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Opposing Views
Slumdog Millionaire is now the winner of the 2009 Academy Award for Best Picture, and many critics and viewers agree with the Academy's decision. Citing the subject of the story -- the under-reported slums of Mumbai (formerly known in the West as Bombay) and the unequal changes that have been brought to India in the recent decades -- Western audiences have flocked to this movie as if it was the next revelation of the Messiah. Though the message of the film might be universally appealing, judging the film on its merits rather than on the feeling it attempts to instill in the audience shows that it comes up severely lacking in quality.
First and foremost, it is impossible to make a good film without a good script. The script for Slumdog Millionaire was not only predictable, but it was ridiculously heavy-handed. The insults thrown around...
The two young boys were by far the best performers in the movie; everyone else was without exception was wooden and self-conscious. Bad actors telling a bad story does not make for a great film, no matter what the message is.
The technical aspects of the film were equally appalling. The setting was actually fine, though not especially remarkable, but the cinematography -- lots of slanted angles and obstructed views -- did more to distract from the film (and cause a slight headache) than enhance it. Frankly, it's shocking that this film won anything.
Romantic ideal in the poetry of William Blake, William Wordsworth and Walt Whitman shares the attitude that the most worthy part of human existence lies in simplicity and deep emotion rather than rational thought. Romanticism is based upon a movement away from the rationality of Enlightenment and the wealth-driven society inspired by Industrialism. This ideal is reflected in the work of the poets mentioned above. To demonstrate this, "The
Personal Change Plan: Alcohol Consumption Overview My personal plan for change focuses on cutting down my alcohol consumption and working towards cessation. Although I am an extremely active and healthy individual, I have
intended familiarize incredible research tool -- online databaseID Gurstein, Rochelle. "The Elgin Marbles, Romanticism & the Waning of 'Ideal Beauty.'" Daedalus, 131. 4 (Fall, 2002), pp. 88-100. Stable URL: [30 Mar 2012] The bringing of the Elgin Marbles to the British Museum was intended to herald in a new era of neoclassical art but instead, the unexpectedly vital and lifelike images depicted on the Marbles caused many emerging British artists to
The second section, entitled Adante con moto has been described as having "a lyrical theme with a hymnal resonance, even festive" in quality which indicates a sense of hope, even in the midst of despair (Munteanu 2006). In contrast to earlier musical works, which can be analyzed purely in terms of musical structure, Beethoven's Fifth is often analyzed as a creation of Beethoven's own, unique psyche: desperate yet occasionally
I have had friends who turned on me because they wanted to hang out with people they thought were cooler, more popular, or who had better toys. Those friendships rarely lasted, though. In high school, the kids who had cars were more able to get friends, but those friends were only hanging out because of the car and not because they actually liked each other. I managed to remain
"Why I live at the P.O." is told in the first person, so its point-of-view is far more unreliable in character than "A Worn Path." The story makes use of a single character's limited point-of-view to derive humor from family conflicts and the narrator's jealousy of Stella-Rondo. Sister's tone is what makes her story unintentionally funny for the reader. The story's irony is derived from her melodramatic view of her