The Sapphires Analysis

Firstly, the film’s lack of dialogue is a profound metaphor for Indigenous Australians’ “wasted voices”: since White settlement, Aboriginal Australians have been systematically abused, exploited, and silenced (Collins-Gearing 2010, para. 2).

Describe a major theme of the movie you have selected using evidence from the movie itself as well as

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

What are the major theme(s) of the film? Hint use the concepts presented in class to guide your answer. Provide examples to demonstrate meaning. (6 marks)

The use of narration and translation plays a large role in the inclusiveness of the production for both Aboriginal people and English speakers. The title sequence and credits have been narrated by the anthropologist into the aboriginal language. This is critical because Frank often discusses the film production with the Anbarra and Northern Australian aborigines, encouraging everyone to view it upon its release. There is occasionally English narration throughout the film, explaining the events and progression of the funeral and Harry’s whereabouts. English subtitles are also provided during important aboriginal dialog, assisting the

Based on a true story, Wayne Blair brings us a story about four young Aboriginal women who try and follow their dreams of being famous during a time where war has taken over. In the 1950s, the Aboriginal population of Australia was considered “not human” and ignored by society, aborigines were not yet accepted as citizens in Australia because of the stereotypical image “white” people have created for aborigines. Which gives more meaning to this story because it shows a group of struggling aboriginal girls who are trying to find a place where they can fit in and be accepted as who and what they are.

Film can have many different interpretations. It can be taken as simple popcorn entertainment that breaks box office records. Or, it can have a powerful moral or message it wants to convey, and have the audience form their own opinions and thoughts. One film that had an impact on me is the film Blackfish. The film gave me opinions on animal cruelty, corporate corruption, and manipulative marketing. All of which are ruining today's society, and had me questioning about what it means to live in a world where these insufferably cruel acts are taken place in a tourist heavy attraction.

1. Identify 2 moments in each of the films that most resonated with you or made you feel most uncomfortable and why they had that effect on you?

I was fascinated with all the nuances associated with movies: the actors, the scenery, the cinematography, the glamour, and the drama behind the films. When I was younger, I loved viewing Film Noir classics. They were fascinating. I especially loved the dark lighting, the shadowy techniques, the private eyes, the femme fatale, and the hard-boiled fiction movie scripts.

It is proudly acknowledged that Australia has played a role of the pioneers in the sublime world film industry, leaving abundant benefits to the nation so as to obtain a relative cinematic enjoyment in the contemporary era. Along with strong adherence to its multicultural value, it is foundational to the discourse of Aussie cinema. Australian movies not only are able to help enrich the establishment of national identity nut also can connect a more powerful relation with Aussie audiences. Multiculturalism primarily describes the difference between the modern Australian culture and its nation. The difference, as far as possible, enable to ensure every Australian citizens and nation’s interests. The film Australian discusses from the perspective of the cultural diversity among the Australian aboriginal culture, white colonial culture and Chinese culture. The cultural awareness of what is being Australian has been heightened, to some extent, a sense of cultural recognition has been under tentative quest and the industry vacuum has been partially filled with a wide spectrum of exploration into Australian multicultural identities.

The next factors is my gender, age, ethnicity, and social class. As a female evaluating a movie I am more likely to showcase emotion to situation than a male. My age has an impact on everything because my generation has technology at our fingertips. Lastly, for me ethnicity and social class is one in the same. It helped me evaluate the movie because I was able to relate to the main character and form a mental

The love-making scene in this film involving Ben Loy and his wife is the scene I chose to perform a close analysis on. I am going to look at the ways in which this scene makes use of mise-en-scène, camera angles, camera movement, sounds, and other visual information to communicate and influence audience perceptions of race and or ethnicity.

9) Discuss the nature of power/relationships within the film, between director/ film maker and actions- why were they chosen?

In this essay, I will be comparing and contrasting two types of movies. I will be examining their different elements, of similarities and differences. One piece of film that i will be studying is Alice Through The Looking Glass directed by James Bobin. I will also be looking over the film Finding Dory directed by Andrew Stanton. This is also directed by Angus Maclane. These movies both take you through a whirlwind of

This movie shows the appalling treatment that was demonstrated during this era. It disgusted me for the length of time that this cruelty went on for. The disempowerment towards the indigenous Australians was shown in this movie through strong themes, by showing the Europeans being offensive, abusive and judgmental towards the natives of the land. This can be seen in one of the first scenes of the movie when the European officer violently steals the indigenous children from their mother and family and takes them away to a camp where they lost everything they held dearly. The movie however shows the Europeans discussing plans of the outbreeding of the darker skinned people of