Look Both Ways is an Optimistic Film. To what extent do you agree? Sarah Watt’s film‚ “Look Both Ways” depicts the initial inability of people to deal with grief but with understanding and communication its shows everybody is capable of dealing with pain. Presented when fear had taken control of the Western World as a result of the horrific terrorist attacks of September 11th‚ 2001‚ Watt convinces the audience that there can still be optimism which leads happiness even when people are fearful
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“Look both ways” is a 2005 Australia independent film‚ written and directed by Sarah Watt. Moreover‚ the film won four AFI Awards. In the film‚ a train accident happened in Arnow Hill on a hot Australia weekend and the accident not only impacts the main character’s life but also relates each other. Fear is one of the main themes in the film and it is obvious to show audiences that the protagonists in the hard circumstance who are coping with their real and imagine death. Firstly‚ the relationship
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suspicion and despair. These recurring‚ mental images cause both Meryl and Nick‚ to live life in fear of death. When Nick was diagnosed with cancer‚ he immediately saw his life flashing past him in the form of a photomontage. Watt uses these montages to describe Nick’s fear of death and that though he may seem in control on the outside‚ he is actually feels alone‚ confused and anxious that his life will end the same way his father’s did. His fear of cancer and his assumption that he won’t survive his
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Fears can paralyse individuals by making them feel anxious and paranoid with their lives and surroundings. They would be constantly worried about what’s happening around them‚ which causes them to feel restless and isolated. In ‘Look Both Ways’‚ Meryl experiences her fear with death after attending her Dad’s funeral and witnessed a man getting run over by a train. She realises that death can happen to anyone at unexpected times. She starts to perceive negative things and death happening to her. Her
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The animations and photomontages mean that we learn more about Nick and Meryl than other characters in the film’ Discuss The hand painted animated sequences in Look Both Ways have their origin in this film. They use the same signature ‘painterly’ style. The animated s sequences are a way of giving Nick and Meryl a visible internal life‚ rather than relying on the actors performances. Its one that’s to each of them” to a painter and a photographer. This also proves that all the characters have
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“The fragmented structure of ‘Look Both Ways’ makes identification with the characters difficult. Do you agree?” The independent Australian film‚ “Look Both Ways”‚ is unlike most “Hollywood” films. Applying narrative techniques of the old film noir genre‚ this film is both unconventional and structurally unusual. The protagonists‚ Meryl‚ Nick‚ and Andy‚ are all complex personalities‚ making it difficult for the audience to relate. Director‚ Sarah Watt‚ employs many visual forms to assist the audience
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The film “Look Both Ways” directed by Sarah Watt explores many ideas such as fear‚ religion/faith‚ and loneliness. These ideas are portrayed to the viewer using a variety of visual techniques such as animation‚ photomontage‚ transitions‚ close-ups‚ adjacent worlds‚ music‚ tracking‚ still shots‚ sound effects and cuts. The idea of fear of various characters is portrayed in the film using a variety of techniques. Watt uses animation when Meryl is walking and imagines someone coming up to her and
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connections with others. To what extent does Look Both ways depict human communication as problematic. In the film text "Look Both Ways"‚ problems in communicating with people are examined through many of the main characters‚ especially with Andy. In life‚ communicating with others can be difficult particularly when circumstances arise in which you do not know how to express your personal feelings or there are past experiences that hinder the way you view life. In Andy’s character we are presented
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Look both ways shows us that tragedy is a part of life. To what extent do you think this is true? The Australian film “Look both ways” directed by Sarah watt explores many enduring aspects of the human situation and examines the changes that can potentially occur during the course of one’s daily life. The film treats a range of issue of practical‚ emotional and psychological as well as our different characters in changing life situations can impinge upon other characters both in a positive and negative
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Sarah Watt’s “Look Both Ways” shows us that death is a normal part of our lives‚ and if we are unable to accept it‚ then it can hold us back from living our lives to its fullest. Using a variety of filming techniques‚ Watts effectively displays and accentuates the pain and grief of her characters‚ especially Nick and Meryl who “have been seeing death everywhere”‚ in order to demonstrate how fears of death can restrict our ability to live‚ in terms of anything from relationships and being social‚
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