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DESCRIBE A MAIN (INTERESTING, IMPORTANT, ADMIRABLE) CHARACTER IN A STUDIED FILM (VISUAL TEXT)
EXPLAIN, DISCUSSING VISUAL AND/OR VERBAL TECHNIQUES HOW THE VIEWER UNDERSTANDS WHY THE CHARACTER IS INTERESTING/IMPORTANT/ADMIRABLE
An important character in James Cameron's film, Avatar (director's extended cut/version) is the film's protagonist, Jake Sully. Sully is a wheelchair bound war veteran who is drafted into an advanced scientific avatar programme on a moon distant to Earth,
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The viewer is first introduced to Jake Sully through a voice over narration explaining some of his inner most thoughts. "I started having these dreams of flying." Through this narrative technique we begin to understand the character and admire his desire for freedom. The voice over goes on to say "but sooner or later you always have to wake up" and we quickly learn that Sully is anything but free. The camera reveals from a low angle, with a tilt, that Sully is wheel chair bound and the voice over continues, stating "the strong prey on the weak, that's the way it's always been and no one does a damn thing about it." The viewer, at first, feels pity for Jake's situation and cynicism and then admiration when, despite his physical disadvantage, he protects a beaten woman in a bar scene. This scene is significant because it reveals Sully's inclination to protect the vulnerable and it shows that he is humane.
It is this same sense of moral justice and empathy that enables Sully to become a saviour to the Na'vi race of humanoids on Pandora. When he takes over his cloned avatar body, regains the freedom of being able to walk and run and learns about the Na'vi, Jake's purpose in life becomes apparent. His impressive ability to adapt and learn quickly is displayed in the forest scene early in the film, where he first experiences the Pandora wildlife. In this fully computer generated and animated, yet thoroughly realistic, sequence the viewer observes Jake adapt quickly to a new, foreign and terrifying environment that forces him to use survival skills and quick wits. Fast tracking shots and panning camera movements follow Jake through the forest at speed and the effect created is visually overwhelming, some indication of how it might 'feel' to be there. A hand held camera effect follows Jake running through the forest being chased by a frightening Thanator; a vicious creature several times larger than Jake. The viewer admires Jake's tenacity, courage and cool headedness and innate survival instinct. His physical abilities in his new avatar form are impressive. The viewer is learning that Sully is likely to be a force to be reckoned with.
As well as being physically and mentally strong,
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Jake Sully sacrifices his human self in order to retain his humanity. It is this irony that creates the film's central message of humanity verses inhumanity and exposes the dark side of human nature: the ability to act in a morally corrupt manner. Jake is the light, or hope,
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NOW YOU DO YOUR OWN ESSAY USING ONE OR MORE OF THESE (skip the first one, it's all written above)
Describe how one main character or individual changed to become more (or less) admirable,
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Describe at least ONE character or individual who played an important role in the text(s). Explain why the character(s) or individual(s) was important in the text(s) as a whole. Discuss visual / oral text features in your response.
Describe an interesting character in the text. Explain why the character was interesting. Discuss visual / oral text features in your response.
Describe a character who taught you something about life in the text. Explain what the character taught you about life. The Y part of SEXY is also where you discuss the second part of the topic.
TECHNIQUES ASSOCIATED WITH CHARACTER MAIN CHARACTER JAKE SULLY,
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1. S. Extreme close up of eyes. E. (what) This is a visual MOTIF (a recurring image or symbol of significance). (why) Eyes link the human self to the humanoid avatar. Eyes reveal emotion, feeling and expression. Eyes are a window to the soul.
Eg. First introduced (physically) to Jake with this shot. When he 'wakes' from cryogenic sleep he is bathed in blue light foreshadows his Na'vi self/look. His first link with the avatar, through the 'eye' of Eywa. Making a spiritual connection with Neytiri, "I see you". Final frame of film is also eyes, but Jake's Na'vi eyes. He has 'woken up'.
2. Voice over. Narrative perspective. Viewer 'hears' his thoughts,
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3. Direct address to camera. Eye contact with camera. 'film within the film'. The video log he keeps. Links to the voice over narrative. Purpose is to document the scientific study that he is taking part in. It is the official record of the avatar programme in progress. Reminder to himself of purpose, allegiances, to keep him 'grounded', anchored to reality, to keep him 'real'. This is a record of Jake's physical experience.
Eg. Jake has clearly physically deteriorated over the course of these logs, he appears exhausted,
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