Workshop 1: Unpacking themes and ideas??

Themes and ideas:
Continuous idea/subject that links throughout the text.

Looks can be deceiving:
Something that can look very different from how it seems to appear.

2 examples that look being deceiving in the film:

• Character of Wybie-When first him, he looks scary and spooky, and the scary music makes Wybie more look more scary. Also, at the start, Wybie looks bigger, than Caroline from a high angle, and he starts off with him on a frightening looking motorcycle with the lighting striking down from the back, but in reality, he is just a nice person and a kind person. 

Theme:

• Shows theme- because like other characters, our first impressions based on appearance, tone visual, techniques arent always correct.
• Important- because helps audience understand with Caroline that just because something looks good doesn't meant it is she should choose the real world over the other world.

Character of the other mother:

• She seems friendly and kind to Caroline than the other mum. At the start the other mother is nice and respectful, but then by the end she becomes a soul devouring spider demon. 
• Shows theme-because other mother isn't what she appears to be at the start so we shouldn't judge by first impression. At the start she seems nice and friendly, but at the end she is very different to what she was
• Important because Caroline realises that having something that looks perfed isn't always a good thing.

Statement-In Caroline, the theme looks can be deceiving is used effectively to engage the audience.

Evidence-For instance, the character of the ¨Other mother¨ show us that looks can be deceiving because she begins being as a kind mother figure, but gradually changes into a  

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audience

-This makes us understand that we shouldn't judge a character, based on first impression as they can often be wrong.

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directer:

-Thisnis done to help Caroline to decide between the real world and the other world. If the ¨Other mother¨was really perfect Caroline wouldn't choose to go home.

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Another technique-Combined with this is the use of colour and lighting. The ¨Other mother¨"first appears in a vibration bright room that makes us feel warm and safe. However, by the end it has become dark and green  which makes the viewer feel scared and shows that her first look was deceiving

Your link-This can be juxtaposed to the character of wybie who we think at first is evil but is actually kind, proving looks can be deceiving.