Ksandra Earle 10G
In 2014 John Pilger released a documentary called Utopia. Utopia is about the treatment of Aboriginal people in remote communities; it compares the wealth of white Australia to the living conditions of the original landowners. The main purpose of the documentary is to get viewers to feel empathy for the Aboriginal people, shame for being a white Australian who ignores their issues, and anger towards the Australian government for not providing the assistance needed. Pilger uses a wide range of persuasive techniques to evoke a reaction from the viewers, including the use of emotive language, images, tone and bias.
The opening scene of the documentary shows the great contrast between the wealth of white Australia and the living …show more content…
His tone towards the interviewee all depends on where they stand with the situation, if the interviewee is a member of government that is trying to justify the actions and results put in place by government policies then he continually questions them, focusing on the issue and mistakes that he believes have been made. When he interviewed the Western Australia police minister, he continually questioned her about the shocking death of an aboriginal man who was cooked alive in a car, while in police custody. Pilger states that it “doesn’t happen to white people”. He continually ridicules the police minister’s plans to make the situation better, referring back to the fact that it shouldn’t have happened in the first place. Pilger will continually interrupt, repeating the his main question, keeping the focus on the issue, the interviewee often ends up getting flustered and unable to clearly voice their opinions. When Pilger is interviewing people such as youth workers in the aboriginal community or aboriginal elders he allows them to speak freely. This makes viewers pay more attention to what they are saying and listen to their opinions, when Pilger is constantly interrupting the viewer doesn’t listen to the interviewee’s opinion. When Pilger is talking to those in the aboriginal community he often brings up how they were treated in the past, and how they are still being
In 2014 John Pilger released a documentary called Utopia. Utopia is about the treatment of Aboriginal people in remote communities; it compares the wealth of white Australia to the living conditions of the original landowners. The main purpose of the documentary is to get viewers to feel empathy for the Aboriginal people, shame for being a white Australian who ignores their issues, and anger towards the Australian government for not providing the assistance needed. Pilger uses a wide range of persuasive techniques to evoke a reaction from the viewers, including the use of emotive language, images, tone and bias.
The opening scene of the documentary shows the great contrast between the wealth of white Australia and the living …show more content…
His tone towards the interviewee all depends on where they stand with the situation, if the interviewee is a member of government that is trying to justify the actions and results put in place by government policies then he continually questions them, focusing on the issue and mistakes that he believes have been made. When he interviewed the Western Australia police minister, he continually questioned her about the shocking death of an aboriginal man who was cooked alive in a car, while in police custody. Pilger states that it “doesn’t happen to white people”. He continually ridicules the police minister’s plans to make the situation better, referring back to the fact that it shouldn’t have happened in the first place. Pilger will continually interrupt, repeating the his main question, keeping the focus on the issue, the interviewee often ends up getting flustered and unable to clearly voice their opinions. When Pilger is interviewing people such as youth workers in the aboriginal community or aboriginal elders he allows them to speak freely. This makes viewers pay more attention to what they are saying and listen to their opinions, when Pilger is constantly interrupting the viewer doesn’t listen to the interviewee’s opinion. When Pilger is talking to those in the aboriginal community he often brings up how they were treated in the past, and how they are still being