Madichi's Blog: Film

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" Soft"  and "Wasp" "Soft" is a short film that tackles with themes of bullying, fear and feeling overpowered. It contains both a father and a son who are assaulted by the same group of people. This leads to a small rift between the father and the son. "Wasp" also creates tension between child and parent as the mother often neglects her children to go out and have a good time. Both films use the characters clothing and environment to tell the audience more about them. For example, it is clear that the father in "Soft" works and is quite sensible from the way that he and his house looks whereas the gang members are shown on the street and in a dirty alley wearing tracksuits and chains. This contrast shows a difference in lifestyle which addresses their differences in behaviour and also their differences in morals. This is also the case with "Wasp" as the mother and children are shown to be poor not from the clothes t

 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" is an fantasy adventure film based on the short story by J.K.Rowling. It has all the aspects that you would think of being in a fantasy film from the mystical creatures to the fictional new elements in the world. It has a typical linear narrative going from beginning to middle to end. The director uses a large number of panning shots throughout the film. This is often used when showing new settings but is more commonly seen when showing the beasts. This could be because the director is trying to show the audience the vast scale of the beasts or settings or it could possibly as a way of doing off the work that was put into creating the CGI effects. As far as the characters go they are typically what you would expect, from the quirky main protagonist to the clear villain with the evil sounding name to the outsider who asks questions that the main character needs to answer to provi

"Get off my Land" and "Ralph" “Get off my land” and “Ralph” are both British short films that deal with the theme of isolation in a new and unknown territory. With Get off my Land this concept is more implicit than with Ralph, as they do not blatantly say this. Instead it is shown by the man’s body language and clothes as it is clear that he does not fit in around that general area. However, in Ralph’s case the director makes it clear that he is in an unfamiliar environment through the use of the dialogue. Both films start and finish with minimal dialogue but have long conversations in the middle. The protagonist is unable to understand the language and because of this, and the fact that the director does not put in any subtitles, the audience feels as confused and lost as he is. It is also shown that he is in a new environment and out of his comfort zone by what he orders at the pub/restaurant: chips, which is traditionally a British food.   In both short