Representation of poverty in Slumdog millioner
                                       

Slumdog Millioner is a rag to riches story, following a boy called Jamal Malik who is raised in the slums and goes onto a game show to find his lost love. From the beginning you can see that poverty is a key theme constantly being represented though out the movie. This can  be shown in the first scene of the movie when Jamal and his friend are getting chased by the police through the slums.

The scene is fast and upbeat. The police chase them through the alleys of the slums. The children laugh and high five as though its game. The children are UN aware of the danger of what they are doing and the consequences if they got caught. Poverty is represented through these actions because it shows how UN educated the children are, as they see this ''game'' as a fun way to pass time. However, if they where in school at this time instead of playing games they may have not been put in this dangers situation. As well, the police have no sympathy toward children, they would treat them all the same as they only see them as children from the slums. In contrast to how they would treat people people with more wealth. This is shown in chase scence also, when the police officer run into the local drug dealers car while chasing the the children ,he apears apologetic to the man for bumping into his car, then returns on chasing the children. Awell, throw how they are dressed and presented in the scence shows how they would only have a limted amount of money, there clothes are dirty and own know shoes show that they have no desiare for material goods. When they are playing cricket they use sticks as bats