The film, ‘In the Name of the Father’, directed by Jim Sheridan, ultimately details the “innocent victims” of a country in chaos. The director’s use of film techniques encourages the audience to not only see Gerry as the victim but also persuades the audience to understand that everyone in the film is an innocent victim, who suffers equally in their own individual way. Sheridan first introduces Gerry as a victim, unjustly accused of crime he did not commit. The interrogation scene is an excellent example of how a range of viewing conventions; Camera works, music and juxtaposition, come together to shape a point-of-view. Sheridan uses dialogue and films through a peephole to symbolise the terrifying isolation that Gerry is face with, as Detective
The film tells the story of a dysfunctional family living in poverty. There is always a frequent threat of violence, and the children are characterized to be seriously hungry and frequently in danger. There is a scene were a child is thrown into the deep end of a pool, there is a scene were a young girl is burnt with boiling water, and similar thing happen which put the kids in deep danger. Their parents shout a lot, argue, and throw things. There is also frequent obscene language. One of the key characters Rex, who is the father of Jeannette, has a drinking problem. He is shown drunk and abusive
How can obtaining knowledge and experience lead to a loss of innocence and a gain in maturity? While this question can be explored through many different perspectives, it can be clearly answered through situations from many different sources, the primary one being Bless Me, Ultima, written by Rudolfo Anaya. Through the perspective of a seven year old named Antonio, Anaya’s story portrays the thoughts and experiences of this young boy as he deals with traumatic situations such as death, up close and personal, and how that directly leads to his gains in maturity and loss of innocence. There are many instances throughout this book and other works that really capture the effects that the world can have on someone, especially a person who is learning
These films all reinforced how children’s opinions sway through the way in which they are raised. It demonstrated how as children they were clueless as to who was their enemies and why they were. They also revealed how the government has played a significant role within the riots between the cultural diversity.
When Julie Billart was a young girl her father was attacked. The people robbed him of many goods. The attack on her father scared her so much she
A test of faith: Signs Stuck on the death of Colleen Hess, the Hess family undergoes great struggles internally and externally, building the movie as a whole. Through the characters issues, philosophy and the home invasion panned out in the film, comes out a story of a test of faith in the movie Signs by M. Night Shyamalan. The director combines all of these components to formulate a strong movie and effectively send across the story of a test of faith. The movie follows a family of four, the dad named Graham, his two kids Morgan and Bo, and their uncle named Merrill.
This movie takes you through an emotional journey of the highest capacity. It is about a father doing literally anything necessary to save his child’s life. Every moment is to the extreme but is a true depiction of issues many families face. Not taking no for an answer, he takes the law and the hospital in his own hands and gets a new heart for his dying son.
As the film unwraps In Canton, Mississippi, 10 year old Tonya Hailey is viciously brutalized by two white racist rednecks names James Louis Willard and Billy Ray Cobb. The confronting opening scene captures the audience’s attention through abrupt sound effects and upfront camera angles from young Tonya Hailey’s point of view. Rape is a violation of human rights which is a huge value applied to all humans across the world especially African Americans and Southern whites. The value of human rights is evident throughout this scene through Schumacher’s use of strong film techniques. As Tonya is inhumanly raped the camera angle shown to the audience is low lying looking up towards the vicious men raping young, innocent Tonya. By demonstrating this
The authors explore the film I Tonya (2017) from a systemic perspective, and analyze the main family’s behaviors through the lens of Narrative Therapy. The authors referred to multiple articles that define Narrative therapy, and the use of tools such as externalization, deconstruction and exceptions. The authors of this paper examine the characters within the film, and suggest methods where therapeutic interventions could facilitate healing from public ridicule through empowerment.
The movie not only gives us a glimpse to the potential evil and manipulative people of the world, but also helps us to understand that sometimes violence is necessary. When actions are so terrible, so negative, and so extreme that people lose sight of right and wrong, and learn to accept the unacceptable, death is the only real verdict for some. V let England know that people
"Goodnight Mr Tom directed by Jack Gold explores the idea of a 10-year-old boy named William who has been sent to the countryside to be looked after by a man named Tom Oakley. The film presents the idea of the effects of child abuse, and the importance of love and care to raise a child. Through the use of camera work, sound editing, and composition, Gold informs us of the effect of mistreating children and promotes understanding of the requirements of love and care to raise a child.
97,000 every year, 11 every day. This is roughly how many people in 2015 were raped in England and Wales. What if it was proven that 10% of these reported crimes are in fact a fabricated lie? Where is the protection offered to the accused as well as the accuser? And so who is the real victim?
The documentary “A Child in Rage” gave me an indescribable feeling. The hardships and pain that this little girl had to go through was completely disgusting. Because of her father’s neglect, they made this little girls life a living hell.
Hitchcock uses many techniques throughout the film “Rear Window” to convey suspense. The major theme of the film regards Jefferies voyeurism. His intrigue in the everyday lives of his neighbours is viewed as intrusive and morally wrong on principle. However, without this voyeuristic tendency the crime committed by Thornwald would never have been solved. Thus, the audience is lead through emotional turmoil in questioning whether it is wrong to invade someone’s privacy, or just and heroic to solve a crime. We see the climax of the film when Lisa and Stella venture out of Jefferies apartment to investigate the murder of Mrs Thornwald. This leads to a confrontation between Thornwald and Jefferies. These scenes build suspense through the use of detachment, the use of ‘split-screen’, ‘red-herring’ plot devices, lighting, music and diegetic sound.
Director Roberto Benigni uses this existential social problem as a background for the development of the film’s major themes: (familial) survival and the
This film, starred by John Lloyd Cruz (Edgar), distinguishes the various types of inhumane crimes that people of different social classes commit such as: a simple father who seeks protection for his beloved family, a businessman who fools other people to invest in a pyramid scam, corrupt and not loyal high-positioned religious ministers of the church.