Oscar Grant Film Analysis

The screenwriter chose an effective way of illustrating the point of attack, establishing the setting and handling of exposition. The first scene of the film was a black screen which had audio of a man and a woman having a conversation. After, the film switches to a grainy video of men being detained by police. The video clip manages to bring the dramatic tension to all time high because an unidentified character is shot by the police. Therefore, this left a sense of uneasiness and tension throughout the whole film. The beginning of the film also did a wonderful job of establishing the setting. The scene of the grainy video clip had a caption box stating it was “Fruitvale BART Station 2:15AM New Year’s Day 2009”. The film then introduces the

The exposition was also handled well because the screenwriter introduces Oscar Grant. The film consists of seeing a whole day through the perspective of Oscar Grant. As the viewer, I saw the different sides of Oscar and how he interacted with different people. Also, the exposition was handle well because each event led to another. Most transition of events occurred through the use of Oscar’s phone because he made phone calls and sent texts that led to where he would go next. Furthermore, the history as to why Oscar wanted to stop selling drugs was done gracefully because he had a flashback to his last visit in jail. The most important external conflict was between Oscar and the police. The conflict began when Oscar is attacked by a member from a rival gang. This results in a fight between Oscar’s friends and the other group, which leads to police taking the men down from the train. The conflict further develops when Oscar tries to speak to the police so that he can clear up the situation. This quickly escalates to the police officers arresting the men; furthermore, this leads to one of the police officers shooting Oscar Grant in the back. As I watched the film, it created a sense of anger, helplessness and sadness. I

The screenwriter vividly showed the emotions that Oscar’s loved ones felt by having a scene in which Sophina is trying to explain what happened. As Sophina tries to look for the right way to tell her daughter, I noticed the painful realization that his daughter had when she looked down. The ending then consists of captions stating what happened in response to the incident. It explains how the public reacted and the consequences that the police officers had. Furthermore, it illustrated the gathering held for Oscar Grant in 2013, which had footage of his daughter standing next to someone. This resolution leaves viewers with a sense that this police brutality is still a current issue that needs to be