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Representation of disability and ability In films, people you suffer from disabilities are often represented in many different ways. Some could be positive, some could be negative. A perfect example this is in the scene from Wonder called the School Tour. In this scene, people with disabilities such as Auggie, are represented in a negative way. They are represented as being shy, quiet and being afraid of people. This is evidenced by the use of character facial expressions and movement and sound ( both an element of mise-en-scene, which are micro elements of film form). When all the children walk into the science lab, Julian asks Auggie some obvious questions to try and make him feel stupid. Auggie then turns his face away from them and doesn't say anything. He is then told by Jack that he has to reply to Julian and say something, but when he speaks, he is still looking at the wall and he answers in a very quiet way. This representation strengthens the stereotype that people...
Bollywood in the 1970's / 80's
Bollywood By 1970, Hindi cinema was thematically stagnant and dominated by musical romance films . The arrival of screenwriting duo Salim-Javed ( Salim Khan and Javed Akhtar ) was a paradigm shift, revitalizing the industry. They began the genre of gritty, violent, Bombay underworld crime films early in the decade with films such as Zanjeer (1973) and Deewaar (1975). Salim- Javed reinterpreted the rural themes of Mehboob Khan 's Mother India (1957) and Dilip Kumar 's Gunga Jumna (1961) in a contemporary urban context, reflecting the socio-economic and socio-political climate of 1970s India and channeling mass discontent, disillusionment and the unprecedented growth of slums with anti-establishment themes and those involving urban poverty, corruption and crime. Their "angry young m...
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