Thematic Idea Of Conflict In The Sapphires

In the film, The Sapphires Wayne Blair uses film techniques to explore the thematic idea of conflict within a racist society and an inside family. He focusses on the of the struggles of living within a raciest nation, the conflicts inside a family relationship and getting over past conflicts. MORE

Blair uses many film techniques to showcase the troubles the girls face with the white people within the area. As an example there is a mid shot of white people staring at them when they enter a pub because they are out of place, it is a place more of white person hang out. Gail then tells the people “Just so you know; you standing on Back fella country” telling them that she is still angry about the treatment of aboriginals and the taking of their land. The only people that are impressed after the girls sing are the little boy and Dave. …show more content…
After an argument with Kay, Gail runs off and starts to tell Dave what is behind the argument. There is a flashback and it starts with a long shot of the girls as children singing on top of a truck singing for Kay’s mother for her birthday. Their whole community is watching them happily. When there is another long shot of government cars coming into their town. There is the diegetic sound of yelling, screaming and many fast mid shots and close-ups to show to the audience the scramble, distress, chaotic and urgency of everyone to let the children get away. There is a zoom in on a young Gail’s face while you here Gail’s voice narrating the story, it is showing the audience what was going on in the young Gail’s mind and what she is hearing as herself as this was happening. The scene then moves forward in time to Kay’s mother’s funeral where Kay says to Gail “If you worked as much as you fished you could be real rich you know.” And Gail says to Dave in the present time “I never have been able to forgive her or