A Separation: Film Analysis

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“10% of conflicts is due to difference in opinion, 90% is due to wrong tone of voice”. Throughout history society has witnessed conflict arise for any number of reasons; we must consider all factors of what is happening and also who is affected by the tension created by the outcome. Often the longer the engagement continues the more varied each parties’ responses will be. Failure to discuss the truth can be simply down to the fear of losing everything or the exact opposite where one’s hubris ego purely believes that he is right no matter what sort of evidence against them. However, society has also seen that the when the people’s responses become more varied this can lead to further conflict in a more physical manner. Throughout history we …show more content…
As again shown the drama film “A Separation” where the protagonist Nader constantly makes changes the story to suit his hubris behaviour of believing that he is right no matter what. Even when Termeh asks him about if he knew about the pregnancy his arrogant mine set immediately said no but eventually gave in as this fatherly instincts came in “I knew she was pregnant but at that moment I didn’t”. Whilst still trying to cover himself it seemed extremely difficult for Nader to even admit a miscellaneous response to his own daughter. Often this self-importance ego causes a manipulation of the truth as they can't give in. This can even happen to the world’s most powerful country, the United States. During the Vietnam War the high order got frontline soldiers to massacre the village of My Lai just to make it look like they're winning the ever conflicting scrimmage killing over 500 children, woman and the elderly. The brutality of the My Lai killings and the extent of the cover-up exacerbated growing antiwar sentiment on the home front in the United States and further divided the nation over the continuing American presence in Vietnam. The hubris behaviour of the officers had to eventually admit but somehow only 1 was convicted. In both cases whilst one is far less extreme than the other we see how far one’s ego goes varying responses until there is nothing else but to

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