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Episode 8 - Final Scene - Coggle Diagram
Episode 8 - Final Scene
Patriarchy
Spotlight used to identify Lucy as the villain, the leader of the community's opposition (she also leads the dialogue - diegetic sound) - she is controlling and attempts to take innocent children away from their families, which causes distress; this adheres to the cultural myth that when women are in positions of power, social order is disrupted.
The female characters are controlled by a masculine authority - Thomas forces Madame Costa, Camille, Julie and Claire away from their families and controls the fact that Adele does not go with Lucy.
The vulnerable and emotional characters are the female characters - close-ups depict the performance of Julie, Lena and Camille who panic (they scream and cry), whilst comparatively, the male characters remain calm.
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Laure doesn't object when Julie and Victor are taken away, even though she's theoretically in power - this is because she is controlled by Thomas.
Capitalism
Thomas sacrifices members of the returned in exchange for Chloe, but refuses to sacrifice Adele - he is individualistic and treats the returned (metaphorical representations of the working class) as resources/commodities who can be exchanged.
Wide shot of the police holding guns - there is a clear ruling class which has power over both the community and the returned (social hierarchy).
The police (who represent the establishment) take Victor away from Julie and force Camille and Madame Costa to follow Lucy - the ruling class has power over the working class.
The returned and the community alike are representative of the working class, and they far outweigh the police in terms of numbers. However, they have been divided by the establishment who seek to 'conquer' and maintain authority.
Stereotypes
Women are depicted as maternal - Julie (who isn't really Victor's mother) fulfils a parental role by embracing Victor and following him when he is taken to Lucy.
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Challenges Van Zoonen's feminist theory - Julie (the female character) is active and fights against the police whilst Jerome (the male character) doesn't object when Camille is taken away - he is passive.
Alvorado's racial stereotypes - Thomas has a gun and sacrifices people; he is the only character of colour and is vilified/presented as dangerous.
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Refugee allegory
Establishing shot of the dam - the dam is a man-made construct which has been created to ensure that refugees would remain to be outcasted from society.
Police taking children away from their parents - reminiscent of the asylum/refugee situation with children being sent to safety whilst parents are left in war-torn countries.
Diegetic sound - Lena says 'do something' but she is ignored; the media reports on the refugee crisis but the government and the people dismiss it.
Wide shot - Serge (who isn't a medical professional) left alone to look after Toni. Refugees are deprived of basic human rights and access to support from the government/welfare system so must look after themselves and their families.
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Almost all of the returned who are told to go with Lucy are children - this symbolises the vulnerability of refugees.