(2008)
Directed by: Danny Boyle
Cast: Dev Patel, Anil Kapoor, Irfan Khan, Freida Pinto
Slumdog Millionaire is the story of Jamal Malik (Dev Patel), an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a stunning 20 million rupees on India’s "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of violent encounters with local gangs, and of Latika (Freida Pinto), the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show’s questions.
It’s a very original film where they tell the story of his life in flashbacks while he plays the game. It's funny, sad, thrilling, basically a very enjoyable film that deserves numerous Oscar nominations. But one question remains a mystery: what is this young man with no apparent desire for riches really doing on the game show? When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, millions of viewers are about to find out. At the heart of its storytelling lies the question of how anyone comes to know the things they know about life and love.
Eighteen year old Jamal Malik is only one question away from the big prize. However, some, including those associated with the game show, question how someone like Jamal, a self confessed non-genius who grew up in the slums of Mumbai, can be doing so well on the show when others who are brighter, more educated than him have failed. Is Jamal cheating? Is it purely luck that they have asked him the questions to which he knows the answers? Seeing Jamal's life journey to this point ultimately answers these questions. His life journey includes being orphaned at an early age; growing up with an older brother, Salim, who was both his guardian/protector, and having a relationship since childhood with another orphaned child, a girl named Latika. His motivation for being on the show also may provide some answers to his success. Perhaps it was all just written in his destiny.
Jamal Malik is tortured by the policemen in a sector accused of cheating a game show. Jamal, who has no education and works in a call center serving tea, is close to winning twenty million rupees in the show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" hosted by Prem Kumar(Anil Kapoor), giving precise answers to the questions and raising suspicion of fraud. The police inspector shows the videotape and after each question, Jamal tells parts of his childhood with his brother Salim, his crush for Latika and their fight to survive on the streets to justify each correct answer, guided by his common sense and past experience, and prove his innocence. The best part of the movie is the climax when Jamal Malik is about to answer the final question of the game show. One who sees the movie (specially the last scene) gets so much thrilled and involved into the movie as if it is happening in reality. The romantic scenes of Jamal and Latika were portrayed so beautifully which really touches one’s heart. Overall, “Slumdog Millionaire” is brilliant and 1 of the best movie of the year 2008.
By: Mubashir Altaf
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Lahore cinema here to stay or not?
Last year me and my family decided to go to DHA cinema to watch the Movie ” The Dark Knight ” , That was for the first time I were going to DHA cinema as its far away from my home. When I reached the cinema I were really amazed because it was really terrific, truly speaking I were not expecting that kind of terrific place In Lahore at least. Beside luxurious and with a beautiful environment that theater was full of people on that day because of weekend. Everyone was enjoying their stay and of course I enjoyed a lot to.
Other then that, some good quality cinemas includes, cinema in DHA Lahore. Although the ticket prices are high as compare to other conventional entertainments resorts in Lahore, but it’s worth watching a movie at weekends. You will feel the difference.
But the question remains is the rise in cinema viewership only temporary. Already censorship that nearly destroyed the industry has started to rear its ugly head.
Pakistan censor board has banned the latest Bollywood film based on Indo-Pak sportsmanship ‘Lahore’, the director of the film Sanjay Puran Chauhan. Having seen the movie on the net I believe that the film is not a typical Bollywood commercial film nor is it a Pakistan bashing film. It is a very different and balanced movie.
Set against the backdrop of competitive kickboxing, the movie that releases worldwide Friday March 19, shows how two countries torn apart by politics and religion bond in the sports arena. It aims to take a ringside view of India Pakistan relations.
Almost all cinemas such as Defense Housing Authority (DHA) Cinema, Sozo World, Plaza Cinema and Empire Cinema have complained of a lack of Bollywood movies.
Indian films, which have always had a massive following in Pakistan, have recently been screened in theatres in the country. In 2008, Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf lifted a nearly four-decade ban on Indian movies. This was followed by the release of 16 Hindi films.
However this is not the only issue this new decade has not only brought with it new opportunity for the cinema industry to grow but new problems as well. Cinemas halls in Lahore are faring poorly following the terror attack spree on Lahore.
There is also another problem that the cinema industry is fast becoming obsolete. Most people did not want to go to cinemas anymore as they had already watched the film on television. That's exactly why Slumdog Millionaire did not attract as large a crowd as it should have in Pakistan. People had already watched it on television. Another aspect of this problem is piracy. It has also given Pakistani cinemas a tough a tough time. I believe Piracy is a big issue and it must be controlled if the cinema culture is to be truly revived.
By: Danish Ahmed
Other then that, some good quality cinemas includes, cinema in DHA Lahore. Although the ticket prices are high as compare to other conventional entertainments resorts in Lahore, but it’s worth watching a movie at weekends. You will feel the difference.
But the question remains is the rise in cinema viewership only temporary. Already censorship that nearly destroyed the industry has started to rear its ugly head.
Pakistan censor board has banned the latest Bollywood film based on Indo-Pak sportsmanship ‘Lahore’, the director of the film Sanjay Puran Chauhan. Having seen the movie on the net I believe that the film is not a typical Bollywood commercial film nor is it a Pakistan bashing film. It is a very different and balanced movie.
Set against the backdrop of competitive kickboxing, the movie that releases worldwide Friday March 19, shows how two countries torn apart by politics and religion bond in the sports arena. It aims to take a ringside view of India Pakistan relations.
Almost all cinemas such as Defense Housing Authority (DHA) Cinema, Sozo World, Plaza Cinema and Empire Cinema have complained of a lack of Bollywood movies.
Indian films, which have always had a massive following in Pakistan, have recently been screened in theatres in the country. In 2008, Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf lifted a nearly four-decade ban on Indian movies. This was followed by the release of 16 Hindi films.
However this is not the only issue this new decade has not only brought with it new opportunity for the cinema industry to grow but new problems as well. Cinemas halls in Lahore are faring poorly following the terror attack spree on Lahore.
There is also another problem that the cinema industry is fast becoming obsolete. Most people did not want to go to cinemas anymore as they had already watched the film on television. That's exactly why Slumdog Millionaire did not attract as large a crowd as it should have in Pakistan. People had already watched it on television. Another aspect of this problem is piracy. It has also given Pakistani cinemas a tough a tough time. I believe Piracy is a big issue and it must be controlled if the cinema culture is to be truly revived.
By: Danish Ahmed
The evolution of short movies
The short form of movies is the most precise and meaningful visual display of your message. Mostly short movies are used to depict some specific problems that exist in the society. Some people find short movies a bit strange and odd as they are usually quite different from that of other normal movies. Usually they target very minor but keen issues that affect our society but are usually not noticed and hence become a silent poison to the society.
In the past few years the art of making short movies has evolved not in our society but throughout the world .as they are more precise and directly affect the very unique and close to heart matters, that is why they have been widely accepted throughout the world. Moreover short movies are moral oriented and are directed in their own style which is usually not seen in the typical movies.
Recently me and my group members came across with a different experience of making a short movie, which was part of our project in an optional video production course, which I found was quite interesting to take. the project considers of all the sections of making a short movies which included pre-production to direction, editing and all the post production work, moreover we as student had to use our own recourses to produce it moreover equipment was being provide to us, so by this way we got a chance to use a Sony HD camera and Apple Mac PC’s for editing in one of the latest professional software. Usually it is thought that making a movie is an easy work especially at this level, just turn on the camera, act in front of it and then copy it to PC using data cable and you are done. But it’s not that simple most of the time is taken by the pre-preproduction work that includes your concept, script, screenplay and the shoot plan. The shooting and the acting is not as difficult work as long as you have done absolutely perfect pre-production work. The art of using camera work is very important. But at this level we had only one camera so we had to take several takes from different angles which was indeed a very hectic and boring work to do. Moreover the advantage we had was the storyline, unique concept and most importantly our technical expertise that we had in the specific field. The movie was music based with the aspect of betrayal and the relationship off the drugs with the music. Having a strong storyline and a different concept was not enough ,after all this work comes the most difficult part which is editing of the movie, and especially when you have to sink your visuals with the sound specially the parts in which you are using musical equipment. That was the most time consuming part which took almost 20 days.
Moreover it is fun making a short movie as long as you are getting reasonable appreciation of your work, and by depicting you’re idea and concept in a perfect way. With the passage of time the industry of short movies has emerged to be very successful and has got reasonable response from the audience. Universities have emerged with specialized degrees in this field. So the future seems to be very bright for prospect people who are interested in this field.
By: Mubashir Altaf
In the past few years the art of making short movies has evolved not in our society but throughout the world .as they are more precise and directly affect the very unique and close to heart matters, that is why they have been widely accepted throughout the world. Moreover short movies are moral oriented and are directed in their own style which is usually not seen in the typical movies.
Recently me and my group members came across with a different experience of making a short movie, which was part of our project in an optional video production course, which I found was quite interesting to take. the project considers of all the sections of making a short movies which included pre-production to direction, editing and all the post production work, moreover we as student had to use our own recourses to produce it moreover equipment was being provide to us, so by this way we got a chance to use a Sony HD camera and Apple Mac PC’s for editing in one of the latest professional software. Usually it is thought that making a movie is an easy work especially at this level, just turn on the camera, act in front of it and then copy it to PC using data cable and you are done. But it’s not that simple most of the time is taken by the pre-preproduction work that includes your concept, script, screenplay and the shoot plan. The shooting and the acting is not as difficult work as long as you have done absolutely perfect pre-production work. The art of using camera work is very important. But at this level we had only one camera so we had to take several takes from different angles which was indeed a very hectic and boring work to do. Moreover the advantage we had was the storyline, unique concept and most importantly our technical expertise that we had in the specific field. The movie was music based with the aspect of betrayal and the relationship off the drugs with the music. Having a strong storyline and a different concept was not enough ,after all this work comes the most difficult part which is editing of the movie, and especially when you have to sink your visuals with the sound specially the parts in which you are using musical equipment. That was the most time consuming part which took almost 20 days.
Moreover it is fun making a short movie as long as you are getting reasonable appreciation of your work, and by depicting you’re idea and concept in a perfect way. With the passage of time the industry of short movies has emerged to be very successful and has got reasonable response from the audience. Universities have emerged with specialized degrees in this field. So the future seems to be very bright for prospect people who are interested in this field.
By: Mubashir Altaf
Movie “My name is Khan” did it deliver?
This post is about the Bollywood film ‘My Name is Khan’ its message and delivery. The movie provides a rare insight in the cultural politics in India which most movies shy away from.
My name is Khan is another movie that fundamentally different from the traditional movies coming out of Bollywood. Recently filmmakers of Bollywood have turned to riskier fare in order to appeal to an international audience. And the most daring and ambitious so far has to be "My Name Is Khan". The film had generated more controversy than any other Indian movie to date even before its release when its star Shah Rukh Khan, made a harmless comment about Pakistanis and cricket.
"My name is Khan, and I am not a terrorist". This is a line that is often repeated in the new film directed by Karan Johar, and it is one that needs to be repeated especially in the United States. The main character, a Indian Muslim with a severe case of Asperser’s syndrome first utters these words at the very beginning of the film, as he is being roughly searched at the San Francisco Airport.
The story takes several twists and turns. Khan is misunderstood, arrested by FBI and released. Meets a radical Muslim preacher and reaches a Black dominated town in Georgia, which he returns to after hearing that the Katrina hurricane as ravaged near the end.
By the end of the 2.5hr film Khan journeyed to a poor village in the Georgia and helped save a Black church after a hurricane, which sets up the obligatory happy ending due to an unwritten law of Bollywood movies making it seemed forced. In the end the current President Obama awards Khan for his heroism and says to him, "Your name is Khan and you are not a terrorist!”. Then everyone in the crowd joins hands to sing.
The film of course crushes the most popular post-9/11 prejudices of our times. The case isn’t new. Which is that while most global terrorists may be Muslims - all Muslims aren’t terrorists. And that no religion, including Islam, preaches violence against the innocent.
My Name is Khan is a film made with sincerity and sweat, ambition and conviction. It grapples with the most urgent and fraught issue facing humanity religion. It features a striking performance by Shah Rukh Khan. What were its best points? Its depiction of life, and the lives of Muslims living in the US, was remarkably accurate. Yet despite all this, My Name is Khan never becomes the empowering, inspiring epic it aspires to be. This is mainly because in some places credibility and reality were stretched to the limit.
By: Danish Ahmed
My name is Khan is another movie that fundamentally different from the traditional movies coming out of Bollywood. Recently filmmakers of Bollywood have turned to riskier fare in order to appeal to an international audience. And the most daring and ambitious so far has to be "My Name Is Khan". The film had generated more controversy than any other Indian movie to date even before its release when its star Shah Rukh Khan, made a harmless comment about Pakistanis and cricket.
"My name is Khan, and I am not a terrorist". This is a line that is often repeated in the new film directed by Karan Johar, and it is one that needs to be repeated especially in the United States. The main character, a Indian Muslim with a severe case of Asperser’s syndrome first utters these words at the very beginning of the film, as he is being roughly searched at the San Francisco Airport.
The story takes several twists and turns. Khan is misunderstood, arrested by FBI and released. Meets a radical Muslim preacher and reaches a Black dominated town in Georgia, which he returns to after hearing that the Katrina hurricane as ravaged near the end.
By the end of the 2.5hr film Khan journeyed to a poor village in the Georgia and helped save a Black church after a hurricane, which sets up the obligatory happy ending due to an unwritten law of Bollywood movies making it seemed forced. In the end the current President Obama awards Khan for his heroism and says to him, "Your name is Khan and you are not a terrorist!”. Then everyone in the crowd joins hands to sing.
The film of course crushes the most popular post-9/11 prejudices of our times. The case isn’t new. Which is that while most global terrorists may be Muslims - all Muslims aren’t terrorists. And that no religion, including Islam, preaches violence against the innocent.
My Name is Khan is a film made with sincerity and sweat, ambition and conviction. It grapples with the most urgent and fraught issue facing humanity religion. It features a striking performance by Shah Rukh Khan. What were its best points? Its depiction of life, and the lives of Muslims living in the US, was remarkably accurate. Yet despite all this, My Name is Khan never becomes the empowering, inspiring epic it aspires to be. This is mainly because in some places credibility and reality were stretched to the limit.
By: Danish Ahmed
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
The Kid
Written and Directed by Charlie Chaplin
Photographed by Roland Thothero
Cast
• Charlie Chaplin
• Edna Perviance
• Carl Miller
• Tom Wilson
• Jack Coogan
• Henry Bergman
• Lita Grey
The movie ‘the kid’ is a real classic. I really feel the movie had a really good story followed by some really good direction. The movie starts with a tragedy when an unwed woman leaves her new born baby in a car hoping that her child will be in safe hands. The car was than stolen and the unfortunate child was thrown in the garbage can. Charlie Chaplin in this movie acts as a very poor person who is unable to fulfill even his basic needs, he finds the child in the garbage can and thus he wants to get rid of the child. He tries to but is unable to get rid of him because of a policeman. However he decides to adopt the child when he reads the note attached on the baby’s cloth. After five years the child is now grown up. He helps Charlie to earn money by breaking the windows with rocks and then Charlie Chaplin repairs them. On the other end the mother of the child is now a star and misses her child more than anything. She donates more and more in the hope to find her child some day. The child is taken to the orphanage when the child gets ill and the doctor get to know that the child is not the son of Charlie. Charlie fights with the police to get the child back. The mother than knows about his son through the doctor who shows the note to her which was written by herself when she dropped the child in the car. Charlie takes the child to a motel. The proprietor reads of a reward for the Kid and takes him from a sleeping Charlie to his mother. Charlie after he wakes up is unable to find his child and dreams to be with him. The dream comes true when a policeman wakes him up and takes him to the house of the child’s mother where he meets him.
I feel the movie gives a strong message to all. Chaplin and the child both give remarkable performances in The Kid Making that kind of movie at that time was certainly a great task. With those limited resources and without use of words being spoken, I feel the movie is still very interesting and worth watching for all.
By: Raza Ali
Photographed by Roland Thothero
Cast
• Charlie Chaplin
• Edna Perviance
• Carl Miller
• Tom Wilson
• Jack Coogan
• Henry Bergman
• Lita Grey
The movie ‘the kid’ is a real classic. I really feel the movie had a really good story followed by some really good direction. The movie starts with a tragedy when an unwed woman leaves her new born baby in a car hoping that her child will be in safe hands. The car was than stolen and the unfortunate child was thrown in the garbage can. Charlie Chaplin in this movie acts as a very poor person who is unable to fulfill even his basic needs, he finds the child in the garbage can and thus he wants to get rid of the child. He tries to but is unable to get rid of him because of a policeman. However he decides to adopt the child when he reads the note attached on the baby’s cloth. After five years the child is now grown up. He helps Charlie to earn money by breaking the windows with rocks and then Charlie Chaplin repairs them. On the other end the mother of the child is now a star and misses her child more than anything. She donates more and more in the hope to find her child some day. The child is taken to the orphanage when the child gets ill and the doctor get to know that the child is not the son of Charlie. Charlie fights with the police to get the child back. The mother than knows about his son through the doctor who shows the note to her which was written by herself when she dropped the child in the car. Charlie takes the child to a motel. The proprietor reads of a reward for the Kid and takes him from a sleeping Charlie to his mother. Charlie after he wakes up is unable to find his child and dreams to be with him. The dream comes true when a policeman wakes him up and takes him to the house of the child’s mother where he meets him.
I feel the movie gives a strong message to all. Chaplin and the child both give remarkable performances in The Kid Making that kind of movie at that time was certainly a great task. With those limited resources and without use of words being spoken, I feel the movie is still very interesting and worth watching for all.
By: Raza Ali
DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
Starring:
Mathieu Amalric
Emmanuelle Seigner
Marie-Josee Croze
Anne Consigny
Director: Julian Schnabel
The diving bell and the butterfly is a movie that involves you so much that till the very end you feel like involved in the movie. The direction is excellent, the frames and the background are chosen perfectly. A very dull theme has been chosen which goes with the movie story. The story of the movie is very touchy and it makes you feel that you are in it. It is a real story of a very normal person and it shows how life of a human can change in a matter of few minutes.
Not to forget the acting of the lead actor who is acting as a paralyzed person in the movie. His acting is so natural that you really feel that he is paralyzed. The cast is superb, the scenes that show the father and son are very real and show the importance of acceptance of father for son, which is carried down to his own children. The director let's you understand, just a bit, the world from the paralyzed person’s point of view. This film deserves all the praise that it has received in a story which is emotional
It is amazing how the director has shown the story to the viewers. All the cast has acted wonderfully well making it a masterpiece. It is a must watch for all. We should all appreciate the director for delivering this story to the screen. Although I did not understand what they were speaking but only reading the subtitles involved me so much in the movie that I wanted to watch the movie till the very end. The director with the help of all the team has justified the story with excellent video shooting and lighting.
By: Raza Ali
Mathieu Amalric
Emmanuelle Seigner
Marie-Josee Croze
Anne Consigny
Director: Julian Schnabel
The diving bell and the butterfly is a movie that involves you so much that till the very end you feel like involved in the movie. The direction is excellent, the frames and the background are chosen perfectly. A very dull theme has been chosen which goes with the movie story. The story of the movie is very touchy and it makes you feel that you are in it. It is a real story of a very normal person and it shows how life of a human can change in a matter of few minutes.
Not to forget the acting of the lead actor who is acting as a paralyzed person in the movie. His acting is so natural that you really feel that he is paralyzed. The cast is superb, the scenes that show the father and son are very real and show the importance of acceptance of father for son, which is carried down to his own children. The director let's you understand, just a bit, the world from the paralyzed person’s point of view. This film deserves all the praise that it has received in a story which is emotional
It is amazing how the director has shown the story to the viewers. All the cast has acted wonderfully well making it a masterpiece. It is a must watch for all. We should all appreciate the director for delivering this story to the screen. Although I did not understand what they were speaking but only reading the subtitles involved me so much in the movie that I wanted to watch the movie till the very end. The director with the help of all the team has justified the story with excellent video shooting and lighting.
By: Raza Ali
Monday, March 22, 2010
Prison Break
Prison Break is an American serial drama television series created by Paul Scheuring, which premiered on the Fox Broadcasting Company on August 29, 2005. The series revolves around two brothers; one who has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, and the other, a genius, who devises an elaborate plan to help him escape prison. The series is produced by Adelstein-Parouse Productions, in association with Original Television and 20th Century Fox Television. The current executive producers are head writer Scheuring, co-head writer Matt Olmstead, Kevin Hooks, Marty Adelstein, Dawn Parouse, Neal H. Moritz, and Brett Ratner. The series' theme music is composed by Ramin Djawadi, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 2006.
Season synopsis
Season 1
The first season follows the rescue of Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell), who is on death row for the murder of the vice president’s brother. He insists he’s innocent and only his brother Michael Scofield (Wentsworth Miller) believes him. As an engineer who helped design the prison where Lincoln is being held, Michael takes drastic measures to help his brother. He gets himself arrested and sent to the same prison so that with his knowledge of building the two of them can escape together. However, while inside, Michael discovers a massive conspiracy that is determined to see Lincoln’s sentence carried out. Breaking out will be more difficult than he thought, but still he tried and succeeded and manage to escape.
Season 2
The second season begins eight hours after the escape, focusing mainly on the escapees. Series creator Paul Scheuring describes the second season as "The Fugitive times eight". The fugitives split up and journey to locations across the country with the authorities close behind them as they each pursue their individual goals. Several of the escapees reunite in search of a large cache of money buried long ago by another prisoner. Federal agent Alexander Mahone (William Fichtner) is assigned to track down and capture the eight fugitives, but is revealed to be working for The Company, which wants all eight men dead. When Sara discovers her dead father, Governor Frank Tancredi, she meets with Michael, remaining with him as the brothers try to bring down the current President, a Company member. To ensure the brothers' safety, Sara allows herself to be arrested and faces trial. During the trial, the testimony of former Secret Service agent Paul Kellerman, who used to work for the Company-controlled President, exonerates Lincoln and Sara. Several of the escapees are killed or recaptured, but the brothers make it to Panama. Michael, T-Bag and Mahone are arrested by the Panamanian authorities and are imprisoned at the Penitenciaría Federal de Sona where they find Bellick who had also been arrested.
Season 3
The third season follows both Michael inside Sona and Lincoln on the outside in Panama. Sona is a prison that has been run by the inmates and guarded only from the outside since a riot the year before. Burrows is quickly contacted by the company who have kidnapped his son LJ and Sara Tancredi, the women Scofield loves, and is told tth they want Scofield to break James Whistler out of Sona. The season follows Scofield and Whistler’s trials in formulating an escape plan, as Burrows deals with The Company’s sexy and deadly representative.
Season 4
The fourth season starts with Michael avenging Sara's "death", before learning that Gretchen did not kill her as he thought. Michael also learns the truth about Whistler that he has secretly been working alongside Mahone to take down the Company. Sona has burned down and Sucre, Bellick and T-Bag have escaped during the chaos. After returning to Chicago to look for Sara, Michael is arrested and recruited by Don Self (Michael Rapaport), a Department of Homeland Security agent, to help bring down the Company in exchange for his freedom. Lincoln, who was arrested in Panama is transferred to Chicago, and along with Mahone, Sucre, and Bellick with whom a deal is made. Also joining the group are Sara, who escaped from Gretchen which resulted in Gretchen's own captivity by the Company, and a hacker who was assigned to help them after getting arrested for identity theft. Together, they devise a plan to retrieve Scylla, thought of as the Company's 'little black book', from the Company that will help to destroy them. In the meantime, Wyatt (Cress Williams), an agent from the Company, attempts to track Michael and Lincoln down. When the group eventually succeeds in stealing Scylla, Self betrays them and tries to sell Scylla, but fails. Right before the mid-season break, it is revealed that Michael and Lincoln's mother is still alive and has obtained Scylla.
By : Mubashir Altaf
Season synopsis
Season 1
The first season follows the rescue of Lincoln Burrows (Dominic Purcell), who is on death row for the murder of the vice president’s brother. He insists he’s innocent and only his brother Michael Scofield (Wentsworth Miller) believes him. As an engineer who helped design the prison where Lincoln is being held, Michael takes drastic measures to help his brother. He gets himself arrested and sent to the same prison so that with his knowledge of building the two of them can escape together. However, while inside, Michael discovers a massive conspiracy that is determined to see Lincoln’s sentence carried out. Breaking out will be more difficult than he thought, but still he tried and succeeded and manage to escape.
Season 2
The second season begins eight hours after the escape, focusing mainly on the escapees. Series creator Paul Scheuring describes the second season as "The Fugitive times eight". The fugitives split up and journey to locations across the country with the authorities close behind them as they each pursue their individual goals. Several of the escapees reunite in search of a large cache of money buried long ago by another prisoner. Federal agent Alexander Mahone (William Fichtner) is assigned to track down and capture the eight fugitives, but is revealed to be working for The Company, which wants all eight men dead. When Sara discovers her dead father, Governor Frank Tancredi, she meets with Michael, remaining with him as the brothers try to bring down the current President, a Company member. To ensure the brothers' safety, Sara allows herself to be arrested and faces trial. During the trial, the testimony of former Secret Service agent Paul Kellerman, who used to work for the Company-controlled President, exonerates Lincoln and Sara. Several of the escapees are killed or recaptured, but the brothers make it to Panama. Michael, T-Bag and Mahone are arrested by the Panamanian authorities and are imprisoned at the Penitenciaría Federal de Sona where they find Bellick who had also been arrested.
Season 3
The third season follows both Michael inside Sona and Lincoln on the outside in Panama. Sona is a prison that has been run by the inmates and guarded only from the outside since a riot the year before. Burrows is quickly contacted by the company who have kidnapped his son LJ and Sara Tancredi, the women Scofield loves, and is told tth they want Scofield to break James Whistler out of Sona. The season follows Scofield and Whistler’s trials in formulating an escape plan, as Burrows deals with The Company’s sexy and deadly representative.
Season 4
The fourth season starts with Michael avenging Sara's "death", before learning that Gretchen did not kill her as he thought. Michael also learns the truth about Whistler that he has secretly been working alongside Mahone to take down the Company. Sona has burned down and Sucre, Bellick and T-Bag have escaped during the chaos. After returning to Chicago to look for Sara, Michael is arrested and recruited by Don Self (Michael Rapaport), a Department of Homeland Security agent, to help bring down the Company in exchange for his freedom. Lincoln, who was arrested in Panama is transferred to Chicago, and along with Mahone, Sucre, and Bellick with whom a deal is made. Also joining the group are Sara, who escaped from Gretchen which resulted in Gretchen's own captivity by the Company, and a hacker who was assigned to help them after getting arrested for identity theft. Together, they devise a plan to retrieve Scylla, thought of as the Company's 'little black book', from the Company that will help to destroy them. In the meantime, Wyatt (Cress Williams), an agent from the Company, attempts to track Michael and Lincoln down. When the group eventually succeeds in stealing Scylla, Self betrays them and tries to sell Scylla, but fails. Right before the mid-season break, it is revealed that Michael and Lincoln's mother is still alive and has obtained Scylla.
By : Mubashir Altaf
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