire? After getting a small hut, they need to find for a job but they wont get a job because of their lack of knowledge and thats also the way which makes crime increase. In the last scene Jamal call his brother, he didnt know that his brother (Salim) gave his phone to Latika, and Jamal use the last lifeguard, called a friend, he called his brother, but Latika answered. His life has often been referred to as a true rags to riches story. Wikipedia.org Salim's death Resigned to his fate, the sacrifice he has made for his childhood friend, Salim fills a bathtub with money, the only reward for the life of a gangster, and gets into the tub with a revolver, prepared to meet his fate. They are taught songs of the blind poet Surdas and learn they will likely be blinded when they finish learning the songs, in order to work as blind, singing beggars. This is a dirty game and mental emotional psychological which keep people in a state of painful illusion. There is no such scene in the book, although its possibility is suggested.For three years, from ages eleven through thirteen, Ram works as a daytime houseboy for a retired movie actress in her forties named Neelima Kumari. There are many solutions that we can put in practice like never throw to the rubbish the food, instead we can approach them giving it to the persons that really need them, the slums. While Jamal wants to find her, Salim insists, "I don't give a shit about her." What do you think the film is saying about the globalization of culture through media? Instead, Jamal chose the way of honesty and hard work. "So, did you see them again?" Jai Ho is also a means of salutation in some parts of India, just like Namaste or Good Morning. When Salim tells him he did, Javed Khan responds, "Good. I think that the title in a simple way means that several opportunities are presented to a poor boy with no future and these changes his life and change him, making him a better person and rich. It can also mean that everyone can change whatever they want. By slowing down the images of the memories, Boyle invites the viewer into Jamal's interior life. He filled the bathtub with money because it was the best for him. By the time pass, that friendship turns to strong loop of love. *it's really crowded. As can be seen in the film Slumdog Millionaire, Mumbai poverty is almost equal to that of Lima, and surviving the most cunning, as you have to know how to survive on the streets, where no one is trustworthy, stealing food, lying people and so on. Maman drops a bunch of coins on the ground and tells Salim to disappear with Jamal and forget the whole thing. He also takes that decision for do something good in his life for redeem his self and help his brother because he knows that his brother never give up. He makes this choice because he realizes that he has done a lot of damage to his brother and he wants to fix it sacrificing himself and killing all the men that were entering the room and then dying. Sorry, Slumdog Millionaire is not available on Indian Netflix, but you can unlock it right now in India and start watching! At that time, the early to mid-1990s, riots and fighting between Hindus and Muslims was rampant in the so-called Bombay Riots. With a wrench, remove the packing nut used to hold the faucet in place. And this explanation is the biggest part in the movie. After watching the film I was shocked by the similarities of the slums in Mumbai and the ones that we have here in Peru. How does the title and the contrasts within it provide symbolic summary of the film? How did Jamal get on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?". describe the slums that Jamal & Salim were from.