Nate's 'Grief In Mcginty-Nichol'

When experiencing times of grief and guilt we sometimes forget that reality still moves forward. McGinty-Nichol imaginatively explores this concept through team captain Nate Ruffin, who should have been on the plane with his team but was not due to his shoulder injury. He is struggling to deal with the tragedy that occurred. Coach Jack Lengyel is shown as a ‘father figure ‘to Nate in helping him deal with his grief and helping Nate to face reality.The long shot of Jack walking towards a discouraged Nate on the steps strongly emphasizes how mournful Nate was and poignantly conveys how guilty he feels that he was not with his team on the plane .The diegetic sound of Nate aggressively repeating “My shoulders fine” powerfully expresses Nate’s