I went to see this film the other day purely for social enjoyment, however whilst watching it, it occurred to myself that its incredibly relevant to my research. The film is set in the slums of Mumbai and gives a cruel representation of the poverty that exists there. It presented the reality of their poor living conditions, living in fear and lack of food, water and clothing. From our point of view this is the stereotypical image of poverty.
I went to watch this film with my Mum, who found it incredibly upsetting and disturbing, as she doesn't have much insight to the world of poverty. It made me question the fact that for her its incredibly easy to sit back in her comfortable life and ignore the horrible truths that exist everyday in our world. Obviously the imagery presented by this film, of the reality of poverty is not something i want to show in my photo essay, i need to create something that inspires and pulls poverty out of the stereotype and convey a positive message.
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