‘Children of the Revolution’ is based on the conflict between two forms of government: Communism and Capitalism. This essay will prove ‘Children o the Revolution’ is against the ideologies of Communism. This is achieved by using film techniques such as lighting, music and cameral angles.
‘Children of the Revolution’ was made in 1997 and was directed by Peter Duncan. The actors used in this flim were Sam Neil, Rachael Griffiths, Judy Davis, Geoffrey Rush, F Murial, and Richard Roxburgh. This film is a black comedy, which makes a huge political satire against Stalin and Communism. The film also outlines that Communism is not dead but is still a threat to today’s society, as some people still believe in the Ideologies of Stalin.
In the film there is one particular scene where Stalin is getting ready for a party and the film uses music to outline how fake he r
Lighting is extremely important in this film because it highlights the characters’ personality without the use of speech or subtitles. A light shone onto a character from behind will imply that the character is evil because it makes the character harder to see making them seem a sneaky shady person and therefore is constructed as a villain. The director os the movie has used dull lighting around Stalin to construct him as a villain therefore highlighting his ideologies as evil. This positions the audience to reject Stalin’s ideologies of Communism. The director does this to express his ideologies to the viewers, that Communism is not a good way of rulership but rather an inconsolable system in society that is a falser as was proven in Russia.
In addition to lighting, camera angles help to highlight the superiority of certain characters. The low angle shot shows the characters domination and power by
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