Thoughts about "Slumdog Millionaire"

It's a really good movie, I can see why it has won so many prices.
It's both exciting and heartbreaking, that makes me want to see the whole movie, which is a huge plus. What really opens my mind up is that the movie producers both make a great movie and at the same time show the rest of the world what it's like to be a "slumdog". It's important that we understand that it's not just pride and glory in rich, big countries. there are slums, poor people, mean people, a bad politic system and so on. No country is perfect.

The main characters are Jamal, Latika and Salim.
Jamal and Salim are brothers, although Salim seems pretty though and at times, really mean. He has a good heart and in the end, he knows what he has to do. Jamal have gone through a tough life with his brother and at times also Latika whom he is in love with. When Jamal gets to be in "Do you want to become a millionair" his life goes upside down.
I love movies with happy endings and this is no exception, Jamal gets the girl and wins 20.000.000 rupies. since his brother, Salim, was killed the happy ending for Jamal was perfect.

DENNE MANNEN OG DENNE KVINNA

Forfatteren Anna Gavalda ble født 9. desember i 1970. Hun er en fransk forfatter og journalist. Novellesamlingene hennes har blitt oversatt til mange forskjellige språk. Hun bruker ofte erfaringer fra sitt eget liv, kanskje i denne sammenhengen fra sitt eget ekteskap.

«Denne mannen og denne kvinna» er skrevet i 2005 av Anna Gavalda. Den kommer fra novellesamlingen «Eg vil at nokon skal vente på meg». Temaet er at penger ikke alltid kan føre til lykke i livet. Teksten er typisk for novellesjangeren, den er kort og konsentrert.

Novella handler om en mann og en kvinne som er gift og har mye penger. Mannen har bedratt kvinna flere ganger, men sluttet med det når han innså at det kunne føre til økonomiske problemer. Kvinna vet at mannen har bedratt henne, men vet ikke helt hva hun skal gjøre med det. De har ikke vært lykkelige på en lang stund. De sitter i en dyr bil på vei til huset sitt på landet og veksler ikke et eneste ord med hverandre.

«Denne mannen og denne kvinna» er en tredjepersonsfortelling. Det vil si at fortelleren har innsyn i hovedpersonen. I dette tilfelle er hovedpersonene mannen og kvinna. Fortelleren gir oss inntrykk av hvor stor avstand det er mellom mannen og kvinna. De kan kjøpe hva enn de vil ha, men likevel er de ikke lykkelige.

Novella begynner midt i handlinga, med at de sitter i en bil på vei til landet. Det er en ganske rolig start, hele novella er egentlig ganske konsentrert. Det skjer nesten ingenting, men vi får inntrykk av at det er mye som har skjedd mellom disse personene. De har sklidd mer og mer fra hverandre. In medias res er en veldig vanlig måte å begynne på i novellesjangeren. Det gjør at spenningsnivået stiger med en gang. Novella er også kronologisk fortalt, noe som vil si at den går rett fram. Men både mannen og kvinna tenker på ting som har skjedd tidligere som at mannen hadde et slag golf med en kompis.

Mannen blir skildret som en som egentlig ikke bryr seg så mye om andre en seg selv. Han sluttet for eksempel ikke med å bedra kona før han skjønte hva som kunne skje med pengene hans. Kvinna derismot blir skildret som en sterk kvinne som bare har mistet livsgleden. Hun forblir gift med mannen selv om han har bedratt henne og selv om han ikke vil ha barn.

Tittelen på novellesamlingen «eg vil at nokon skal vente på meg» gir et utvidet perspektiv. Mannen har ikke vært flink til å ta vare på kvinna, og hun har blitt bedratt flere ganger. Hun føler at hun aldri har blitt elsket, og kanskje har hun ikke det heller. Hun vil ha barn, mens mannen er irritert for at de ikke har elsket på lenge.

Nigeria

I've been in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, for one week now. I'm on a research assignment from work, but I think it's also an amazing opportunity to experience other cultures.

So far, I've found out that abuja actually was planned and built around 1980. Abuja was chosen as capital in 1991 because it was more central then the last one, Lagos. It's not a big capital though, it only has around 405 000 people.

This morning I was on the beach, though far from Abuja because it's location is so high that the climate is not on the hottest. But on the lower land the climate is so warm and tropical, I believe that is one of the main attractions, the tropical weather.

Nigeria is a country in the west of Africa, so it surprised me a little when I found out that they actually have democracy.

the native people in Nigeria is the Nok- people. According to the sources they don't exist anymore.

Canada

Right now, I'm in Montreal, the second largest frenchspeaking city after Paris. It's amazing how a country with two different official languages, which is English and French, can get so well along. Especially when France refuses to learn English.

Montreal is Canadas second most populated city with a little over one million people. I'm a student, studying one year in Canada. I live in a cute, little apartment with desent payment.

I'm real glad I choose Montreal to live in, because here you get the best of "both worlds" (English and French). you walk past a english shop and just around the corner it could be a French restaurant.

The native people of Canada is the Inuits. you can't see them very often in the citys, because they live far up north. They dedicate their lives to hunting their own food and surviving on their own. They ceep their traditions carefully.

Although there are more French- speaking people here then English- speaking, I came here to study Language. And it's a great way to learn both culture and two completely different languages.

Australia

I live with some friends of mine in the famous city of Sydney. It's a nice street, you can really get a good look of the sea. In australia, there are 21 million people. if you know how big Australia is, you would also know how few people that really is.

The enviorment in Australia is amazing! there are rainforests, big mountains, beaches, big seas and last but not least their differences of animals.
It's hard to emagine that Australia was once only used as a prison for the British colonies. It's so beautiful here. This most be like the ultimate place for travellers. It's a shame the plane ticket is so expensive.
The native people of Australia is named the Aborigins. I met one the other day who told me all about the British colonies who took the land from them. I feel that the people here really disrespect them. It's really sad to see all the Aborigins on the street.

This is my last week in Australia. The summer vacation has travelled fast. Since there's summer in Norway, where i come from, there is winter here. so it hasn't been the warmest of summers, but I'm still glad I went here. It has been an amazing experience.