Exposure to global values, beliefs or attitudes can be detrimental for an individual or society. An individual can often be negatively impacted by their exposure to global forces as seen in The Castle. This is evident by the decline in Darryl's health when he becomes entrenched in the global forces in order to protect his family. The full shot of the ash tray scene foreshadows the conflict that accumulates between the global and the village. The use of dialogue in the exclamatory statement “An ash tray, but I don't even smoke!” juxtaposed by the panning camera movement establishing the city scape, hence creates a vector to Darryl. Positioned leaning against a building, smoking.
Global forces always encroach on the individual's personal world, whether they like it or not. The film The Castle demonstrates this aspect through the dominancy of the global over the inferior village individual. The saddened non-diegetic sounds accompanied with the background narration in the dinner scene create a somber atmosphere. This is further exaggerated by the declarative statement in the dialogue “yeah.” Creates a comparison between the joyous, vibrant individual to a disheartened, defeated man due to the exposure of global exploitation and ignorance. This is further heightened by the dialogue “someone is selling a telephone box”. The telephone box symbolises the global instruments that continue to