THTRFLM 1T03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Kevin Costner, White Point, Scotiabank
20 Jul 2018
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Class 8- the battle elderbush gulch and the shirt. Subject/object: other for us can never be a subject in and for themselves, other frequently becomes object of our gaze, we are allowed to define who they are, not them . How are the natives othered by film techniques: example of film analysis. How does the film represent the opposition of whites and natives: argument: The film aligns viewers with the white point of view. We are allowed to understand and identity with individual character"s subjective attitudes. In doing so, the film others the natives as savages. This calls for a deeper reading beyond the obvious dog-eating aspect. For the most art they act as a mass object, a nameless, faceless hoard: production elements analyzed as proof: Setting and editing: binary: enclosed= civilized vs open = uncivilized. *notice white man"s intent to kill white woman* - would rather kill the women than have the.
