Samson and Delilah- (strong acheived)
In the film Samson & Delilah by Warrick Thornton, the director uses visual techniques, which are cinematography, make-up and props to develop deeper ideas with the harsh realities young Aborigines deal with. These include violence and sexual abuse, substance abuse and the rejection young Aborigines live with.
The director uses a bottle containing petrol as a prop, which develops our deeper idea of substance abuse and addiction among many Aboriginal teenagers. Samson is the only user in the film. We always see him with a bottle or a can containing petrol. He lives a rough life and the petrol is his only entertainment. In the first scene in the film, we see Samson waking up tired, he picks something up and has a few sniffs after this he is rejuvenated with energy and starts to dance. At first we don’t know what it was but as the film progresses Thornton shows us it was a bottle of petrol revealing to us Samson’s substance addiction. Through out the movie the petrol bottle is always with him. This was shocking for me because I never realised what teenaged Aborigines deal with. Thornton has used the prop of the petrol bottle effectively. By making the protagonist of the film a young petrol-sniffing Aborigine Thornton developed our deeper ideas and delivered his message to the dominant white culture of Australia that life is a harsh reality and substance abuse is a part of everyday life for many young Aborigines.
The director uses cinematography to show us the feeling of isolation and separation for many young Aborigines. Thornton uses two long shots in scene to show young people’s dislocation towards their culture. In the first long shot, we see Samson is looking down on the village in the background. He has disconnected himself from the village. This was triggered by the beatings he and Delilah suffered. Delilah was beaten because she was blamed for her grandmother’s death and Samson was beaten for lashing out on his brothers. Because of this, he has banished himself from his culture and has become an outcast. In the second long shot, Samson is walking away from his village and from us the audience. This has a significant impact because it means Samson has made his final decision to leave the village. He has turned his back on his culture. Samson leaves foe a better life along with his petrol bottle. This suggests the fact that maybe the petrol is starting to have an effect on him and maybe he didn’t make the right decision. By using cinematography, Thornton has shown me the neglection felt by most Aboriginal teens and the tough choices they have to make.
The director uses make up to show us the violence and sexual abuse which many young Aborigines live with. In the film, Delilah suffers beatings, injuries and sexual abuse. She is first beaten because of her grandmother’s death. After leaving the village she has been kidnapped and sexually abused. Near the end of the film she gets run over. During these times, Samson had no clue of what was going on and just stuck to his petrol. Samson’s inability to even realise what has happened to Delilah proves that the petrol has affected him. Thornton uses stage blood to show the blood on Delilah’s lip and teeth. From the beatings she suffered, he uses latex to show the bruising and swelling gained. She also received a black eye, Thornton used silicon and tissue to emphasise on this. By using make up Warrick Thornton has revealed to us the violence and sexual abuse many young Aborigines live with. By making Delilah dirty, he shows us the various cuts and scratches I know realise what Aborigines my age deal with.
Therefore, by using the visual techniques of cinematography, props and violence and sexual abuse Thornton has developed my deeper idea of the harsh realities many young Aborigines live with.
The director uses a bottle containing petrol as a prop, which develops our deeper idea of substance abuse and addiction among many Aboriginal teenagers. Samson is the only user in the film. We always see him with a bottle or a can containing petrol. He lives a rough life and the petrol is his only entertainment. In the first scene in the film, we see Samson waking up tired, he picks something up and has a few sniffs after this he is rejuvenated with energy and starts to dance. At first we don’t know what it was but as the film progresses Thornton shows us it was a bottle of petrol revealing to us Samson’s substance addiction. Through out the movie the petrol bottle is always with him. This was shocking for me because I never realised what teenaged Aborigines deal with. Thornton has used the prop of the petrol bottle effectively. By making the protagonist of the film a young petrol-sniffing Aborigine Thornton developed our deeper ideas and delivered his message to the dominant white culture of Australia that life is a harsh reality and substance abuse is a part of everyday life for many young Aborigines.
The director uses cinematography to show us the feeling of isolation and separation for many young Aborigines. Thornton uses two long shots in scene to show young people’s dislocation towards their culture. In the first long shot, we see Samson is looking down on the village in the background. He has disconnected himself from the village. This was triggered by the beatings he and Delilah suffered. Delilah was beaten because she was blamed for her grandmother’s death and Samson was beaten for lashing out on his brothers. Because of this, he has banished himself from his culture and has become an outcast. In the second long shot, Samson is walking away from his village and from us the audience. This has a significant impact because it means Samson has made his final decision to leave the village. He has turned his back on his culture. Samson leaves foe a better life along with his petrol bottle. This suggests the fact that maybe the petrol is starting to have an effect on him and maybe he didn’t make the right decision. By using cinematography, Thornton has shown me the neglection felt by most Aboriginal teens and the tough choices they have to make.
The director uses make up to show us the violence and sexual abuse which many young Aborigines live with. In the film, Delilah suffers beatings, injuries and sexual abuse. She is first beaten because of her grandmother’s death. After leaving the village she has been kidnapped and sexually abused. Near the end of the film she gets run over. During these times, Samson had no clue of what was going on and just stuck to his petrol. Samson’s inability to even realise what has happened to Delilah proves that the petrol has affected him. Thornton uses stage blood to show the blood on Delilah’s lip and teeth. From the beatings she suffered, he uses latex to show the bruising and swelling gained. She also received a black eye, Thornton used silicon and tissue to emphasise on this. By using make up Warrick Thornton has revealed to us the violence and sexual abuse many young Aborigines live with. By making Delilah dirty, he shows us the various cuts and scratches I know realise what Aborigines my age deal with.
Therefore, by using the visual techniques of cinematography, props and violence and sexual abuse Thornton has developed my deeper idea of the harsh realities many young Aborigines live with.
