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Pride (2014) Joe Bromley, Another moment of conflict that reveals the key…

- - - - The key moments of conflict are Joe at the Pride parade, Joe’s coming out, a conflict between Joe and Mark and lastly, Joe crashing his family gathering. The director shows the key themes of unity and identity through these moments of conflict. Through these moments of conflict, we can explore Joe’s conflict with himself and the people around him and how he can overcome this prejudice.
- - - - The director uses dialogue, which may seem uncomfortable for the viewer. A passerby tells Joe Bromley, “Disgusting”, he responds, “Yes, yeah”. Through the combined use of dialogue, tone and body language as Joe replies, he is audibly jittery and visibly timid as he leans heavily to one side and the other. This suggests to the viewer that he is concealing himself behind a disguise and is, in fact, in the closet himself.
        
        These film techniques reveal Joe’s inner turmoil and uncertainty about his identity. The words that he says also hint at his confusion. The tone of this dialogue sounds anxious and conflicted. Additionally, his body language of awkwardly leaning to one side symbolises the idea of being on the fence and confused between two conflicting aspects of who he is. Matthew Warchus uses this powerful tool to reveal Joe’s inner emotions.
  - - - Additionally, Warchus uses sound to show Joe amid chaos. We can hear his quick and hurried breaths, loud whistles and collective chanting from the protestors. This reveals youths’ struggles when they come of age, and there is often a fear when meeting new people and having independence in making your own choices. Many young people fear stepping out into the real world because there is often racism, discrimination and prejudice that fills the world with hate. We see Joe meet LGSM for the first time
        
        Warchus uses dialogue, body language, positioning of the characters and props to show Joe’s lack of confidence when meeting prideful people. Mike asks Joe to hold onto one side of their banner. Joe tells Mike, “It’s just that I really don’t want to be too visible”.
        
        A wide shot shows Joe frigidly holding the banner. From body language, we can see that Joe is not confident with his actions as he holds it away from his heart. Body language shows that Mike, next to him, is holding the banner confidently and is feeling prideful. We see Mike holding his side of the banner close to his heart and high into the air. This links to the importance of knowing one’s identity because you cannot be prideful until you are confident in your actions and identity.
        
        Combining all the film techniques, we can observe Joe as a character who wants to fit in. At the same time, we can see that he does not want to draw attention to himself for apparent reasons: he is not sure who he is and his sexuality. Some youth fear judgement as they step into society. However, knowing that you can only find your place in society by exploring who you are first is important. A person’s first step to discovering themselves is stepping out of their comfort zone. Joe is seen doing this and represents this message well.
- - - - This moment of conflict shows the key themes by showing that Joe’s problems with identity have been rooted in an unsupportive environment with his family members. Matthew Warchus shows a message to the viewer: a lack of unity within families can have negative consequences. There is no unity within a group if others do not accept you. Having strength in unity will uplift someone’s identity and self-esteem.