The element that stood out to me in this short film was when the camera focused on the main character in the mirror and it revealed to the viewer what the character was was feeling and thinking at that point. This made the visuals more intimate, it felt like I was like an invisible character.
The films structure relates to its content by showing as the film went on, the emotional torment the character is suffering from being an (half Asian) teenager in a very racist NF (national front) community.
Alot of techniques where used in this short film but two that were most salient were the flash backs of the character as a child being ridiculed and abused by a gang of white men and the way close ups were used to indicate tension on to show someone to be intimidating.
Sound is very important to films in general but in this film subtle sounds were used to show the viewer that the character felt either uncomfortable or the pressure of being Asian became unbearable.
The theme of this film is racism in the 1960's of how the Asian community suffered violence and the need to want fit in.
The main focus of this film was portraying what it was like for a mixed heritage Asian boy to live around mods who were involved with the national front. We saw the best of both worlds because the main character looked a fairer shade (unlike his little sister), hardly anyone noticed that he did have an Asian background. So in a way he did have a slight advantage than other Asian boys living in Britain because it was easier for him to blend in with the other boys as long as he didn't act 'Asian'.
The film was very successful this was partly due to how emotive and shocking the language and scenes. The director put us (the viewers) into the shoes of the character and made us understand how he was feeling.
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