Bra Boys:blood is thicker then water

A documentary demonstrates an interpretation of the truth by attempting to persuade an audience to side with the makers to endorse their interpretations of issues and events. In the instance Bra boys; Blood is thicker then water, directed by Sunny Abberton, the Bra Boys gang is viewed as a imitation of a prodigious brotherhood gang of surfers that are victims from occurrences and backgrounds opposed to a gang that dispute with the law by an act of violence. The Bra Boys have interpreted issues and events by emphasizing the importance of family, belonging, brotherhood and multiculturalism. The use of presenting constructed footage and personal interviews endorses viewers to see the Bra Boys from a positive light, boys who are role models to younger generations of surfers and accept multiculturalism. Events and reenactments within the film proves this documentary is a interpretation of the truth made to display Bra Boys from a positive light therefore it can not be trusted. These challenge Societies dominate social attitudes and values towards Bra Boys.

In the documentary bra boys, blood is thicker then water; the director utilizes the boys characteristic features within a interview to help establish the bra boys as a strongly bonded brotherhood built on honesty, trust, loyalty and mate ship. As a result viewers are encouraged to approve the groups values such as integrity and cohesion which challenges predominate social views towards surfers from the town Maroubra. These values within the group are presented through an interview with sunny Abberton, the director; where he sits in a dark room shirtless displaying the tattoo across his chest ‘my brothers keeper’. “Not everyone can get one, (tattoo) you have to be a stand up type of man.” The tattoo symbolizes their belonging to the gang; it is a permanent sign of their commitment, exclusively based on loyalty and toughness. After the interview viewers respond to sunny and the boys in a positive light, it