Muriel’s Wedding - Multimodal Draft Films and movies are an important part of our lives. Not only are they a form of entertainment, but they are also a form of education and are a fantastic way to enhance the imagination. Movies can only affect the audience through strong messages and themes that incorporate the human condition, which is any topic relating to society and the way that humans live their lives. Good morning Gold Coast International Film Festival selection panel, I am here on behalf of the movie Muriel’s Wedding (1994), directed by P.J. Hogan. The film follows Muriel Heslop, a socially inept, young woman who slowly learns to overcome her insecurities with the help of an old friend, Rhonda Epinstalk. This film successfully develops …show more content…
In this scene, Muriel is marrying David Van Arkle, a handsome, South African man who is only marrying her to become an Australian citizen. After the wedding, Muriel sees Rhonda by herself and goes over to talk to her, leading to a confrontation that puts their friendship at risk. As a result of Muriel getting married, Rhonda is forced to return to Porpoise Spit with her mother as she cannot live alone with her disability. Rhonda is extremely bitter in this scene as she believes that Muriel abandoned her to achieve her selfish dream of getting married and finally becoming the new person she always wanted to be. This deals heavily with the theme of identity as Rhonda had believed from the very beginning that Muriel was a success the way she was and that she shouldn’t change herself based on the Porpoise Spit girl’s opinion of her. The Director uses a high angled shot of Rhonda, as she pushes herself forward towards Muriel, to express her vulnerability and change in personality after Muriel left her. She states, in frustration that “Mariel Van Arkle stinks! And she’s not half of the person Muriel Heslop was…”. Rhonda was extremely dependant on Muriel and always believed that Muriel was perfect the way she was. This scene also displays the theme of friendship as Rhonda is visibly upset at the fact that she must leave Muriel, but Muriel won’t do anything about it and even buys her plane tickets …show more content…
The character has a significant change from the first scene to the second scene, showing Rhonda being encouraging, genuine and outspoken to vulnerable, bitter and introverted. It can be determined that her friendship with Muriel falling apart was the root cause of the change as they needed each other to function in a society that had outcasted them. The Director uses many close-up shots in the first scene to show the emotions of Rhonda as she listens to Muriel confessing her deepest insecurities while in the second scene, the Director uses a wider range of film techniques, such as the contrasted use of clothes and high angled shots to show Rhonda’s feelings and distress of being abandoned by Muriel. A subtle film element used by the Director in both scenes is the background sounds that can be heard. Scene one uses the natural sound of a beach to create a peaceful environment while scene two uses the decreasing chatter of wedding guests to represent the isolation Rhonda feels. These scenes use the themes of friendship and identity to represent the human condition to audiences through film techniques, making them feel sympathetic for the characters throughout the film. Rhonda’s and Muriel’s friendship develops both of their identities throughout the film and without each other,
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Muriel’s Wedding Desperate for acceptance and a loving husband, Muriel Heslop (Toni Collette) armed with $12,000 stolen from her lifeless family embarks on a life-altering journey. Together, with her new-found friend, Rhonda Epinstalk (Rachel Griffiths) Muriel endures the ups and downs of being the opposite of a feminine, popular woman. Porpoise Spit—a small Australian suburban town near the sea that is built upon 90s stereotypes. The typical supressed housewife, the strong, independent husband and their children that are prime examples of stereotypical lazy, Australian bogans.
Film Response of Muriel’s Wedding Muriel’s Wedding is a contemporary comedy set in a small Australian town. This enables the film to explore many of the Australian ideologies through the discourse of its characters and film techniques. The value that I’ll be focusing on is the various aspects of mateship portrayed in the film. Mateship is considered to be an integral part of the Australian persona.
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When Andy has is first interaction with Red we see the first hints of friendship displayed through the techniques of light and dialogue. When Andy approaches Red in the yard to talk about purchasing a rock hammer, the lighting is bright and colourful and the dialogue friendly and humorous, the first
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