Scene Of Torture

The section of the film I am writing about is the scene after the main character learns about torture. The scene is about 11 or 12 minutes into the film and runs for about a minute.

This scene is very interesting considering the gruesome subject matter. The scene before it describes the immense pain one of the characters felt when he was being tortured. He shares this story with his family and the main character, who is a little girl at this point. You would think that knowing the context, the scene would be very dark, which it is, but the next scene is played out very differently than you 'd think. It features a few kids talking about torture as a game or a joke. Just as they are discussing about torturing each other, another kid on a bike drives by. They then

In contrast to many later scenes that are filled with dark shades of grey and black, the predominant colour of the backgrounds are white. I think this scene is a great inside look at how the main character deals with harsh realities. She doesn 't know how to deal with it so she makes light of it to cope with her feelings toward the darkness. She can’t at her age really understand the level of intensity these events have, which is why the scene is played as comedic. It 's the only way she can express her thoughts of the current events. The drawing and animation are very cartoonish like a children 's show on TV. One aspect of the animation that works very well in this scene is the characters facial expressions and movement. They are over the top and exaggerated to provide comedic relief. Another way the animation helps get the message across in this scene is the way you can see her thoughts at the end. When a lady stops the kids on the street in mid pursuit, she asks the main character how she would feel if she was tortured. After hearing the graphic stories from the man the night before, the thoughts going through her head must be pretty dark right? No, her