Peter Weir’s film Witness explores the contrast between the two worlds by contrasting the Amish culture with a modern Westernized society. Weir presents many themes and issues in his film. Through his use of film techniques like long shots and close-ups make the film more enjoyable. These themes include clash of two cultures/different worlds‚ Peace and violence‚ innocence and corruption. These are presented effectively with a variety of film techniques‚ editing‚ setting‚ dialogue and music/sound
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Enculturation term anthropologists and psychologists use to descrive the deveopement‚ through the direct and indirect influence of parents and others‚ of children;s patterns of begavior socialization same as enculturation compatibility-‐with-‐child-‐ care theory Womens tasks have traditionally been those that do not remove the woman from the household due to taks only woman can perform for children (breast feeding for 2 or more years) economy of effort theory if effort is expended
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creates romance and shows that aspects of the modern world are encroaching on the Amish world. The long intimate stares into each other’s eyes shown through quick cuts before dancing and the use of two shot whilst dancing creates the sexual tension between Book and Rachel. When Book and Rachel dance‚ Rachel is not wearing her traditional bonnet‚ which is symbolic of her desire for Book which is against the rules of the Amish people. Initially‚ the audience accepts the developing romantic relationship
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with book and Rachel‚ the raising of the barn scene and the ice cream scene. In the opening scene the concept of "individual struggle" is represented in witness. The film begins with an introduction to the Amish. The music is peaceful and harmonious coupled with a montage of a group of Amish people walking through grasslands. A traditional horse and buggy is used to establish their way of life. Rachel represents individual struggle as when her husband dies she becomes a single parents which is hard
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cultures clashing with each other the Amish and The Western Society and a story line of a murder crime. “A big city cop who knows too much...His only evidence: A small boy who’s seen too much”. The main character of this film is Harrison Ford as John Book. Today I will be talking about two of the themes Peter Weir uses in the film ‘Witness’. They are the clash of two worlds and power. The first theme that I would like to speak about is the clash of two worlds ‘The Amish’ and ‘The Western Society’. This
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the film audience with a window onto the world of the Amish in America. An Anabaptist Christian denomination particular to North America‚ the Amish are a devout‚ peaceful people. They keep themselves separate from the rest of society‚ believing that worldliness in the form of such modern developments as cars‚ tractors‚ electricity and telephones will distract them from devotion to God and living a simple life. Predominantly farmers‚ the Amish preserve traditional ways‚ wear plain‚ old-fashioned clothing
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driving through an Amish community. Men and woman of the Amish community are not permitted via their traditions to operate motorized vehicles which have made the horse drawn buggy essential. The horse and buggy is one of the most recognizable symbols of the Amish which have been their reliable mode of transportation since the mid 1750’s. In addition to pulling buggies the large hardworking draft horse‚ which represent work and diligence‚ can be seen working along the Amish men in the fields‚ helping
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society or “limbo of statuslessness” in which the individual or group becomes homogenized (1 pg. 97). An example of a liminal culture is the Amish; they separate themselves from the “outsiders” to avoid sin. Within the Amish culture they have communitas which defined by Tuner as no social structure; this period of time is demonstrated by the Amish before they join the church or become baptized. In the book “The Ritual Process Structure and Anti-Structure” by Victor Turner‚ Tuner defines
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“The Devils Playground” the Amish youth are allowed out of their community to experience the world. The devils playground is known to the Amish as the “English world’. This process is known to the Amish as a runspringa. The purpose of this process is to give the youth a chance to decide whether or not they want to be Amish. According to the documentary this process can take anywhere from six months to two years depending on the person. Once a person accepts the Amish life they will get baptized and
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Amish religion and beliefs. Jeniffer Ramirez Deviant Behavior Professor Kristine Empie South University June 9‚ 2014 There is several and different religions that most of us are not familiar with. When we investigate different types of religions and it helps us expand our knowledge and learn how many different religions and beliefs are out there? Amish (best known as Amish Mennonites) is a religion which most members stay isolated from today technology? Amish religion
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