The purpose of this essay is to explain how one important event helped the audience understand manipulation through the character of Dr Merrick. The text studied this year in class was “The Island” by the director Michael Bay. The three techniques that were used effectively to support the purpose of this essay are Cinematography, dialogue and symbolism.
Dr Merrick has black hair and wears glasses. He is the head of the clone department and is shown in a futuristic building. He told the clones that the clone department is the only uncontaminated place left in the world. Every clone wears white Clothes. The clones in the society are identified by a bracelet on their wrist except for their supervisors. There is a lottery that takes place and …show more content…
I personally felt happy that the clones escaped from that branch to live in the real world instead of being deceived by the evil mind of Dr Merrick. I think this could influence the teenagers to find out the truths and believe in what they think is right!
The Final film technique that the director uses to get his thoughts of Dr Merrick is by using dialogue. At the start of this film a voice-over says “you’re special you have a special purpose in life, you have been chosen, The Island awaits you”. This is later revealed to be a brainwashed into the clones before they are operational by Dr Merrick. This shows the idea of feeling special and how this can be used to manipulate a community into following a hidden agenda filled with promises of something better.
The director wants the audience to think about manipulation and how it can make a person dance on another’s string and help them achieve their goal and use them for their own beneficial use. This makes me understand more about Dr Merrick and how he is trying to manipulate lives of the innocent for his own personal gains. This should teach the society and teens about foreshadowing when being
Dr Merrick has black hair and wears glasses. He is the head of the clone department and is shown in a futuristic building. He told the clones that the clone department is the only uncontaminated place left in the world. Every clone wears white Clothes. The clones in the society are identified by a bracelet on their wrist except for their supervisors. There is a lottery that takes place and …show more content…
I personally felt happy that the clones escaped from that branch to live in the real world instead of being deceived by the evil mind of Dr Merrick. I think this could influence the teenagers to find out the truths and believe in what they think is right!
The Final film technique that the director uses to get his thoughts of Dr Merrick is by using dialogue. At the start of this film a voice-over says “you’re special you have a special purpose in life, you have been chosen, The Island awaits you”. This is later revealed to be a brainwashed into the clones before they are operational by Dr Merrick. This shows the idea of feeling special and how this can be used to manipulate a community into following a hidden agenda filled with promises of something better.
The director wants the audience to think about manipulation and how it can make a person dance on another’s string and help them achieve their goal and use them for their own beneficial use. This makes me understand more about Dr Merrick and how he is trying to manipulate lives of the innocent for his own personal gains. This should teach the society and teens about foreshadowing when being