In his film witness peter weir criticizes aspects of modern society by contrasting it to the world of the Amish. Discuss the statement with close reference to the film The film Witness‚ directed by Peter Weir portrays the concept of cultural differences between the Amish and the outside world. Critical aspects of modern society (American society) are shown in various film techniques. Weir demonstrates aspects of the close study of text by using symbols‚ characterization‚ setting and diegetic
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Rumspringa is a Pennsylvanian Dutch term the Amish use for the German word “raum”‚ which translates to “running around outside the bounds” . Rumspringa is practiced on Christian Amish settlements and is a period of time when some unbaptized Amish teenagers usually around the ages of sixteen to nineteen years old‚ leave their Amish communities temporarily‚ to explore “The real world”.Rumspringa consists of teenagers dressing in “English” style clothing‚ for example jeans and T-shirts ‚ going
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The Amish event “Rumspringa” is literally translated as “running around”. It is a time when Amish adolescents‚ usually at the age of about 16‚ experience life outside of the Amish community and are allowed luxuries they would not otherwise be able to enjoy. There are something’s about Rumspringa you may not know. It starts with enjoying English lifestyles; experimentations‚ marriage and reversion. In a majority of instances‚ while being able to experience certain luxuries‚ children still have to
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story of an Amish family learn a lot about the ‘English world’‚ more than they wanted to know. The first theme I am going to talk about today is the differing cultures. In Witness huge differences exist between the Amish and modern ‘English’ society. These include dress‚ language‚ religion and lifestyle. The conflict between good and evil‚ individual and communal responsibility with both cultures emphasising adherence to prescribed codes to behaviour‚ dominate this film. The Amish have basic
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Publishers. Bhugra‚ D.‚ & Becker‚ M. (2005). Migration‚ cultural bereavement and cultural identity. World Psychiatry. 4(1)‚ 18–24. Graham‚ L. & Cates‚ J. (2006). Health care and the sequestered cultures: a perspective from the old order Amish. Journal of Multicultural Nursing and Health. 12(3)‚ 60-66.
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closely related to‚ but distinct from Mennonite churches. The Amish are known for their simple living‚ plain dress and the reluctance to adopt many conveniences of modern technology. The history of the Amish church began with schism in Switzerland within a group of Swiss and Alsatian Anabaptist in 1963 led by Jakob Ammaann those who followed Anmann became known as Amish.Family is virtually the most important social unit amongst the Amish with very large families of seven to ten children. Several generations
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associated with remote African tribes. There are also other sects of the population where their youth enter a transitional phase that lasts from months or years‚ such as the Amish and the Aborigines. Their youth use this time as a period of learning to think and act as adults and for decision making about their future. Amish or plain people as they are also known migrated from Europe in search of religious freedom. They were originally part of the Mennonite religion and follow many of the same practices
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naive Amish boy views a horrific murder. The close up shot of Samuel’s terrified eyes is strongly juxtaposed with the graphically shown slitting of the victims throat along with violent sounds of the thuds and grunts. The camera shots were moving back and forth from Samuel’s face and the horrific event happening in front of him‚ the shots kept increasing in speed demonstrating Samuel’s beating heart. This is an unnatural scene to Samuel‚ one he would never have to experience within his Amish world
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followed by the panning out‚ illustrates the size of the buggy compared to the tailgating truck. The simplicity of the buggy compared to the truck signifies the Amish cultures way of life compared to that of the ‘English’ as being portrayed as oversized and complex. This portrayal challenges the viewers thought process into thinking the Amish society are a minority within the twentieth century urban American society. The use of an overhead camera angle when Samuel Lapp is at the train station looking
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Adolescence is typically a time of experimentation and testing boundaries‚ but if you’re an Amish teenager‚ you’re faced with a confounding choice between family or isolation‚ tradition or the modern world and faith or uncertainty. Even in the restrictive Amish culture‚ where kids lead a way of life with no electricity or music and are expected to be entirely obedient to their elders‚ they are given a temporary break. Once they turn sixteen‚ their church gives them a period of self discovery called
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