ENGL 3120 Lecture Notes - Diegesis, List Of Domesticated Animals, Middle Ages
19 Sep 2012
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Dog imagery is extensively present in the movie mickey b in obvious and hidden forms. This dog imagery represents primal emotion, violence and loyalty in the movies and is also a reflection of the perception of, fictional and non-fictional, prisoners. http://www. prisonmovies. net/mickey-b-2007-uk. Where staff patrol the perimeter with vicious guard dogs, but are entirely absent within the walls. The prisoners have the run of the joint, . Once mickey b has bloodily assumed the top dog"s spot http://www. guardian. co. uk/film/2009/jan/09/macbeth-northern-ireland-prison. Ambitious top-dog mickey b and scheming "bitch" ladyboy http://www. irr. org. uk/2010/september/ha000019. html. Together, these constitute a diegetic meta-commentary on such concerns as constriction, surveillance and physical conflict and point up filmic recastings of graphic. Barking dogs are both diegetic additions (which exacerbate mood and propel theme) and external sounds (which operate as actual constraining devices). The dog animal symbol also maintains a pure root meaning throughout time and culture.
