Whats Eating Gilbert Grape (the journeys)
Journey is explored in vitally different ways in the film "What’s Eating Gilbert Grape". Ostensibly, journey implies movement but it’s the nature of this movement that lies at the heart of the film. In the film the audience is confronted with Gilbert’s (the main protagonist) personal, psychological journey from emotional entrapment to inner freedom.Journey is initially perceived through the effective long shot of the endless road that stretches towards the horizon symbolically suggesting possibilities and opportunities or in other words freedom. However they appear just out of reach of Gilbert who remains stationary in the foreground, sitting while Arnie, his mentally-handicapped brother, is strutting around impatiently. Gilbert’s voice over informs the responder "watching the camper’s is our yearly ritual" and that "they are just doing the right thing, passing through." Also emphasizes a lack of journey on Gilbert’s part and it is immediately obvious why. As the caravans come into view in the distance the peaceful music picks up and the caravans seem to be ‘sparkling’ from their reflectors. This symbolizes a form of escape. They are free unlike Gilbert who is stuck in a hopeless town. The camera pans to Endora which is po
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Approximate Word count = 1176
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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