HUMA 1780 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Hyperinflation, Redone, Nazi Architecture
5 Jan 2016
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Central dualisms / binaries (opposites: centre vs periphery, good vs bad, rich vs poor, urban vs rural, odd vs normal, aggressive vs passive. In the hunger games, the capitol is in the centre, it controls things o: the districts are the periphery, the further you are away from the centre, the more human you get. Power comes from the centre and moves out o. Since it"s from the centre, it"s held by a few. How power is shown in the film: high angle. The camera is shot downwards, the weaker: low angle. Looking up to someone in a higher power: represented with the power relations. The poor has little food, while the rich are gluttonous, large amounts of food. Clothing (appearance: miner"s working clothes vs elaborate fashion, purposeful grey clothing vs colourful ornamentation. Coldness - doesn"t care about the districts: cato. Roman military figure: katniss and primrose. Call back to the romans: horse drawn carts, outfits.
