Slumdog Millionaire Movie (1)

Reaction to Film
In the beginning of the film, it starts off with a flashback from the game show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" as he is being tortured to find his identity and how he won the game. As Jamal (Ram) was sitting across from Prem Kumar, i notice an "eyeline match" where they are face to face talking to each other as the camera is at "medium shot". As he was watching the show on the television screen, there was a "tracking shot" where the camera gets closer to the television, then it appears to be you are in the audience watching the game show in reality. As each question was asked, there was always "low-key lighting" and dramatic music to intensify the environment and the answer Jamal will say.
Then another flashback occurs when each answer is being asked to explain his evidence that all Jamal's answers are not from cheating, but from his life experience. As the flashback happens, there is a "fade" where he transitions from the present, to the past as he was a kid. In a scene in a movie, Jamal and Salim sneaked up onto a railroad to try and steal food from people's family, but as they fell into the sand rolling down continuously, they transitioned to being and looking older. Then there was a "point of view shot" where they entered a place where they do tours in India.
Near the end, Salim and a girl named Latika (Jamal's love) were both living under strict conditions with a rich and arrogant man. They were not allowed to leave the house where Salim sacrificed his life for Latika to sneakily leave to find Jamal, where Jamal was on the game show. Salim went into the bathroom and placed money in the bathtub as a way to die. On the other hand, Latika left the house as Jamal was on his last question to win a "millionaire" as he called Salim's brother but Latika had it. Latika picked it up and the rich and arrogant man was also watching the game show, and heard Latika's voice where he runs and finds Salim. Then a "cross cutting" scene happened when Jamal answered the last question correctly and became victorious, and Salim being dead as the man shot him.
The movie is more understandable in my opinion than the book because it is in chronic logical order to each question. As he develops in the movie, he starts off as a young boy being reckless living in a tragic environment. His life gradually develops as each question is asked, by hustling to get money as he tries to survive. The questions in the movie is more meaningful than the questions in the book because the game was more realistic as Jamal represents them. In the book, he uses a coin to answer questions which is odd in the end.