On Wednesday 21 October the Creative and Media Diploma and Media and Film students from Portchester Community School took part in the National Schools Film Week, to see 'Slumdog Millionaire', which was put on at our local cinema (Odeon in Port Solent), free of charge.
We all met outside of the cinema in the morning and watched 'Slumdog Millionaire' (with subtitles!) with the other students from our school and children from other schools (which we did not know the names of...). As we were let into the cinema first we managed to snag the Premier seats, which then led to angry glares from the other children who had to suffer with sitting in normal seats.
Before the film began we were meant to recieve a talk from two people in the film business, but unfortunately one of the men did not arrive and his partner needed him to give the talk. So, without hearing about the film and its highlights from professionals we got on and watched the film.
Although I had seen sections of 'Slumdog Millionaire' when it was broadcasted on television various times it was not as magnificent and eye-opening as it was watching the whole film on the big screen. You hear about some of the horrible conditions that people live in in India on the news but some of the scenes in 'Slumdog Millionaire' were atrocious. How children fight for survival every day of their lives, rummaging through rubbish tips for food and resources. It's disgusting to think that we live with so much and take it for granted and they live with so little, sometimes nothing!
The story-line was magical and more effective than any other film that I had seen before. I found it enchanting how every question, or so, it would show a flashback from his past to tell how he knew the answer. Watching how he grew up and his struggle to achieve in the world was outstanding. You truly feel for Jamal Malik, in both childhood and adulthood. His brother Salim, on the other hand, is disliked throughout most of the film when he betrays Jamal and makes him feel small and weak, but Salim is also kind to his brother and helps him.
It is a truly moving performance and I am glad that this film has won so many awards since it was released.
Once the film had finished we made our way back to school and arrived just in time normal lunch. Once lunch was over we made our way into our classroom and updated our blogs, commenting on the morning we had just experienced. When individuals had finished their blogs they were to move onto their individual jobs for the pantomime performance.
Once school was over there was normal rehearsals that night.
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