Comparison Of Get Off My Land And Ralph
Ralph and Get off my land are both short films, that portray violence/ abuse. In Ralph this is shown when Ralph walks into the bar and you see the worker and her boss arguing, because he touches her. It is also shown later on in the short film when Ralph has ordered some food and he accidentally trips up the worker, the boss sees this and starts shouting at the worker. Whereas in Get off my land, violence is portrayed in a very different way. At first, violence is shown when the younger male character says I will fight for this land, he says this to the land owner. Violence is then shown when the land owner comes back to him with a gun and says come on lets fight, he then shoots the guy and then later on he then shoots the women with him.
They also portray the sense of unrequited love. This is shown in Ralph, as Ralph goes to France to confess his love to his best friend Claire, however once Ralph gets to France and talks to the waitress and says she says i'm like her little brother, by saying this he then realises that she doesn't love him the same way he loves her. This is also shown when Claire finds him and then her boyfriend walks behind them. In get off my land, the audience think that the male and female character are in a relationship, the audience think that because it looks like they're having an argument. This is an example of unrequited love but its portrayed in a different way.It's portrayed as a temporary thing, as later on in the short film,when the land owner brings out the gun and says lets fight then the women starts to panic and says that they're just leaving. However, he shoots him any way and shes starts screaming.
In both short films they have a sense of unfamiliarity. This is shown in the get off my land, at the start of the short film you are shown the women's choice of footwear and then the males. This is showing that the male is unfamiliar with the area as he has chosen to wear trainers and then the women has chosen to wear walking boots. Its also shown when they get to the gate and he is struggling to get over it. This also has connotations of being a barrier between their relationship, as we weren't shown her getting over the gate as she is familiar with it, whereas he struggles to get over the gate. Unfamiliarity is shown in Ralph, when Ralph gets off of the train there is a wide shot angle of him standing on his own looking around. It's also shown when Ralph starts to talk to people and they don't talk English, they start to talk to him in french. When this happens the audience aren't shown English subtitles, this is done so the audience know how he feels so we can sympathise with him.
One more thing portrayed in both films is standing up for yourself. This is shown in Ralph when the waitress stands up to her boss, as her and her boss are shown to have an abusive relationship. This is shown when she asks Ralph he wants to come out with her and then her and her boss starts arguing, but instead of taking the abuse she stands up to him. It's shown in get off my land when the young male says to the land owner lets fight over the land. This is an example of standing up for yourself as both the characters walking on the footpath know that it's a public footpath but are being told it's not and being asked to move from walking there. So, by saying lets fight for this land its saying we're not moving from here even if we have to fight about it.
They also portray the sense of unrequited love. This is shown in Ralph, as Ralph goes to France to confess his love to his best friend Claire, however once Ralph gets to France and talks to the waitress and says she says i'm like her little brother, by saying this he then realises that she doesn't love him the same way he loves her. This is also shown when Claire finds him and then her boyfriend walks behind them. In get off my land, the audience think that the male and female character are in a relationship, the audience think that because it looks like they're having an argument. This is an example of unrequited love but its portrayed in a different way.It's portrayed as a temporary thing, as later on in the short film,when the land owner brings out the gun and says lets fight then the women starts to panic and says that they're just leaving. However, he shoots him any way and shes starts screaming.
In both short films they have a sense of unfamiliarity. This is shown in the get off my land, at the start of the short film you are shown the women's choice of footwear and then the males. This is showing that the male is unfamiliar with the area as he has chosen to wear trainers and then the women has chosen to wear walking boots. Its also shown when they get to the gate and he is struggling to get over it. This also has connotations of being a barrier between their relationship, as we weren't shown her getting over the gate as she is familiar with it, whereas he struggles to get over the gate. Unfamiliarity is shown in Ralph, when Ralph gets off of the train there is a wide shot angle of him standing on his own looking around. It's also shown when Ralph starts to talk to people and they don't talk English, they start to talk to him in french. When this happens the audience aren't shown English subtitles, this is done so the audience know how he feels so we can sympathise with him.
One more thing portrayed in both films is standing up for yourself. This is shown in Ralph when the waitress stands up to her boss, as her and her boss are shown to have an abusive relationship. This is shown when she asks Ralph he wants to come out with her and then her and her boss starts arguing, but instead of taking the abuse she stands up to him. It's shown in get off my land when the young male says to the land owner lets fight over the land. This is an example of standing up for yourself as both the characters walking on the footpath know that it's a public footpath but are being told it's not and being asked to move from walking there. So, by saying lets fight for this land its saying we're not moving from here even if we have to fight about it.
Rebecca you have raised some really pertinent issues and topics which are really valid in this piece of writing, however you have not given and context or conclusion which is key in good writing. Going forward if you explain who, what and when the films were made and what genre this may help the reader to understand contextually where there are. A conclusion allows for a summary of your points and maybe your opinion. Remember CCCEO how any of them do you think that you have used?
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