How Does Perkins Use Satire In Bran Nue Dae

One of my childhood shows was Southpark, as a child I deemed it funny as its satirical humour was yet to register for me. I would laugh when Cartman would make fun of Kyle for being a jew, when the cook would receive racist comments, or when Stan’s father went into kindergarten and taught the children about the inappropriate measurements of a male’s anatomy. As a child, I had very vague knowledge of satire, I ate what was fed to me in the form of content and laughed despite the sensitive topics the satirical humour I was watching was conveying. That was until I studied the musical film, Bran Nue Dae, in my English class, my perspective changed entirely, finally understanding the true power of satire. Within the 2010 musical-comedy Bran Nue

Through her use of satire, she has conveyed the overincarceration and police brutality First Nations people are faced with. Director Perkins can be seen using Juxtaposition within her film, during the scene where the First Nations People were being arrested alongside their non-indigenous friends. There was a blatantly violent treatment seen when the police delt with the First Nations People, where a policeman punched Willie, a first nations person, in contrast to the non-indigenous people, whom were allowed to stand and were not treated with such cruelty. These two scenes demonstrated the mistreatment First Nations people deal with in light of non-indigenous individuals, such a scene was meant to demonstrate the police brutality in a comedic sense with the use of background music, and make the audience frustrated on the First Nations people’s behalf. Body 2 When the arrival of the First Fleet came in 1778, the First Nations people endured the loss of their children and family, the destruction of their culture and land, and witnessed a

The line, “For nothing gives me greater joy, than to watch you fill each girl and boy with superficial, existential shit.” Suggests that the First Nations People did not enjoy the first fleet telling the young indigenous boys and girls the nonsense that they told them, but they also did not fear the First Fleet, rather challenged them for they knew the first fleet could never destroy their hearts. Playing on this implication inclines the audience to feel the First Nations People's bravery within their hardships, and to admire them. Ultimately, Director Perkins use of satire within her film, succeeds in promoting a critical response from the audience. Body 3 Lastly, Director Perkins contrives a representation of racial stereotypes against First Nations People within her film, Bran Nue Dae. Director Perkins' satirical representation of these issues is effectively displayed through her use of caricature of a character, Uncle Tadpole. Uncle Tadpole, who has dark skin, a big nose, and dark hair, is a stereotypical representation of a first nations individual that contributes to the false representation of all first nations