Sep 21 2012
A Mother’s Child
Andrea Arnold’s depiction of a poor, uneducated mother of four scared when Professor Davis said the short film was a combination of her own childhood and her imagination. If Andrea Arnold’s mother was the same as young Zoe then she had to grow up fast the same way the oldest girl did. Looking at what some of her other short films were, they involved some sort of mother-daughter relationship gone wrong. I’m sure this alludes to her own life also which makes the characters so real and believable. The characters are relatively poor or uneducated, get into fights and other troubles, and simply don’t seem to make the right decisions. I would guess the camera usage would also be a signature of Andrea Arnold’s style. The way the camera is focused up close on the character’s face during a moment of intense emotion and the walking feeling as if your walking with the character. It made me feel closer and more connected to the character rather than just watching her. Overall I do believe Arnold is a great film maker and shows a story of warning as well as love. Don’t make stupid decisions because you’ll just end up being some poor mother of a poor child who has no future, love and care for your family and care for yourself as well.
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