Movie Analysis – Slumdog Millionaire

Movie Analysis – Slumdog Millionaire

By: Teuku Fachrol Novandri

A Mumbai teen who grew up in the slums, becomes a contestant on the Indian version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" He is arrested under suspicion of cheating, and while being interrogated, events from his life history are shown which explain why he knows the answers.

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Thanks the God Almighty to help us in finishing this paper. To honourable our Introduction to Communication lecturer, Mr Suresh Kumar to give us the chance to do this paper “Media Analysis Paper – Slumdog Millionaire Movie”. This paper is author’s assignment of Introduction to Communication in order to accomplish the final examination assignment. “Media Analysis Paper – Slumdog Millionaire Movie” is consisting about verbal and non-verbal communications based on Slumdog Millionaire Movie. Author hope this paper will be useful and open the readers’ eyes about the understanding the verbal and non-verbal messages. Author realizes this paper is not completely perfect yet. Your critics and suggestion are welcomed to construct this paper in the future.

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Synopsis

Slumdog Millionaire is the story of Jamal Malik (Patel), an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India’s "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika...