Analysis Of Slumming It By Kevin Macleod

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What is your perspective of a slum? Kevin Macleod explores ideas of what the dharavi slums are like, in Slumming it. He perceives the slums as a disgusting, nauseating and a disease ridden place, however in Let There Be Light, Kat Kimmorley, the co-founder of pollinate industry is trying to provide hope for the residents living in the area. Both have prominent voices in their documentaries but most of the voices of Dharavi people have been silenced. In slumming it, Kevin perspective of Dharavi is presented in the opening sequence of the documentary. It is employed through a close up shot of a needle being pushed into Kevin Macleod’s arm while the doctor lists various diseases, which implies the slums being a particularly unhygienic and diseases ridden. Kevin’s point of view on Dharavi also contradicts the notions of architects, planners and even Prince Charles’ who claim that Dharavi has a strong sense of community, high employment and little crime. Prince Charles’ voice implies this through his statement “even though Dharavi may be poorer in material terms, they are in many senses infinitely richer in the ways they live.” Prince Charles’ speech prompts Kevin to discover for himself why Dharavi would be the answer to anyone’s problems. …show more content…

It’s established in the first scenes of the slums through the use of wide shots of the closely built houses packed amongst the piles of waste as well close up shots of open sewers, rats, piles of rubbish and people defecating everywhere. This concept of slums being disgusting, nauseating and disease ridden is alluded, which connects the audience to the universal presumption of a slum as a dirty environment and It makes you wonder how normal human could be living in such an

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