The Sapphires Essay
The film the sapphires is a highly successful romantic comedy (rom-com) released in 2012. This film was directed by Wayne Blair and it is based on a true story about four aboriginal women. The film features Deborah Mailman (Gail), Jessica Mauboy (Julie), Shari Sebbens Kay) and Miranda Tapsell (Cynthia), as the four talented singers, the film tracks them as their lives change for the better when they meet Dave Lovelace, played by Chris O’Dowd. The film is set in 1968 during the Vietnam War also known as the second Indochina war, and known in Vietnam as the resistance war against America. This is where the girls discover themselves emotionally and spiritually. Blair uses the film techniques of camera angles, characterisation and dialogue to explore
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The scene that best demonstrates this is the stolen generation scene, where Gail is telling Dave what happened in the past. Gail is recounting the horrific event of Kay being taking away by the government and becoming a part of the stolen generation. It was Gail’s responsibility to look after the younger children and she blames herself for Kay being taken away. In this scene, while there is a flashback to 1958. During the flashback, its Kay’s mother’s birthday and the four girls are performing for her. A short time into the performance, black cars pull up and government men come to take the children away. The audience sees Gail and Kay running away and at the hospital, while Gail is recounting what was happening and reliving the nightmare. She used short sentences such as “children” and “real sick”. Throughout the scene, the dialogue can tell the audience that Gail feels guilty for Kay being taken away. When Gail says “It’s my reasonability to look after the little ones especially Kay” the audience can immediately tell Gail is feeling guilty. Gail feels she can never forgive herself and has lived with the nightmare for a long time. Blair cleverly uses the film technique of dialogue to present strong female characters, as revealed in the stolen generation scene. This scene allows the audience to realise how Gail has grown as a person and has become stronger after a tragic
The scene that best demonstrates this is the stolen generation scene, where Gail is telling Dave what happened in the past. Gail is recounting the horrific event of Kay being taking away by the government and becoming a part of the stolen generation. It was Gail’s responsibility to look after the younger children and she blames herself for Kay being taken away. In this scene, while there is a flashback to 1958. During the flashback, its Kay’s mother’s birthday and the four girls are performing for her. A short time into the performance, black cars pull up and government men come to take the children away. The audience sees Gail and Kay running away and at the hospital, while Gail is recounting what was happening and reliving the nightmare. She used short sentences such as “children” and “real sick”. Throughout the scene, the dialogue can tell the audience that Gail feels guilty for Kay being taken away. When Gail says “It’s my reasonability to look after the little ones especially Kay” the audience can immediately tell Gail is feeling guilty. Gail feels she can never forgive herself and has lived with the nightmare for a long time. Blair cleverly uses the film technique of dialogue to present strong female characters, as revealed in the stolen generation scene. This scene allows the audience to realise how Gail has grown as a person and has become stronger after a tragic