Every film has certain characters that are associated with a typical idea, like being the antagonist, the individual or the outsider. The individual in a film would be someone who rejects some part of society or society as a whole, while the outsider is someone society rejects as a whole. We see these two types of characters in the movies, Tuba Atlantic by Hailvar Witzo and Respiro by Emanuele Crialese. Both of these movies have some similar characteristics, but also are very different films. Tuba Atlantic by Hailvar Witzo is a short Norwegian film that was released in 2010. The movie shows an older man, Oskar, who is given only six days left to live before he dies. Before he dies, he wants to try to get in touch with his brother who lives across the Atlantic Ocean. The movie shows his last six days of life and how he spends them. Respiro by Emanuele Crialese is a film that was set in Italy and was released in 2002. The film is set on an Italian island and shows the life of a free-spirted woman, Grazia, and her family. The feature shows the different behaviors of the mother and shows her son, Pasquale, who presumes more of a parental role …show more content…
One of the major differences in the movies is the climates. In Tuba Atlantic, the movie is set in colder weather. You can tell this, by the way the characters dress and the snow on the ground. In Respiro, the scene is set in warmer weather. Throughout the movie, the characters are repeatedly seen taking a dip in the water and wearing summer type attire. Another difference between the two movies is the way they portray the idea of death. In Tuba Atlantic, Oskar is only given six days to live and then he returns to the hospital were he dies at. However in the movie Respiro, Grazia is not dead, she is just hiding in a cave on the island. There are also many more differences between the two movies then just these, like in particular the two main