JJ southern gothic genre
- decaying setting
- exploration of issues = violence
- “she is pale. in the silver light can see she bears scratches down her arms and her calves. her face is smudged and bruised and bloody. she is hanging by her neck from a thick rope tied to the bough of a silver eucalyptus. she is still. she is limp
- “she folds and crumples like a wet doll. like a bag of wet bones. a sound that reminds me that she is just loose meat”
- “he raised his hand and hit her, hard, in the face. he knocked her down to shut her up. and he swung again. and she struggled to suck in air, he squeezed her jaw”
- “a measure of milky white poison had caught hold and infected her and now she was in trouble. she was rotten inside. something worse then disease and she had to leave. she didn’t know what else to do. she was afraid.
JJ buildungsroman
loss: loses innocence and place in society
- “what kind of lousy world is this? has it always been this way, or has the bottom fallen out of it in the past couple of days? has it always been so unfair?” realizing the world has issues
- “I’ve got to crawl out of my own shell and emerge… I’ve been pulled out early and left in the cold”
challenges: forces them to change, charlie has to be secretive
- “its locked inside me tight.its an unusual contortion of my loyalties, i know i cant say a thing”
- “but i cant. i cant do it. i cant keep it in. i know its breaking a promise by talking about it, but its swelled and welled in me for so long. its out. its out.”
home: accepts place in the world, more mature, understand the issues in the world
- “i wondered how may of them had mentioned jaspers name over the past week, probably all of them and i understood then that maybe we really did do the right thing for the wrong reason”
- “i remember thinking that if i hadn’t seen the cuts and bruises on jasper face for myself, i wouldn’t have thought for a second that this burly paternal copper was capable of locking up an innocence boy without charge and beating him… i would never have suspected this man to be the monster he was”
JJ racial and ethnic groups are disempowered and voiceless
- “i see four men destroying Ans garden, they pull at his flowers, his small shrubs, uprooting everything, throwing the heavier stuff at the house”
- “they hit and spit on him. swinging and kicking. i can hear then shouting red rat. fucking red rat”
- “i observe jeffery standing apart from the group, sucking at a plastic cup as the rest of the team forms a circle that excludes him”
JJ appearances versus reality
- “id embarrassed her the night i was caught, that much i knew. id shattered the facade, id sullied the family name and her repute… i was no longer a model child and she was no longer a model mother”
- “i was close enough to see my mother grappling and gripping a man i don’t recognize.. i step back. my mother awkwardly pulled her dress back on”
JJ australian culture
- “it seems like an awful lot of people for a junior country week game. its strange. i can see members of the shire council mining around in suits. the australian flag hangs limply over the club house”
- flag represent freedom and equality in Australian however limply because this situation isn’t representing australia as there is inequality
- “jeffery for the first time in his life, might be garnering grudging respect… not only have they furnished him with a refreshing drink, but they’re conveying information like he’s a real teammate”
- social currency of sport, usually treated as an outcast but due to being able to play cricket he is accepted, sports breaks the barrier of racism
JJ voice
- syntax, diction, figurative language, mode of address and tone
naive, innocent voice - “jasper has come to my window, i don’t know why, but he has. maybe he is in trouble. maybe he has nowhere else to go”
- short syntax = he is confused why someone has come to his window because it has never happened before = innocent, tone = concerned
- “they have to assume id been snatched. kidnapped. theyd never believe id slipped out of my own accord. this is by far the worst transgression, probably my only ever transgression”
assertive / confident voice
- “no you dug this hole, now you have to fill it in. im nothing with you”
- assertiveness - diction
- aggressive tone, value trust, aggressive attitude towards people that lie
JJ beliefs values and attitudes
belief : everyone should be treated equally
value : equality
attitude : sympathy towards marginalized
tone : sympathetic
- “i feel like a spoiled bastard, about to crawl into my safe nest, while jasper shoulders his burdens alone”
- “this poor bastard has been a victim to assumptions his whole life”
belief : the truth should always be told
value : truth
attitude : aggressive attitude towards those who lie
tone : aggressive
-“ no you dug this hole, now you have to fill it in. im not going with you”
- “but i cant, i cant do it. i cant keep it i. i know its breaking a promise by talking about it, but its swelled and welled in me for so long”
JJ sympathy / empathy
jasper
- “i know him and its the saddest thing of all. as the lost boy who has lost everything.. he needed me in this not because im reliable, smart or loyal but because he needed someone, anyone, so he dint have to be alone”
an
- “they hit and spit on him. swinging and kicking. i can hear them shouting red rat. fucking red rat”
- “i see four men destroying and garden, they pull at his flowers, his small shrubs, uprooting everything, throwing the heavier stuff at the house”
laura
- “he raised his hand and hit her hard in the face, he knocked her down to shut her up and he swung again, and she struggled to suck in air”
- “i can see she bears scratches down her arms and calves, her face is smudged and bruised and bloody. she is hanging by the neck from a thick rope”
TAD genre
interview scene
- eddie mcguire is collingwoods president and tv presenter who on live radio related adam goodes to king kong
- sequence opens with him sitting to the right of the screen ready to be interviewed with the transcript of his dialogue on the left stating “adam should play the ape in the new king kong premier”
- his indifferent and clueless facial expression represent how he has no idea that he has just made a negative racial comment on live radio
- footage of adam walking away form the camera with unsettling music as he has just realized that someone who is meant to be supporting him is condoning the act of casual racism stating “it is a comment that would be made at a BBQ”
invasion day parade
- sequence opens with the invasion day parade where many are protesting to change the date
- then swiftly changes to interviews with numerous australians who are asked what australia day is to them
- many stated “it is a day of fun and a time to relax”
- no one mentioned the invasion of the aboriginal land
- next sequence is adam stating “it is the saddest day of out culture,” contrasted to the fun and games may australians are encountering
GT genre
- western genre
- “the western hero usually stands alone and face danger on their own”
- western hero frequently rescues the damsel in distress”
- walt saves sue from the african american gang
- “what the fuck you looking at old man”
- low angle of walt to show power and authority, high angle of gang making them look powerless and weak
- walt has a straight back and remains eye contact
- aerial shot to show gangs insignificance
- drum music = walt is ready to fight
- “i will kick your wrinkly old white ass”
- ‘old’ ‘wrinkly’ = stereotype as frail, weak old man
- normally a hero is someone to look up to = no one sees walt as a hero
- walt is beneficial to society and not a burden
- need to reinforce he is the hero by the camera angles because people don’t know
“stoic hero that emphasis the importance of sacrifice”
- final scene = sacrifice, walt approaches hmong gang
- dark lighting = sin and violence
- military drums = rise in tension and ready to fight
- high angle of walt showing vulnerability, low angle of gang to represent empowerment
- hero should have full power, people should be intimidated by them
- hmong gang shoot at walt, he hits the ground in a christ like position = sacrifice for his town
- wasn’t emphasized throughout the entire film only caMe in at the end, he kept it to himself
plot “a westerner comes to a town of savagery, saves it, then leaves”
- walt has lived in detroit for 50 years watching his city being taken over by numerous gangs and turned into a priceless city
- he didn’t go to the town the savagery came to him
- he saved the town metaphorically killing the gang
- “he went to reach for his lighter and they shot him, he didn’t even have a gun on him, this time we have witnesses and they will be locked up for a very long time”
- he saved detroit from the gang
- he didn’t leave he died
- héros agent meant to die
- elderly are seen as weak and frail but walt is strong and brave
