It’s 12:00 am. I usually stay up at this time. The air is still. Not a single gust of wind. Its temperature was at a cool. It’s not freezing or too hot. You could describe it as spring. I slip on my shoes. Go outside, A take a drag of a cigarette. Look upon the sky and gaze at the stars.
I swiftly make myself to door. My parents hate when I’m up this late. They want their sleep. It’s hard because they had work early. I Usually did nothing on those days. The door from the downstairs peers open. My dad was unaware and oblivious of his surroundings. “What the hell?!?!” He shrieks I look at him Like I’ve done something wrong. Because he has never seen me be up this late. I reply “Did I scare you?” He looks over. With a half-cocked grin. Looking like he’s about to murder me. But still slightly showing that he understands “You did” and he’ pauses and says: “Why are up this late anyway? Shouldn’t you be getting ready for to go over?” OH, her house. This place is somewhere I have longed for. For me, I don’t even have any heritage or share any traits. It’s a place I was introduced to such a long time ago. It was about a few years ago; my mother knew her from us babysitting. She always wore clothes that had an oriental pattern She was a little, Maybe about 5ft 3. Her looked skin like uncooked brown rice, her teeth looked like they pushed forward by rock. She would always come over and make meals. They weren’t anything my parents made. They make Italian food which had a sweet and dry taste to it. I just went along with what they were making and ate It. I Think this is where I’ve lost my taste for Italian food. Since I got tired of it. I went on to eat foreign delicacies. Such as Tempura and Gyudon. Its taste was so fantastic I just couldn’t go back. My parents didn’t like the fact that I was leaving their traditional heritage of food. They started getting aggravated because they had no clue of where to buy any of this stuff. It wasn’t sold in supermarkets at the time. So, our babysitter took us down to her house and we’d cook the stuff there. Her house was very minimalist, old, and somewhat decaying. nothing on the walls besides this exotic oriental pattern from Thailand. There weren’t many materialist items. Such as a TV, computer, car and phone. I had asked; “Don’t you have a tv or computer I could go on?” I asked “No, “she replied I wondered why she doesn’t even bother to have a TV or a computer? Is this lady living in the 21st century? I would think most people would have these items.So, we would continue to make the food on this hot summer day. The damn place didn’t have air conditioning. So, we finish cooking and sit down then, ask her. “Why don’t you have a computer or a television?” She gets up a takes a breath. And says “Because materials have no value to ourselves” Then later says. “I am a Buddhist, Possessions are what we attach to I find such things are what people should have no need of.” “Do you care to explain?’ She explained a specific term in Buddhism called “Upādāna” Which means “fuel’ and the cause of suffering. Which is an extension of “Dukkha” which is the meaning of “un-satisfactoriness” It made no sense to me at first. But as began to think deeper. It clicked. All of what she was saying made absolute sense of why she had nothing in her house. Lots of people have attached to items that have no meaning. Often feeling unsatisfied with what they are handed Of course. most of us have leaned onto items for happiness. The home that she had lived in, was really beat up so we never could go back there for quite some time. She moved back to Thailand and sold her house to support her supermarket she had. The feeling of this home was esoteric. I missed it, nothing but old newspapers and plants. How I feel about this place is different from my actual home that I’d live in. The space made me move around more and clear my mind. Even though the color of the interior wasn’t my forte. I hope to visit her exact home in Thailand one day. I hope her well.
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In the first weeks of march to nearing the end of march, we were instructed to complete a film based project. The film, was titled Slumdog millionaire! I’d to say that it wasn’t my forte of film choice. Obviously, you must do it or id lose some points on my letter grade.
For the most part, I worked the project entirely by myself, except for our Instructor Sabatino. I can say this was my weakest I’ve done. I had waited until the last minute to work, also spring break was the week after leading me to completely forget about the project itself. As usual, I had done this in the comfort of my own home, usually in the basement on the computer shifting back and forth so I don’t sit there stuck on the same subject. it was the usual experience. But as I said earlier, I had rushed a bit from my lack of time management. Which I can improve in the last weeks of the semester. The topic I had choose was to write about how themes of violence, mistrust and poverty impacted Jamal. I can say that I could’ve choose a better topic for this assignment. It felt uninteresting to write about how violence impacted him. I think it would’ve been better to write about the class system of India. Then, extend the ideas out of the film. I could revise my film project with the Idea of idea and poverty, But I’m unsure if it fits the criteria. I think I could just rewrite the essay altogether and choose a different topic. This would lead me to start over from scratch, But I’m okay with that. Sometimes when something is started, there is a probability it will fail. But that’s how most art works. You keep starting repeatedly until you’ve found the right thing. In Slumdog Millionaire, screenwriter Simon Beaufoy shares the story of Jamal, a boy who grew up in the slum neighborhoods of India and managed to gain a spot on the gameshow, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? At the beginning of the film, a scene is shown of Jamal’s mother being killed in what is a known incident called The Bombay Riots. Jamal flees with his brother Salim, and they must figure out how to live on their own. Later, they’re seen sleeping in a storage container and meeting up with Latika, a girl from the slums who isn’t related to Jamal or Salim. They are taken in by a man known as Maman. Who takes them to their so-called orphanage to later find out that he is blinding children. Which leads us to Jamal's personality. Which has been shaped through his experiences with repeated violence, interactions with people he cannot trust, and the struggles of abject poverty.
The first thing the we recognize in this film is violence. His mother was killed in The Bombay Riots, which left both brothers without any parents left. We can say this when Salim acquires the gun he took from maman. He starts displaying his dominance to gang members saying that he shot his rival. led Which attentively, leads Jamal's brother Salim to becoming a gang member. This has ultimately changed how he views Salim as his brother. Which leads to our next theme of mistrust. His brother Salim, has destroyed the relationship Jamal. It shows itself slightly in the beginning of the film, shows Salim selling his autographed action star that Jamal had gotten from Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan. After this point, Salim slowly becomes an evil brother. As he purposely let’s go of Latika for playing a prank on him. But knowing him, he doesn’t admit to that to Jamal. But not until when they’re young teens is where salim’s true colors show. When he tells Jamal to leave with a gun straight to his face. As of this point in the film, He is working for Javed. A rival drug lord of Maman. Years later, Jamal is now in a call center as a teaboy. He searches for Salim and Latika through the call centers database. Salim and Jamal meet at a construction site and It doesn’t go as you’d expect as happy family supper on thanksgiving. Jamal’s eyes showed his complete hatred for his brother’s actions and a feeling of betrayal. He doesn’t fully realize until the end of the film, when he hears Latika. With the name of the film being titled: Slumdog Millionaire The last thing we can recognize is the overall setting of this film, which is in the slums of Mumbai, India. This area in specific is in poverty. People are sitting on piles of trash, children are walking around half naked, beggars are everywhere and children are everywhere making public places like restrooms they call “homes.” with Jamal in specific, Jamal hustles his way through the streets of India. He starts begging on the streets. then, stealing goods from tourists and finally, tricking people to thinking he was a tourist at the Taj Mahal. Jamal and Salim haven’t grasped the concept of what is right or wrong. Since, the brothers mother was killed, and since the education system wasn’t really teaching enough to the students, these children are forced into criminal action to survive. Outside of the film. Detroit poverty percentage of 59 percent. The death rate for young people ages 1-19 increased 14 percent between 2004 and 2012, mostly because of increased homicide. Per Detroit news. To compare with this film. The rate is based on families that have neglected their children alongside abuse. Cuts in social services have also impacted many of the people in poverty. In Conclusion, the themes of violence, poverty and mistrust are immensely common throughout the film. How it impacts Jamal, is when he enters the gameshow: Who wants to be a millionaire! Where he answers all the questions through his experiences and later wins the grand prize of ₹20 million rupees. I think without all of what had happened to him, I don’t think he would’ve even won the 20 million rupees or possibly, even gotten on the gameshow for that matter. This also answers one thing the Jamal believes, is that he believes that his future isn’t already written. He can continue to be a Slumdog, or life in the riches of fame. In Slumdog Millionaire, screenwriter Simon Beaufoy shares the story of Jamal, a boy who grew up in the slum neighborhoods of India and managed to gain a spot on the gameshow, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? At the beginning of the film, a scene is shown of Jamal’s mother being killed in what is a known incident called The Bombay Riots. Jamal flees with his brother Salim, and they must figure out how to live on their own. Later, they’re seen sleeping in a storage container and meeting up with Latika, a girl from the slums who isn’t related to Jamal or Salim. Two or three more summary sentences. Thesis statement: Jamal's personality has been shaped through his experiences with repeated violence, interactions with people he cannot trust, and the struggles of abject poverty.
The first thing the we recognize in this film is violence. His mother was killed in The Bombay Riots, which left both brothers without any parents left. It is one of the dark paths that had left both children on a path without any morals. Both of them are free of any restrictions. This has lead Jamal's brother Salim to becoming a gang member. The next thing I identify in the film, is when Jamal and Salim are finding her friend Latika. They find her in a prostitution ring in a different part of town, Jamal and Salim make an abrupt entrance while Maman is there. Salim, grabs his gun and shoots Maman. This has ultimately changed how he views Salim as his brother. Which leads to our next theme of mistrust. This is common from the beginning to the end. His brother Salim, has destroyed the relationship Jamal. It shows itself slightly in the beginning of the film, shows Salim selling his autographed action star that Jamal had gotten from Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan. After this point, Salim slowly becomes an evil brother. As he purposely let’s go of Latika for playing a prank on him. But knowing him, he doesn’t admit to that to Jamal. But not until when they’re young teens is where salim’s true colors show. When he tells Jamal to leave with a gun straight to his face. As of this point in the film, He is working for Javed. A rival drug lord of Maman. Years later, Jamal is now in a call center as a teaboy. He searches for Salim and Latika through the call centers database. Salim and Jamal meet at a construction site and It doesn’t go as you’d expect as happy family supper on thanksgiving. Jamal’s eyes showed his complete hatred for his brother’s actions and a feeling of betrayal. He doesn’t fully realize until the end of the film, when he hears Latika. With the name of the film being titled: Slumdog Millionaire The last thing we can recognize is the overall setting of this film, which is in the slums of Mumbai, India. This area in specific is in poverty. Therefore, poverty has a huge impact on not only Jamal, but the rest of the people living in that rural area. People are sitting on piles of trash, children are walking around half naked, beggars are everywhere and children are everywhere making public places like restrooms they call “homes.” Extending this idea, with Jamal in specific, Jamal hustles his way through the streets of India. He starts begging on the streets. then, stealing goods from tourists and finally, tricking people to thinking he was a tourist at the Taj Mahal. Jamal and Salim haven’t grasped the concept of what is right or wrong. Since, the brothers mother was killed, and since the education system wasn’t really teaching enough to the students, these children are forced into criminal action to survive. In Conclusion, the themes of violence, poverty and mistrust are immensely common throughout the film. How it impacts Jamal, is when he enters the gameshow: Who wants to be a millionaire! Where he answers all the questions through his experiences and later wins the grand prize of ₹20 million rupees. I think without all of what had happened to him, I don’t think he would’ve even won the 20 million rupees or possibly, even gotten on the gameshow for that matter. This also answers one thing the Jamal believes, is that he believes that his future isn’t already written. He can continue to be a Slumdog, or life in the riches of fame. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0927537114001146 Film-Based Project Assignment Sheet: Please post a scratch assignment sheet for our film-based project. Include the following:
The film that had won movie madness was a film titled Slumdog millionaire. My first initial judgement was to think it was some type of gangster movie with no originality. Where a kid in the ghetto of some suburban city. rises to the top of becoming the top gangster on his block. I guess you can say I was about the ghetto part, but as an A-typical Detroit gangster movie, then,I was indefinitely wrong. It goes to say that when you look at something a certain way, It might not have been what you thought.
Slumdog millionaire is a British drama film set in Mumbai India. The has some tones that can reflect the state of India’s class system. One quote that examples this will is when Jamal took American tourists on a fake tour around a certain slum in India. The tourist come back to their car and are shocked that the car has been stripped into pieces’. A police off comes over and starts beating Jamal, and shouts “You want to see the real India! Here it is! This quote is powerful, because it reflects the reality of India’s class system known as the caste system. It shares the same system as the European feudal system. Which was the king at the top, and the peasants at the bottom. But in India, there are two type of categories to describe Indian communities. The first is Castes and the second is tribes. The “castes” were considered the elites of Indian society and divided the rest of the castes into three lower classes,Which are the Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras. This could be a good argument-based essay. Since the movies imagery reflects on India’s modern class system and its reality. We could make an argument whether or not India needs to change its system or should be kept, since the caste system d keeps modern tradition. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1010048/?ref_=nv_sr_1 |
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