Semiotics: blog task
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? -That they are foolish character who are not able to achieve anything because they are poor and homeless. Also they may also think that they black homeless boy may have a weapon on him and this is a stereotype that black people are criminals, however this is so wrong because the black character does not have a weapon on him instead it was a pencil. They also assume that because the white boy is mute he is not able to do day to day things like any other human being, this is also a stereotype that disabled people are not 'normal functioning humans', which is proven wrong through his character. 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 emphasise de Saussure's belief about polysemic signs because both of they character...