Hero/ brave : boy - this is due to the fact the teacher most likely picked on him in class due to the fact he has a disabled brother and therefore downgraded by association (maybe) and the boy proves her wrong and that he is perfectly capable of listening to the teacher and learning the subject
Victim : boy in class - he was picked on by teacher as a weaker victim and therefore put him down in front of the whole class to prove authority
Ugly: brother - has an obvious disability due to characteristics
Down syndrome brother makes the boys life from his perspective the same thing over and over again, the same holidays, the same routine, him having to be a sort of young carer for his brother as his brother cannot be allowed to go anywhere by himself, his brother gets a lot of exceptions made for him due to his condition where the boy has to just accept it and move on even though it is annoying him hugely.
The disabled boy sitting in front of the boy in class makes a show that the boy proved to the teacher he was actually listening- from his speech and body language the audience can tell he has some sort of problem and the teacher scolds him on saying that he will work in a branch of Asda when he is older proving that he has some form of learning difficulty but by doing this the teacher retains her control over the class by picking on that kid. This emphasises how disabled children are not considered the same as 'normal' children are.
Camera
Close up on Down syndrome brother emphasising disability as it is characteristically obvious
Point of view shot looking at brother sleeping
Medium long shot revealing kitchen scene and all family members eating breakfast- going about their morning routine
Lots of medium long shots to show scene before using close ups to make it more personal and empathetical
Close up on boy and brother when boy is telling stupid story on how people kill pigs - shows how he thinks him stupid and gullible and takes fun out of him
Edit
Cut editing which is sharp between scenes but uses match on action on things like boy getting weetabix packet out of the cupboard but also mainly in that kitchen scene
Mise en scene
Clothes are jeans and tshirts- reflection of reality - normality
House is normal average working class size
Red bus shows it is set in the London district- relatable setting
Sound
Monologue at intervals of his thoughts on having a disabled brother, how exceptions are made and how he is let off of a lot of things due to condition
Happy go lucky music which is a contrast to the boys attitude which is fed up and annoyed - could represent his brother- sees everything in a happy way and doesn't see the bad things
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