Slumdog Millionaire Reflection

         This film addresses globalization primarily through it's depiction of India. By having the lead characters (Salim, Jamal, & Latika) begin their lives in the slums, viewers get ample amounts of exposure to this environment. We see these children have hopes of coming into fame or earning lots of riches in their future, so much so they are naive to the danger that may come to them. The most prominent example is when Jamal tells Latika that he will sing the best for their caretaker & become rich. To later see that the men blind the best singers so as to bring in money for themselves, it is clear that their money does not come from an honest place. Later in life, Jamal and Salim get money by pretending to be tour guides and feeding off of Western ignorance. This conveys that they will truly do whatever is necessary to earn funds. There are various other examples of this throughout the film, emphasizing the issue of poverty. However, when the two boys grow up, (Salim specifically) is shown to be drowning in riches. Jamal, on the other hand, still struggles but his situation out of the three main characters most shows Western problems. To be on a game show that is shown to many and gives them hope, just as the film star Jamal used to look up to (that he meets earlier in the film as a young boy) brings joy to the Indian people, Jamal does so for his community. He is able to gather families around televisions to watch him succeed. This shows that the bit of westernization included within this film is to be perceived as positive.