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Uncle Boonmee NPR Review: Rhetorical Analysis - Coggle Diagram
Uncle Boonmee NPR Review: Rhetorical Analysis
Rhetorical Situation
Audience
Rhetorical Appeals
Pathos
Humor
King Kong impersonator
Logos
Ethos
Wordy sentences with long words
Not always the most effective, trying too hard to sound smart.
Kairos
Context
Background Information
Based on a book about a Buddhist monk
Director's dad has kidney illness
Inspired by Thai comic books and Thai horror films
Director's other films
Genre
Film Review
Film Review Conventions
Summary
Opinion
Film Context
Won the Palm D'or at Cannes
Interpretation
Purpose
Introducing an American audience to Asian films
References Hou Hsiao Hsien (Taiwanese New Wave)
Exigency
Look at the film differently
Rhetorical Approach
Persuading the audience to watch the film
Don't overanalyze each part, see it as an overall statement on death
Central Argument
"He wants us to experience the thrilling unity of our inner and outer lives, the casual commingling of the worldly and the spiritual, the imagination meeting the world as it is."
The film is an experience of reality and spirituality intermingling
Wife visits as a ghost
Monkey Spirit
Imagery
Mental image
Visual Rhetoric
Still shots from the film
Shows both reality and spiritual aspects of the film