Social Study's

Critical Literacy

Drinking

Not all young male New Zealanders act the way they did in the film, this can be a stereotype of some people out in the world, not all people drink to the point they are so intoxicated they can't walk, talk or drive if so there will always be the one sober driver so everyone get homes safely. They like to go out with the boys and drink and hit on girls. They looked of age as because they could order themselves drinks and they could also drive. There where many different cultures in the film there where some Maori people and they are betrayed as a violent out going drinkers which is a stereotype people give them. Everyone should know how to handle there drinking and how much they intake. There always needs to be a sober driver.

In the film it looks as if everyone was drinking because most of them had cans or bottles in their hands. It makes the young adults look irresponsible and all they want to do is drink. Most of them are either Maori or Pacific islander which makes a bad reputation and look on them. There was one female that was shown and the rest where male. They where all of age because they had to buy the drinks and one of them was going to drive home which then lead one of his mates to speak up and to crash at the house for the night.

English

1. Describe at least one way that a character or individual changed in the text.
- The Other Mother
- At the beginning - she was kind, lovely, she is two faced, perfect model of a mum, a bit strange, buttons for eyes (symbols)
- At the end - crazy, strange, violent, malicious, sinister, looks like a witch, no longer looks like a human.

- Physical change that shows the real evil mother - was always evil, but we didn't see it.
- Legs - extend/grows more/metal, Head - pointy, gets skinner, loses all fat then skin,

- Costume - nice and form fitting to rags, warm colours, more dark colours - black/red/white, more beetle like, less human like.

- Colour/Lighting - at the start artificial, warm, orange like - makes us feel welcome/safe, by the end artificial, cold, dark with neon green and purple light - feel dangerous/horror

1. Physical
2. Colour/Lighting
3.Costume

2. Explain how this change was important to the text as a whole.
- Shows the theme - 'looks can be deceiving'
- Made the story scarier to see her change over time, more intense, draws the viewer in.

Thesis Statement - My argument

In Henry Selicks film 'Coraline', one character whose change was important to the story was the other mother. We first encounter her as a kind perfect mother, but by the end we see her true nature as an evil soul stealing demon. This shows us the theme of looks can be deceiving. This essay will discus how physical, Lighting and costume are used to show the change of the other mother.

The Other Mother, a character in Henry Selicks film 'Coraline', changes from a nice caring mother to a soul stealing demon spider.

'Looks can be deceiving' is an important theme in Henry Selicks film 'Coraline'. It is best shown through the changes of the character, 'The Other Mother'.