Evolution Of Belonging

In the short film, ‘The Most Beautiful Thing’ by Cameron Covell, an evolution of the characters sense of belonging comes to pass. In the beginning of the film, it appears that neither of the leading characters, Emily and Brandon, feels like they belong for very different reasons. Emily is deaf and through that feels alone and cut off from her surroundings while Brandon is looked down upon by his peers and feels that he is different from them. As the film continues, the two find each other and a sense of belonging through one another. They convince each other to take leaps of faith and they can be themselves around one another freely, which debatably is the core definition of belonging. There is little background noise and speech in the film,
while music plays a major role in setting the mood of the scene. Because of this, the speech that is spoken out loud is emphasised and the pauses in music show the importance of the specific scene. This text was created to foremost entertain and pull emotionally at the viewer but it also gives an insight into how things such as disabilities can affect ones sense of belonging and the difficulties this brings when connecting with others and expressing an opinion.