Analysis Of The Sapphires

The enchanting and heart-warming film Satellite boy, directed by Catriona McKenzie is a story set in the Kimberley Region, north of Western Australia and follows the character of Pete on a journey of discoveries and learning Indigenous culture. McKenzie delivers and utilises a range of different film techniques which help develop the themes of conflict between tradition and changes, confronting challenges and sense of belonging. Through these film techniques, the audience is able to understand that indigenous culture will be more appreciated because of its significance to aboriginals in their life.

The pub scene in the Australian Outback helped me understand the consequences of prejudice through the combination of dialogue and cinematography. These film features shows the unfair treatment that Aborigines endured because of their race. The mid shots showed how the white Australian audience at the pub Talent Quest ignore the two Aborigine sisters as they began to sin. A panning shot showed the audience’s disapproving and disgusted looks as they avoided eye contact with the sisters. Clearly contrasting with the warm and enthusiastic cheers given to the white Australian performers before them, as also shown in a panning shot. Noticing the coldness of the crowd, Gail says, “Thanks for the half-heart applause.” The dialogue and camera shots clearly outlined the difference in treatment between Aborigines and White Australians in Australia. This clearly shows the inequality between the two races, as Aborigines were clearly mistreated based on their appearance. At the end of the Talent Quest, after the White Australian performer

Included in the film are the vast and open outback landscapes which signifies the freedom of aboriginals land and how they belong to it as the are physically and emotionally affected when they are taken away from it. The rabbit fence was built to keep the Aboriginals in one place, therefore symbolising the division between the Aboriginals and the Europeans. Also a

The picture ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’ directed by Phillip Noyce is the true tale about three aboriginal girls called Molly, Daisy and Gracie who get taken from their mother to soon return back over a long journey. This film represents the past of how the aboriginals in the stolen generations were treated and taken from their parent so that they could be ‘purified’ into a more white generation. During this picture various audio and visual effects are given to display the feelings and emotions of the characters contained in the film. Phillip Noyce positions the audience into a position to feel empathy and sympathy for the girls using various background sounds/music and camera techniques which helps incorporate the message and tragedy about what happened

Monday morning, Sally, a twelve-year-old American girl, is woken up by her father. As she gets ready to go to school, her mother hands her a backpack and lunch with a quick kiss goodbye. Meanwhile, Zarina, a twelve-year-old Sierra Leone girl, wakes herself up to get ready for work. Her aunt says good morning as they both head from their home to the cassava fields. Both of these girls have a traditional family setting. In America children in a traditional family grow up with both biological parents and any siblings they have. In Sierra Leone, the setting for both The Bite of the Mango and A Long Way Gone, children of traditional families live with aunts and uncles as well as many children from different parents. These different views of

Subsequently, some changes must be made in the adaptation. Some of the major changes will be to make Marv’s ethnicity Aboriginal and to place the setting in Pilbara, Western Australia. These changes will be made to exemplify the issues at hand and to display an iconic Australia rural town easily identified as a geographic signifier, reflecting the rural values of larrikinism, community and especially the higher rates of the masculinity crisis and male mental health related suicides in rural areas. Adapting Marv’s ethnicity to Aboriginal in the film will also be a major signifier of both Australia, as well as an attempt avoid the stereotype of whitewashing of an Australian film, giving the film a bit of cultural value, adding the attitudes and values equality for individuals and

It shows the struggle of a Metis teen, and it shows how many Aboriginal people face their struggles and how they can maintain their personal identity at the same

As a result of Stewart’s indifference to his callous actions, Claire alienates herself in a frantic attempt to reconcile with the indigenous community. Conversely, Claire’s ignorance of indigenous customs is explored when she intrinsically ‘walk[s] into a stranger’s house and look[s] at them dead’, presenting viewers with the revelation that reconciliation begins with compassion and understanding. Furthermore, the despondent, non-diegetic soundtrack reflects the white community’s unwillingness to contribute to Claire’s donation box as the indigenous are known to ‘look after their own’, urging viewers to question white society’s spiritual emptiness in comparison to indigenous beliefs. Specifically highlighted by the communities response, ‘Maybe she was up for it’ presenting viewers with a confronting revelation that damaging stereotypes are forged through insufficient understanding of Aboriginal cultures. Lawrence’s placement of the traditional smoking ceremony, a form of cleansing, illuminates the indigenous and white community’s meaningful reconciliation and the restoration of

Being discriminated against can have massive influence on how one may act, and social outcasts may be made to feel inferior because society judges them as unworthy. Likewise, by being included and tolerated, individuals can gain confidence and return their trust to their friends. The quote from page 48, ‘if the worst happens , if you lose and fail, but still celebrate coming second because you’ve given it a red hot go. There is no need to fear failure.’ , is a great example of the pride and gratitude, repeated throughout the novel.

Winton conveys the previous mistreatment of indigenous Australians to continue to permeate the conscience of modern day Australia. Magic realism is employed through Winton’s portraying the “invasion” of the house on Cloudstreet being depicted to echo the indigenous response to the first fleet through the house “protesting” through “floorboards” “grinding” subsequent to the Pickles family “step[ping] inside”, empowering his message by presenting an almost palpable reaction to his audience. Moreover, Winton further incorporates magic realism in illustrating his concern for the enduring effects of the mistreatment of indigenous Australians through the “girls” and “hags shadows” lingering in the house’s library. By presenting such an extraordinary

The Sapphire’s directed by Wayne Blair, is an Australian musical comedy-drama film based on the true story of an ambitious Indigenous women singing group consisting of three sisters Gail, Cynthia and Julie and their cousin Kay. The film conveys the theme's of belonging and racism that Indigenous people endured during the 1960's. With the use of several film techniques, camera shots, camera angles and sound, the themes of belonging and racism are presented throughout the film.

There are 3 main reasons I want to be Sapphire manager, they are to help others, out of admiration, and for the adventure.

Visually flowers are beautiful plants created by nature. Unless one is a gardener or a farmer, one may forget how much flowers undergo to maintain their beauty. Nor do people ponder on the life cycle of plants. It then takes a strong flower to withstand such environmental and physical change. But the support of its roots, photosynthesis, and possibly the help of a gardener or farmer allow the flower to sustain life. In Sapphire’s Push, Claireece “Precious” Jones was a sixteen-year- old mother and daughter who experienced numerous obstacles such as physical, sexual, mental, verbal, emotional, and socioeconomic abuse in the projects of Harlem, New York. Once Precious received the opportunity of attending an alternative school, her teacher, Blu

This indicates the children’s bravery and shows that such racist environment, as Jani Barker (2010) argues, arouses their characters. However, it is important to highlight the role of the Logan’s warm household in this

This is especially shown through each of the family member’s body language and faces. The father is worried, focusing on the grandmother (who might be his mother). He is sitting slouched with a low hanging neck. His expression reads anxiety, worry, and care. The mother tells the opposite story, she only appears to be worried and focused on one thing, her husband. It seems that he isn’t eating much and she seems to be worried about his health and wellbeing. As a good wife does, she cares about her family so much that she can be consumed with worry and anxiety for them. The grandfather’s eyes tell a story of deep sadness and unhappiness. He looks at his wife with love and worry, while holding out a cup asking for more tea. It’s a loving gesture despite the grandmother’s unhappy disposition. The grandmother looks down in sadness and worry, perhaps because while she pours the tea, she gets to watch her whole family experience what she felt as a mother growing up. Watching the little one grow up in a life of hardships while the parents tried as hard as they could to transcend that. The daughter’s back facing the audience is significant because often times, growing up without the privileges other children may have had can be an embarrassing thing. She shows her back in shame and you can see her head falling slightly, probably because while her family worries for everyone, she worries for herself. Being poor is often romanticized in movies, but the reality is that it is one of life’s greater hardships. Not everyone is given the same opportunities and because of that, most people grow up and live a life of