The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas -A timeless story of innocence lost and humanity found
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is a story set in the time of World War II and explores themes such as prejudice, war, racism, innocence and friendship.
In this story, us as viewers are shown the wealthy German family lifestyles and the way Jews were suffering under the control of the Germans. Time makes Bruno understand that it is the the complete opposite on the other side.
The film I am looking at is The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. I am first going to look at the mise-en-scene by focusing on the location. The location of my scene is set on a concentration camp in Germany.
The scene I am focusing on is the very last scene at the end where Bruno shows his loyalty to his friend Schmuel and goes on to the other side of the fence to help find Schmuel's father. After a short while, everything goes terribly wrong and they are all shoved and huddled into a group of people and are shouted at. You can see that Bruno is terrified and the sense of confusion on his face. Bruno is breathing heavily which suggests that he is finding it hard to walk in a group of people. They are then directed into a changing room. Bruno's assumption is that they are only staying in that room until it stops raining. A voice then says "Clothes off!"
Bruno's facial expressions shows the feeling of being alarmed and tongue-tied. We are shown the difference between a healthy child like Bruno and the Jews. The camera then goes onto the fence where Bruno had left his clothes and got changed in to the Striped Pajamas that all the Jews were wearing. The father stops, only to find Bruno's clothes on the ground. This indicates that father who thought that Bruno didn't know much about the other side of the fence, actually knew more than the father did and the innocence that was lost and humanity found through Bruno and Schmuel, two nine year-olds. The father starts to run to the main entrance to try and save his son. When they open the gates for him the soldiers stan in their Heil Hitler position which represents the high status that the father has.
The group of Jews are then pushed into small room with a massive door. The room has a very claustrophobic environment.
After a short while the father is followed by the mother who comes to discover that her child is now so close to death. The mother is shocked and us as the audience can understand the sense of panic and unease rushing through her, and this highlights how scared she is for her son and the position he's in.
Bruno and Schmuel look terrified in the room and share a look of trust and then hold hands. The camera shows a close up of their hands which symbolises their strong bond and friendship. The lights are then switched off, which lets out a sudden screaming and shouting of the Jewish men. A ray of light comes through the roof, where a man is standing with an gas mask. The camera angle is on a low angle from the mens point of view. This demonstrates the superior man and the inferior Jews. A black powder is thrown into the room and the ray of light fades away. The camera is then focussed on the door where people are pounding on the door which is a sign of them trying to escape from their death.
The father runs to the camp, but he's too late in trying to rescue his son. Us as the audience start to wonder if Bruno may still be alive. However there is another focus on the big door but there is no one crying for help, it is silent, there is no sound.
The father screams out Bruno, but after there being no response, so the mother starts crying in pain. The camera follows the mother to the ground where she grasps hold of Bruno's clothes and holds them to her chest.
The dad is standing still in the rain, panting. He looks down at the ground and looks ashamed that his work was the cause of his sons death.
The camera gradually moves away from the room the Jews were killed in. There is some lighting in the changing room but it still seems very dark and gloomy. There is nothing left but Striped Pajamas hanged on the pegs.
In this story, us as viewers are shown the wealthy German family lifestyles and the way Jews were suffering under the control of the Germans. Time makes Bruno understand that it is the the complete opposite on the other side.
The film I am looking at is The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. I am first going to look at the mise-en-scene by focusing on the location. The location of my scene is set on a concentration camp in Germany.
The scene I am focusing on is the very last scene at the end where Bruno shows his loyalty to his friend Schmuel and goes on to the other side of the fence to help find Schmuel's father. After a short while, everything goes terribly wrong and they are all shoved and huddled into a group of people and are shouted at. You can see that Bruno is terrified and the sense of confusion on his face. Bruno is breathing heavily which suggests that he is finding it hard to walk in a group of people. They are then directed into a changing room. Bruno's assumption is that they are only staying in that room until it stops raining. A voice then says "Clothes off!"
Bruno's facial expressions shows the feeling of being alarmed and tongue-tied. We are shown the difference between a healthy child like Bruno and the Jews. The camera then goes onto the fence where Bruno had left his clothes and got changed in to the Striped Pajamas that all the Jews were wearing. The father stops, only to find Bruno's clothes on the ground. This indicates that father who thought that Bruno didn't know much about the other side of the fence, actually knew more than the father did and the innocence that was lost and humanity found through Bruno and Schmuel, two nine year-olds. The father starts to run to the main entrance to try and save his son. When they open the gates for him the soldiers stan in their Heil Hitler position which represents the high status that the father has.
The group of Jews are then pushed into small room with a massive door. The room has a very claustrophobic environment.
After a short while the father is followed by the mother who comes to discover that her child is now so close to death. The mother is shocked and us as the audience can understand the sense of panic and unease rushing through her, and this highlights how scared she is for her son and the position he's in.
Bruno and Schmuel look terrified in the room and share a look of trust and then hold hands. The camera shows a close up of their hands which symbolises their strong bond and friendship. The lights are then switched off, which lets out a sudden screaming and shouting of the Jewish men. A ray of light comes through the roof, where a man is standing with an gas mask. The camera angle is on a low angle from the mens point of view. This demonstrates the superior man and the inferior Jews. A black powder is thrown into the room and the ray of light fades away. The camera is then focussed on the door where people are pounding on the door which is a sign of them trying to escape from their death.
The father runs to the camp, but he's too late in trying to rescue his son. Us as the audience start to wonder if Bruno may still be alive. However there is another focus on the big door but there is no one crying for help, it is silent, there is no sound.
The father screams out Bruno, but after there being no response, so the mother starts crying in pain. The camera follows the mother to the ground where she grasps hold of Bruno's clothes and holds them to her chest.
The dad is standing still in the rain, panting. He looks down at the ground and looks ashamed that his work was the cause of his sons death.
The camera gradually moves away from the room the Jews were killed in. There is some lighting in the changing room but it still seems very dark and gloomy. There is nothing left but Striped Pajamas hanged on the pegs.