This scene is a montage scene from the film Slumdog Millionaire, directed by Danny Boyle.
In the scene, we see Jamal and Salim as young boys surviving on their own. The
scene is effective in showing the dichotomy between the silliness of the boys’
schemes, and the depressing fact that these two young boys are homeless orphans
and are surviving by any means necessary.
In terms of the sound’s relationship to the editing, the
shots are edited together based on the song we hear: MIA’s “Paper Planes”. The
cuts match with the beat of the music, which creates a rhythmic relationship
between what we see and what we hear. The song choice itself also adds to how
contradictory the scene is between the seemingly upbeat song, and the dismal
situation of the Jamal and Salim. The noise used in the song, that of a cash
register, matches some shots of Salim counting the change they have obtained.
This choice the sound we hear in the song, and what we see Salim doing gives
the scene a music video montage feel.
The scene takes place on a moving train, and the way that
the shots are edited together emphasizes the chaos of the boys’ journey. The
shots are short, many about one to two seconds in length. This keeps the pace
fast, which adds to the sense that the boys are on the run. The types of shots,
some close-ups, some extreme long shots, also were chosen specifically to
convey a feeling of movement. From one second to another we are moving back and
forth with the boys, and it gives the audience a sense of what the boys are
doing; they are running, hiding, scheming, blending into the crowd, trying to
stand out to sell their merchandise, while still not attracting too much
attention that will get them caught.
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