In class today we watched the movie Slumdog Millionaire. We discussed in the class how In class today we watched the movie Slumdog Millionaire. We discussed in the class how India, the men and women are portrayed in the movie. I think India is portrayed in the movie as very poor and the movie makes it look like everyone who lives in India lives in the slums. Although, I have never visited India I have heard that the movie gives an accurate picture of what it is really like there. India is a very poor country, and a lot of people really live in the slums and the only way people can survive is to steal and cheat. As well, in the movie men are portrayed as more powerful and stronger than women. The movie portrays women as the weaker gender because the main girl named Latika, goes through many hard times throughout her life. Someone she trusts rapes her and men use her for many different things throughout her life. The move makes you feel bad for the main character, Jamal, when they are questioning and attacking him for knowing the answer to the game show "Who wants to be a millionaire". The police do not believe he could know the answers to the questions because Jamal has no formal education, has been a career their as a child and is from the slums. However throughout the movie Jamal proves the from life experience he knows every answer to the questions that he was asked. Slumdog Millionaire is one of my favorite movies because i think the acting, and directing were done really well. I really enjoyed seeing this movie and can't wait for it to come out on DVD.
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