Essay On Constable Riggs

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Another technique used with close-up is dialogue. In this scene we can see that Constable Riggs is seen with the grandmother saying to her, “Nothing you can do old girl, nothing you can do,” in a stern and rude manner. This technique helps us understand the power white people have over the Aboriginals and how powerful Constable Riggs is with him forcefully taking the girls away and his determination from the last technique. Throughout the scene, Constable Riggs is shown talking to the Aboriginals ina confident manner where he knew what to do and he makes sure the Aboriginals are feeling powerless with the way he talks. The director wanted the viewers to know the power Constable Riggs has over the Aboriginals by constantly having Constable Riggs talk in a stern, confident manner and …show more content…

He wanted us to understand that whatever the white people want to do, they can without worrying about what the Aboriginals might think. This is shown by the dialogue of Constable Riggs as he is talking to the Aboriginals in a way where he wants to be obeyed. The director also wanted to show the viewers that even though Constable Riggs is following Mr Neville’s orders, Constable Riggs is acting like a boss in this particular situation especially with the determination and confidence he has with the plan to unfold successfully. This is relevant to society since there are some people who try to act as a boss simply by their facial expressions and the way they speak. They might not have any power over anyone but with the way they act and speak we can see that particular person would want to be obeyed and listened to. This is also relevant since there are some people in society who might not get what they want but they will try and make sure they are listened to by the way they

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