12. The chaos and the constant noise and motion of Mumbai at the center of the film, (supported by a fabulous soundtrack) are contrasted with a deeper silent seeking. Describe what each of the main characters is seeking.
First of all, Jamal is seeking for love next to Latika, to which he has been in loved for quite a long time now and to which he is deeply in love. Salim, which is an ambicious man, is seeking for money, since he thinks that having a lot of money will give him all of the happiness he needs in life, but what he doesn't know is that money doesn't buy all the happiness in the whole world. And at last, Latika, is seeking for peace and love next to Jamal, to which she is also deeply in love with.
If we can analyze all of what the characters are seeking, we can see that 2 of them are seeking to non-material things, and the only one who is seeking for a material thing is Salim because he is really ambicious, but if he sometime gets to know a special person, will know that money is not everything int he world.
13. In the final scene, we see Salim and the choice he makes - filling the bathtub with money, etc. Why does he make this choice?
Salim was the most ambicious character in this movie, so when we see him in the last scene in the bathtub, he was wishing to die with the thing he loved the most, that is his money. So since he knew he was going to die, he decided to die with the money.
14. This film weaves together nightmare and impossible dream. What do you take away as the most important message or impression from the film?
For me, the most important message of the movie could be him proving the other man, who didn't think he could win the show, by winning it, and also proving himself to be a man that takes risks in life, because that is what life is about, taking risks and enjoying it as mush as possible.
I also think that the other message that the movie gives is not giving up on something is valuable to you. For example, he never gived up on losing the show, because he believed in himself and said that he could do it, taking risks, but he could do it. And he also NEVER gave up con the love he had for his love Latika. He searched for her everywhere. And this tells us that he would never give up if he knows something is worth it. So what we have to learn about this is that no one should give up their desires or wishes, because you don't know when they are going to come true.
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About # 14, I agree with your point of view on this film because I thought that it basically stated that with perseverance and a little luck even a slumdog can become a millionaire.
ReplyDeleteI agree in martha's first answer though I'll like to add that not only he was in love with Latika, I mean he really loved her but I think he was a very strong guy who wanted to live with her and since he lost her mother I think that made him stronger.
ReplyDeleteI think Salim died regretful about what he did during his life, and as Martha mentioned he died with what he loved the most, money.
In the last question I totally agree with martha I think we have to take risks and try not to have regrets as well, because that is what life's about. Having always in mind what we want.
14. I think that the most important impression is fight for what you want and do all that you can to reach it; just as Jamal persevere and took all risks to be with the love of his life, Latika.
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