For this homework, I watched a stunning video made by David Burkhar. The video consists of footage from the 1988 film 'Powaqqatsi: Life in Transformation'.
From the very beginning of the film there are noticeable binary opposites. The one I picked out are:
Light - Dark Life - Death
Poor - Rich Manmade - Natural
Wet - Dry Happy - Sad
Work - Fun Weak - Strong
Old - Young Gay - Straight
Fast - Slow Developed - Under Developed
Clean - Dirty Busy - Sparse
The director of this video would have used binary oppositions such as 'poor and rich' to show the contrast between the extreme living conditions that we have in the world. However, they do not show any signs of 'ultra rich living', which could connote that the majority of the world are living in a state of poverty.
The opposition of 'young and old' denotes the different generations that are alive. However, it could connote the differences between the life styles and life knowledge that each generation has. We see different fishing techniques which could show the diversity between different generations.
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ReplyDeleteA wide selection Reece, can you elaborate and explain how the director used some of these oppositions?
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