Slumdog Millionaire Day One
Today in class I had a shadow and we started to watch the movie Slumdog Millionaire. I had heard of it before, but I didn't know what it was about. The summary of what he have watched so far is that a slum from Mumbai, India is on a game show where he can win 10 million rupees if he answers all the questions correctly. He had won the game show but now the police are interrogating him because they think he cheated to win the money. They had beat him, dunked his head in water, shocked him with batteries and all he says is "I didn't cheat." The movie goes back in time to when he was a little boy after each question. It does this because in each one the flashbacks it shows how he knew the answer to those questions. The police don't believe he could possibly know these questions because lawyers, doctors, etc... never make it though the show, the people they consider to be the smartest. This all ties back to Cultural Geography because it shows how some parts of India's living conditions are and how they live because of the their high population. Some of the cultural characteristics are poverty, and hindu vs. muslims, as well as having a corrupt police stations/officers. There are also so many other things to say about the movie so far, but what sums it up is I am thankful for everything that I have. We will continue to watch the movie tomorrow and I look forward to see how the movie unfolds.
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