Be My Brother

Belonging and alienation is the do work of being either excluded or genuine by the connection in which you live. Belong is a human conception,mostly con slopered a fundamental human wishing and a source of survival, safety, protection and happiness. To kick the bucket is usually considered positive and crucial for a successful existencehowever a negative aesthesis of belongingfound among the displaced, marginalised and uncared for fuel lead to many accessible, filial and personalised problems that can be almost insurmountable for the individual.The unawares trop fest film Be My companion by Genevieve Clay 2009, represents these ideas through the films central characters. The film deals with society and people with disabilities feeling displaced within society due to prejudices. It also displays the notions of disjunction and isolation within the family home of the main character and his brother. The viewer here develops a strong connection to the idea of alienation an d not belonging. The short film Be My Brother explores the concept of isolation through disabilities.Richard the genius is born with a disability and is isolated from society. Richard feels as though he doesnt exist around his brother Damien. As the film progresses, Richard the relay link meets a girl names Amanda and she neglects him at first, though she discovers another side to him, and so form a relationship with him. Social sufferance is the offset of affiliation with society, but within the film Be My Brother it begins with the expulsion of the main character that has a disability. This is evident when Richard meets Amanda for the first time.As she sees Richard approaching, she immediately moves towards the edge of the seat. The wide conjecture utilise in this persuasion indicates Amandas discomfort, where it demonstrates her fear towards people who are physically different. Furthermore, as Richard offers his softwood to Amanda for a handshake, she quickly touches his hand, and faces the other way. The close up thrust within this conniption reveals Amandas disgust towards Richard through hand gestures, where it emphasies her cruelty and transcendence towards him.Clothing in this segment plays a crucial role. Amanda is wearing blacken clothing, which portrays her social stand up, which represents class, elegance, and wealth, whereas Richard is wearing brown clothing, expressing dull, inferior and being less chief(prenominal). The full piece of cake used demonstrates the relationships between characters, and where they stand in society. In addition, social acceptance can be displayed within the family. Richard feels displaced around his brother Damien.This is exemplified in the scene where Damien wearing a black hoodie with his hood up, incorporated with the wide shot depicts resentment and exclusion, where Damien feels embarrassed about his brother because he has a disability. The black hoodie symbolises something evil and depressed which contributes to the isolation Richard is experiencing. As Richard passes his hand with the audio registrar to Damien, Damien promptly tries to avoid Richard by moving his head. The close up shot allows the audience to see Damiens facial expression conveying Damiens self-confidence towards Richard.Social acceptance is the key concept within the film Be My Brother, where cameral angles and clothing play a crucial role in disclosure the idea of feeling accepted and to belong within society. disconnection and isolation is portrayed throughout the film between Richard and his brother. The negative sense of belonging, where soulfulness feels isolated found among the marginalised and uncared for can lead to anger and disappointment. The ideas of isolation can be seen at the beginning of the film. The extreme long shot at the beginning of the film reflects the setting, as Richard is disconnected from society.The blur of the background enhances Richards privacy and societies prejudice a gainst people with disabilities. Furthermore, the aspect of displacement can be manifested in the segment where Damien is sitting by himself at the bus stop and Richard is standing up, expressing his point. The major quote Richard plays in his audio put down I am what I am, I cant change that, my brother doesnt seem to understand, he seems like he doesnt want to be near me, I seem to always embarrass him and I hold outt like to be ignored shows evidence of self-expression where Richard seeks to be accepted by his brother and society. Anger and disappointment emerges within the audio recording which shows Richards frustration towards his brother, creating tension and indicating family breakdown.However, Damien experiences a change of heart when he is futile to pay his bus fare. Richard steps in and pays the driver. The long shot used in this scene culminates Damiens feelings towards his brother, creating a journey as he walks down the narrow bus path towards his brother and he is thinking and taking into account what his brother did for im and how he has treated his brother. The notions of anger, resentment and perplexity slowly fade away as he takes off his hoodie and Richard hugs him. This important factor leads to acceptance with his brother and the formation of a positive family relationship. Disconnection and isolation is portrayed throughout the film between Richard and his brother, although it diminishes when Damien comes to the realisation that he is taking his brother for granted and thus the film shapes our taste of belong and alienation.Ultimately the short film Be My Brother has further developed the understanding of belonging and alienation. Details of the social acceptance, disconnection and isolation portrayed throughout the film between Richard and his Brother, all expose belonging and alienation as a human conception whereby to belong is usually considered positive and to not belong leads to marginalisation. The feeling of belonging means acceptance however if soul is under the threat of not belonging the feelings of isolation, anger and disappointment emerge.