Semiotics: blog tasks
Part 1: English by Tarun Thind analysis 1) What meanings are the audience encouraged to take about the two main characters from the opening of the film? In the opening of the film the characters portray stoic/serious expressions and the viewers are made to assume them to be trouble makers based on their clothing style and the fact that the film is based in rural london. even without words the characters appear to be causing the homeless man distress in a way, we at first viewed to be torment. 2) How does the end of the film emphasise de Saussure’s belief that signs are polysemic – open to interpretation or more than one meaning? The ending of the film completely alters the viewers initial perception of the story and its characters, now that we are aware of the fact that both of them are deaf it changesthe previous interactions they had for example when they got g checked viewers would have orgionally thought that he didnt speak in order to resolve conflict but now we are aware he mo