Andrew Clark is the typical school jock in a high school society, respected and admired by everyone. He is revealed to have a strong and happy exterior, however there is a twist to this ‘marcho’ young man. He is exposed to be physically strong, when in fact his is mentally weak. He has many pressures in his life, having to be the best of the best in his father’s eyes. Andrew is constructed through the use of film conventions to be portrayed as polite, friendly, and articulate, however this is a superficial appearance and more is to be discovered about what is going on in the inside.
When Andrew is in the company of his peers, he demonstrates confidence and is driven to do what is right. He stands up for others and shows a strong moral code.
When he is exposed to authority he become a different person. He becomes submissive, closed, nervous and angry. The audience is made aware of his vulnerabilities and emotional fragility through the scene with his father in the car. He makes no eye contact with his father, and is visible. When he is around his father the use of symbolic codes come into place. His posture is slouched, his eyes are directed to the ground, and anger is forming in his face. He slams the car door in an act of frustration and defiance.
Andrew’s Father has expectations for him to achieve the best results and to be considered ‘a man’. He “does not accept failure” and does not want his son to be a “loser”. Andrew’s Dad uses strong language such as “not tolerate losers in this family’. Andrew lives in fear of disappointing his father or letting him down.
In the scene when all of the characters are expressing their feelings, Andrew confesses to do something he greatly regrets. Technical and audio conventions are used throughout this scene to address his emotion. The camera is moving around him, staying at eye level so the audience has the impression of being present. The music is calm, soothing and sad. He struggles to hold back his tears and his voice is raspy and quiet. The other characters are all focused on him. They are silent, shocked, and also very emotional.
The pressure from his father leads him to do awful things to others through the constant need to please his father. Audio conventions such as dialogue influence the audience to see him as a compassionate, insightful and caring person, full of regret for hurting another person. He exposes his fears and the pressure his father puts him under, when he says, “I did it for my old man. I tortured this poor kid cause I wanted him to think I was cool”. Andrews confession make the others really admire him.
When Andrew is in the company of his peers, he demonstrates confidence and is driven to do what is right. He stands up for others and shows a strong moral code.
When he is exposed to authority he become a different person. He becomes submissive, closed, nervous and angry. The audience is made aware of his vulnerabilities and emotional fragility through the scene with his father in the car. He makes no eye contact with his father, and is visible. When he is around his father the use of symbolic codes come into place. His posture is slouched, his eyes are directed to the ground, and anger is forming in his face. He slams the car door in an act of frustration and defiance.
Andrew’s Father has expectations for him to achieve the best results and to be considered ‘a man’. He “does not accept failure” and does not want his son to be a “loser”. Andrew’s Dad uses strong language such as “not tolerate losers in this family’. Andrew lives in fear of disappointing his father or letting him down.
In the scene when all of the characters are expressing their feelings, Andrew confesses to do something he greatly regrets. Technical and audio conventions are used throughout this scene to address his emotion. The camera is moving around him, staying at eye level so the audience has the impression of being present. The music is calm, soothing and sad. He struggles to hold back his tears and his voice is raspy and quiet. The other characters are all focused on him. They are silent, shocked, and also very emotional.
The pressure from his father leads him to do awful things to others through the constant need to please his father. Audio conventions such as dialogue influence the audience to see him as a compassionate, insightful and caring person, full of regret for hurting another person. He exposes his fears and the pressure his father puts him under, when he says, “I did it for my old man. I tortured this poor kid cause I wanted him to think I was cool”. Andrews confession make the others really admire him.