Comments on: Why SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE Will Win the Oscar http://contour-at-the-movies.com/2009/01/29/why-slumdog-millionaire-will-win-the-oscar/ What we're watching and how it measures up in Contour Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Mike B http://contour-at-the-movies.com/2009/01/29/why-slumdog-millionaire-will-win-the-oscar/comment-page-1/#comment-254 Mike B Fri, 15 May 2009 05:25:03 +0000 http://contour-at-the-movies.com/?p=551#comment-254 Thanks. I tried the link but clearly missed the breakdown I was looking for. I guess, though, I was looking for the protagonist to go through the four stages. In that sense it's was all about Jamal rather than his brother and I was looking for the act that he did to follow the 'journey'. When I thought about the martyrdom in the context of Jamal I thought you must have been referring to his very last question that he answered. He has a choice of two options - could walk away with another amount - but simply grins, locks in his number and says his answer "doesn't matter". Certainly Salim sacrifices what he has but I'll have to think about the jump of 'lead' on that one. Thanks for the answer. Thanks. I tried the link but clearly missed the breakdown I was looking for. I guess, though, I was looking for the protagonist to go through the four stages. In that sense it’s was all about Jamal rather than his brother and I was looking for the act that he did to follow the ‘journey’. When I thought about the martyrdom in the context of Jamal I thought you must have been referring to his very last question that he answered. He has a choice of two options – could walk away with another amount – but simply grins, locks in his number and says his answer “doesn’t matter”. Certainly Salim sacrifices what he has but I’ll have to think about the jump of ‘lead’ on that one. Thanks for the answer.

]]> By: Dan http://contour-at-the-movies.com/2009/01/29/why-slumdog-millionaire-will-win-the-oscar/comment-page-1/#comment-99 Dan Sat, 07 Feb 2009 22:36:59 +0000 http://contour-at-the-movies.com/?p=551#comment-99 Hey Mike, you should find my breakdown below: http://contour-at-the-movies.com/category/reviews/page/2/ The exact point when i considered Salim a martyr was when he lets the girl escape from the gangster's house. He was sacrificing his own happiness so Jamal could get the girl (as it always should have been). You could argue that the martyr beat comes when Salim takes out the gangsters in the bathroom - sacrificing his life in the process. In my mind this was necessary after letting the girl go. He has to off the gangsters, otherwise they'd just go and get her back. I think Salim sacrificed his life the moment he let the girl leave. Hope that answers your question. -- Dan. Hey Mike, you should find my breakdown below:

http://contour-at-the-movies.com/category/reviews/page/2/

The exact point when i considered Salim a martyr was when he lets the girl escape from the gangster’s house. He was sacrificing his own happiness so Jamal could get the girl (as it always should have been).

You could argue that the martyr beat comes when Salim takes out the gangsters in the bathroom – sacrificing his life in the process. In my mind this was necessary after letting the girl go. He has to off the gangsters, otherwise they’d just go and get her back.

I think Salim sacrificed his life the moment he let the girl leave.

Hope that answers your question.

– Dan.

]]> By: totallywrite http://contour-at-the-movies.com/2009/01/29/why-slumdog-millionaire-will-win-the-oscar/comment-page-1/#comment-98 totallywrite Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:43:26 +0000 http://contour-at-the-movies.com/?p=551#comment-98 I actually STILL haven't seen this movie yet, but I'm throw this question back to the fellow who has seen it and reviewed it, Dan. I actually STILL haven’t seen this movie yet, but I’m throw this question back to the fellow who has seen it and reviewed it, Dan.

]]> By: Mike B http://contour-at-the-movies.com/2009/01/29/why-slumdog-millionaire-will-win-the-oscar/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Mike B Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:14:48 +0000 http://contour-at-the-movies.com/?p=551#comment-97 Can you elaborate on the martyr side of things? I saw the film a few weeks back and the large sacrifice to the goal was from his brother. He wandered and then took action...but at what point could I consider him to have been a martyr? Rather quite here... MacZot will probably send some more interest your way. Can you elaborate on the martyr side of things? I saw the film a few weeks back and the large sacrifice to the goal was from his brother. He wandered and then took action…but at what point could I consider him to have been a martyr? Rather quite here… MacZot will probably send some more interest your way.

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