Journal #5 Brief Screening Report

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Journal #5 Brief Screening Report 

A particular scene I noticed to be incredibly insightful into the patterns of the rest of the movie was one involving the morals of Salim when he was faced with a difficult choice. The scene takes place 32 minutes into the movie after the two Mumbai native brothers, Salim and Jamal, have been separated from their mother. As the movie progresses it brings us to the scene mentioned above. The two children, along with many others, are in the hands of money hungry men that will do anything to increase profits from their child begging business, even forcing young Salim to bring his very own brother to them to have his eyes removed so that they will generate a bigger profit. In the eyes of the money hungry men, Salim is seen as a leader and they therefore trust him to complete such a request, even though he is fully aware of what is about to happen if he brings his brother to them as asked. We begin to think Salim is actually going to sell his brother out as he begins leading Jamal to come outside to the men. We are suddenly surprised by a quick change of scene as Salim, Jamal, and many of the other children begin escaping with the men chasing behind them. Fortunately they escape, leaving us with a new view of Salim as a character.




Initially I was convinced due to the lead of movie cues that Salim was selfish and concerned only about his own well-being while Jamal was the more caring brother. This scene proves that Salim has an overall good moral standing, especially when it comes to looking out for his brother. As the movie progresses Salim seems to be constantly challenged by decisions, but consistently looks out for his brother even in cases where Salim may be out in danger himself, as the scene mentioned depicts.