Power can relate to a great number of things and has numerous applications. For centuries our existence has required power or force in order to progress to the society we are all familiar with today. When this power is abused by ones who are trusted with it history tells us this is when blemishes in human history have occurred. Such blemishes are depicted in both texts as the composers have created allegories of a historical context relevant to period they composed their texts. Neill Blomkamp, Elysium (2013) and George Orwell, Animal Farm (1943) have used a historical context in their texts to make a social comment about abuse of power in two completely different periods. Blomkamp takes aim at how a wealthy and privileged 1 percent has so much
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Neill Blomkamp has set out to make a comment about the imbalance in power and wealth seen in western societies, particularly during the 2010-2013 period which had seeded the political and economic turmoil experienced mainly in America. Blomkamp asserts that it is simply incredulous and corrupt that such a small minority can hold so much wealth and power and dictate rules for the large majority. Blomkamp communicates his message about the abuse of power in the historical context of the 99% protests in America on Wall Street with profound use of mise en scene. Throughout the film the viewer is continuously shown the contrast in civilisations created by the arrangement of clean, neat and picturesque housing and infrastructure on Elysium and the placement of rubbish, car bodies and filthy, graffitied buildings on Earth all of which are plain view in the. Mise en scene is used by Blomkamp to place emphasis on how distinguishable life and society are in each world. These visuals are further used to develop the …show more content…
However the 99 percent isn’t provided with similar benefits to the same extent and is it is increasingly hard to access because it is unaffordable for the working and lower classes. He upholds this opinion of such from the health care system in America before the introduction of Obama care in 2010. Blomkamp communicates his message about the abuse of power in western countries in the early 2010’s with allusions to class divide and inequalities. Cases of this include the idea of med-bays only on Elysium for its inhabitants that heal any ailments instantly, which alludes to the impeccable health care for the wealthy and powerful in America and a regular hospital on Earth. Which is not dissimilar to ones today on Earth that services the people on Earth which is overcrowded and understaffed which also alludes to the poor facilities for the lower socio-economic classes represented by the people on Earth. Allusions are utilised by Blomkamp in the film in order to make references to the historical context from which he has been empowered by. Use of such is significant because Blomkamp has allowed himself to include elements of downfalls of society without blatantly depicting them so as not to make it purely a political agenda. Blomkamp’s use of allusions is
Neill Blomkamp has set out to make a comment about the imbalance in power and wealth seen in western societies, particularly during the 2010-2013 period which had seeded the political and economic turmoil experienced mainly in America. Blomkamp asserts that it is simply incredulous and corrupt that such a small minority can hold so much wealth and power and dictate rules for the large majority. Blomkamp communicates his message about the abuse of power in the historical context of the 99% protests in America on Wall Street with profound use of mise en scene. Throughout the film the viewer is continuously shown the contrast in civilisations created by the arrangement of clean, neat and picturesque housing and infrastructure on Elysium and the placement of rubbish, car bodies and filthy, graffitied buildings on Earth all of which are plain view in the. Mise en scene is used by Blomkamp to place emphasis on how distinguishable life and society are in each world. These visuals are further used to develop the …show more content…
However the 99 percent isn’t provided with similar benefits to the same extent and is it is increasingly hard to access because it is unaffordable for the working and lower classes. He upholds this opinion of such from the health care system in America before the introduction of Obama care in 2010. Blomkamp communicates his message about the abuse of power in western countries in the early 2010’s with allusions to class divide and inequalities. Cases of this include the idea of med-bays only on Elysium for its inhabitants that heal any ailments instantly, which alludes to the impeccable health care for the wealthy and powerful in America and a regular hospital on Earth. Which is not dissimilar to ones today on Earth that services the people on Earth which is overcrowded and understaffed which also alludes to the poor facilities for the lower socio-economic classes represented by the people on Earth. Allusions are utilised by Blomkamp in the film in order to make references to the historical context from which he has been empowered by. Use of such is significant because Blomkamp has allowed himself to include elements of downfalls of society without blatantly depicting them so as not to make it purely a political agenda. Blomkamp’s use of allusions is