sábado, 7 de marzo de 2009

Questions for Reflection & Discussion

1• What does the title mean? How does the title and the contrasts within it provide symbolic summary of the film?
The title means what he basiclly turned into, he was a slumdog and now he is a millionaire. It basiclly sums all the movie because that's what it shows, the life of a slumdog and all the things he had to go through, and how all these things led himto become a millionare.

2• Early in the film we see the young Jamal dive into a latrinepit to steal a glimpse at a visiting movie star. How does his single-mindedness to see this movie star reveal hisdetermination? What other examples do you see in the film of his determination?
It reveals how did everything he could to reach his goal, that was seeing the movie star, he didn't cared getting all dirty, he wanted to see him and no one would stop him from it. Other examples of his determination would be how he never forgot about Latika, everyone said that he should forget about her but he never did, and in the end with his determination he reached his goal, that was to be with her.

3• In the film, the theme of destiny is a central theme. What does it mean that all Jamal desires is just out of his reach? (The prized autograph, Latika, his brother, the answers, etc.)
It means that destiny was good to him because all that he wanted and seemed impossible to have, he got it at the end, like the answer that he didn't knew, it turned out to be the right one.

6 comentarios:

  1. for me it was a good title because it is the theme of all the movie so it's good.

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  2. He was a very determined person,How he get out of the rest room just to see his favorite actor that show alot of determination and about Latika, he never forget her and he looked for her until he found her.

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  3. I think that when talking about destiny and that he didn't have anything he wanted during his life was because of one reason. And that was the game, he wouldn't have won it if he didn't had lived what he did.
    Something better was waiting for him, he just had to wait.
    like we say in spanish "cuando te toca ni aunque te quites"

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  4. I agree with your answers and with anne too
    Jamal would not have won the game if he didn't live what he lived
    The title described very well the movie

    DOMINIQUE

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  5. The title is good because is it what Jamal was and described his life, also in his determination I wouldn`t do that to see a star.

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  6. Yes, it was a little bit ironic that a slumdog became millionaire that quickly.
    And I agree on everything, we was looking for what everyone does, happiness... and the only difference on him and the rest of us is that he didn't give up.

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