Miles’ wording choice in the title is an immediate attention grabber from what I would expect would be anyone who would so much as catch a slight glance: PORN. After grabbing the reader’s eye with a simple one syllable word, she is able to capture their full, undivided attention by divulging the many reasons why you would want to see this film. For the first few paragraphs she is able to hook the reader in by giving them exactly what they want by first noting the multiple awards the movie has received, then vaguely describing the scenes of violence, poverty, and the mistreatment of children. This will only entice the reader to keep going further into the article. With the combination of why you should see it and the atrocities that come from the film, her contrasting viewpoint that follows makes a lot sense: “The film is brilliant, horrifying, compelling and awful” (Miles 449)
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For the second half of the article, Miles seems to bring about the idea that many people aren’t going to like the movie after seeing it. She agrees with the viewpoint of a United States university professor, Vrinda Nabar, after he claims “when the selective manipulation of Third World squalor can make for a feel-good movie in a dismal year, the global village has a long way to go” (qtd. in Miles 449). She then puts a spin on it again by saying India does indeed embrace Slumdog Millionaire because it has put Mumbai and Bollywood in the spotlight. It is this back and forth style that will also entice the reader to keep going, simply to see what will be argued next, and from what viewpoint. Again, she accomplishes this by playing a sort of devil’s advocate and is able to bring forward an emotion from both sides of the fence.