My Best Film Essay On 'The Power Of One'

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In the movie “The Power of One” close up shots were used effectively. For example, the close-up shot of P.K’S face in the Hang him Up scene showing the Fear he felt about being caught and the bullies. This technique created an impact by helping us see that P.K was scared of bortha and the others. It also helped me see his sadness when They killed His chicken who he had befriended.The director did this to show the Fear pk felt and to engage us in the movie so we could understand and empathise how P.K was feeling. This aspect worked well with the limited lighting making the scene more ethereal and mysterious. This reminds me of a scene fairly similar to this on in a way that instead of pk it was bortha who was in the shadows with a closeup making it seem that he was angrier than he was and make him seem scarier.

Lighting throughout the movie was used in a phenomenal way. For instance, when the village was on fire in the last scene the orange glow in the darkness was radiating out and around objects making the scene more ominous. This technique created the feel of being in what P.K felt was hell and showing how 1 person could change the lives of a whole Race of people. The director did this to make us empathise for the Africans and show us how apartheid destroyed Africa. This aspect worked well with the dialogue “ you want to learn English, i’ll teach you English” said by botha in the final scene because it made the scene more intriguing and scary, engaging the audience more.This reminded me of a scene earlier in the movie where the Nazis burn down the race mixing boxing gym and sending the owner off to jail portraying pk as weak and useless.

The Dialogue and the way it was spoken  helped me understand what was going on throughout the movie. We see this when Sgt Boorman says “ you're just a bunch of s**t eaters, aren't you”. This was said in a certain tone making the words sound more impactful and mean. This shows that with a bit of a tone you can turn a innocent sentence into a harsh sentence that can be used to hurt someone. This was done to show how a tone can change the way you act and speak to people, even if you like them. This worked really well with the mysterious  weapon Sgt Boorman was holding making it seem his intent to hurt someone higher. This can be compared to an earlier scene where the men are all walking to their jobs with the guards hitting them with their weapons trying to get them to move faster.

The props in the movie made it Astronomically better and easier to understand. This is demonstrated when dibulu manzi was walking around banging his tribal staff on the ground around P.k. This makes it easier to understand the culture and how their lifestyle is compared to ours.This was done to give us a better understanding of the culture and the way things are done.This combined with dabulu manzis outfit really showed the culture off and made it really clear to see and understand.This reminds me of the Maori culture and the ways we like to show it off.