Opening scenes of 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas'. by Helen Simpson https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr What do I notice about how the director, Mark Herman, presents the opening of the story and the main characters ? en-us 2018-06-12 02:59:43 UTC 2018-06-13 21:05:45 UTC hello@padlet.com He gives us a really good understanding of the characters personalities right from the start. https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733313 2018-06-12 03:03:45 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733313 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733322 It’s joyful ]]> 2018-06-12 03:03:48 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733322 He showed how each character thought about Ralf's job promotion. For example his mother didn't agree with it and the narrator showed this through the acting https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733327 2018-06-12 03:03:53 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733327 shows how perfect their life was before moving https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733347 2018-06-12 03:04:07 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733347 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733355 In the party scene, he had the camera behind the guests which made the room look full.]]> 2018-06-12 03:04:12 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733355 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733356 It makes Bruno look cute in a way to make the audience feel strongly about him. I think he did this so that later on in the movie the audience will have a stronger emotional connection to bruno]]> 2018-06-12 03:04:13 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733356 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733358 the director showed Bruno's life before moving]]> 2018-06-12 03:04:14 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733358 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733364 shows how oblivious bruno is to the life/things going on around him ]]> 2018-06-12 03:04:18 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733364 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733367 Short & sweet

]]> 2018-06-12 03:04:20 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733367 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733371 He seemed upset ]]> 2018-06-12 03:04:26 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733371 He allows us to connect with the characters and what they are feeling https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733375 For example: When Bruno was told they were moving he was quite reluctant because he didn’t want to leave his friends behind because they were all so close.]]> 2018-06-12 03:04:28 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733375 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733383 he showed how happy they all were - especially Bruno when he was interacting and playing with his friends

]]> 2018-06-12 03:04:35 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733383 He showed Bruno's innocence by having the kids playing games together which portrays youth and feeling care free https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733388 2018-06-12 03:04:37 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733388 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733389 It shows us how happy the characters were 

]]> 2018-06-12 03:04:37 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733389 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733396 Some kids are quite foreign to some jobs]]> 2018-06-12 03:04:44 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733396 Shows us the characters in a ‘normal’ day of their lives https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733397 2018-06-12 03:04:45 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733397 It showed how oblivious Elsa was https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733400 2018-06-12 03:04:46 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733400 shows how ralfs mother was against what he was doing by her remarks of disagreement https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733411 2018-06-12 03:04:51 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733411 He gives us a good idea of what the streets of berlin during the second world war looked like. He does this during the opening scene of Bruno & his friends running through the streets https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733413 2018-06-12 03:04:52 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733413 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733422 You can see when he was looking around at the house you see that he is remembering all the memories he had there and how much he is gonna miss it ]]> 2018-06-12 03:05:01 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733422 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733442 The director used a lot of Bruno's facial expression's to explain how he is feeling]]> 2018-06-12 03:05:11 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733442 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733444 He wanted people to know bruno]]> 2018-06-12 03:05:11 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733444 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733447 He portrays the image of a perfect family, they are all trying to be happy for him and they seem to be caring of eachother, he also shows Bruno’s innocence when he is playing planes and running around with his friends without a care in the world, until Ralf says they are moving, that’s when I noticed Bruno become more aware and ]]> 2018-06-12 03:05:13 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733447 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733453 It shows how Ralf controls his families life and they haveto  go where he goes. They don’t really get a choice whether or not they want to move]]> 2018-06-12 03:05:17 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733453 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733454 You can tell that Bruno is curious from the way that he looks at everything. ]]> 2018-06-12 03:05:17 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733454 He shows us the characters beliefs https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733464 2018-06-12 03:05:22 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733464 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733475 there is little talking and more music to show the beauty of life in Berlin before the family moves to the countryside]]> 2018-06-12 03:05:32 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733475 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733493 He wants us people to fell connected with bruno ]]> 2018-06-12 03:05:45 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733493 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733506 the grandma and her opinions on the nazi's/the war

]]> 2018-06-12 03:05:55 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733506 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733512 Bruno understands he's moving but he doesn't know what him and his family moving going to do to his everyday life.]]> 2018-06-12 03:05:58 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733512 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733537 he made sure the family came off clueless and innocent

]]> 2018-06-12 03:06:12 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733537 He fits the music with the mood https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733558 2018-06-12 03:06:29 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733558 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733563 showed that not everyone agreed with the Holocaust, by using the Grandmother as an example]]> 2018-06-12 03:06:32 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733563 The daughter just went along with the idea of moving and pretended to be happy to impress her parents whereas Bruno wasn't so happy about moving and showed this https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733565 2018-06-12 03:06:35 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733565 H https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733573 2018-06-12 03:06:37 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733573 H https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733586 H]]> 2018-06-12 03:06:45 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733586 The music helps us feel happy/sad https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733589 2018-06-12 03:06:46 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733589 Mark Herman did a really good jod of showing us how each character was reacting and feeling about the family moving and what it was for https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733596 2018-06-12 03:06:52 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733596 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733603 Showed that Bruno's family tried to make the move seem really good ]]> 2018-06-12 03:06:56 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733603 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733605 Bruno seems sad that he has to move and he doesn’t get a choice if he wants to move. He did want to leave his friends

]]> 2018-06-12 03:06:58 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733605 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733608 shows what bruno is going to be missing out on when he moves and his dad takes on a more important role ]]> 2018-06-12 03:06:59 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733608 how the grandma doesn't like what Brunos dad is doing https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733612 2018-06-12 03:07:00 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733612 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733614 he starts it off by showing the characters personality’s straight away and how they act]]> 2018-06-12 03:07:00 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733614 He gave us a perspective of the grandmother and her views on the war through her facial expressions and vocal tones. https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733615 2018-06-12 03:07:00 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733615 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733619 You start to build a connection with Bruno  

]]> 2018-06-12 03:07:01 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733619 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733624 He made it so the actors showed the emotion they were feeling so he didn’t need to use too many words to explain the environment ]]> 2018-06-12 03:07:03 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733624 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733667 He showed most characters thoughts on the situation, you kind of knew how each character was feeling even if it was shown in a subtle way. ]]> 2018-06-12 03:07:21 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733667 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733695 You can tell Bruno’s grandma doesn’t like what ralf is doing with his job and wants better for him ]]> 2018-06-12 03:07:35 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733695 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733701 At the start you can tell that Elsa oblivious to the war from the way she is smiling and throwing parties.]]> 2018-06-12 03:07:39 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733701 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733717 2018-06-12 03:07:48 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733717 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733718 it shows a snippet of an in depth representation on how the characters are portrayed in the movie. for example: Ralf’s mother’s remark about the family moving and Ralf’s opinion about his mother’s remark]]> 2018-06-12 03:07:49 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733718 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733739 Ralfs mother was not proud of him because she knew what he was going to be doing at his “new house”]]> 2018-06-12 03:08:05 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733739 He made it seem like the grandparents knew more about what Ralf's new job was going to be like https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733750 2018-06-12 03:08:11 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733750 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733756 He shows us what life was like for wealthy families back in the 1940s ]]> 2018-06-12 03:08:15 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733756 He really sets the tone with the music and it helps us empathise with the characters such as Bruno and his friends https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733763 2018-06-12 03:08:19 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733763 how they think they are moving to a better life https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733765 2018-06-12 03:08:22 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733765 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733772 The sister was more willing then Bruno she kinda just went along with it and didn’t care ]]> 2018-06-12 03:08:25 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733772 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733789 You could tell that Bruno wanted to be proud of his fathers job by his line “he’ll still be a soldier, won’t he?” This shows that Bruno thought his dad had a cool job and he didn’t want to loose his ‘bragging rights’ to his dad being a soldier
sihhguoht]]> 2018-06-12 03:08:34 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733789 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733790 bruno is a very good actor.]]> 2018-06-12 03:08:34 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733790 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733834 showed how the other side of the family lived. Different perspectives]]> 2018-06-12 03:08:43 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733834 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733846 he made you think about what was happening at that time - when the grandmother disagreed with Ralf’s job]]> 2018-06-12 03:08:49 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733846 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733892 The director of the film made it seem like RAF was a bad person because his mum and Bruno both disagreed with the situation

]]> 2018-06-12 03:09:22 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733892 The director of the https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733895 2018-06-12 03:09:23 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733895 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733906 Rather than questioning the move, the daughter just goes along with what her parents think. It is clear that she is easily influenced by her elders.]]> 2018-06-12 03:09:28 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733906 It showed the that the family and surrounding friends how excited he was for his promotion https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733936 2018-06-12 03:09:56 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266733936 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266734095 Mark Herman wants to portray the perfect family living a perfect life scene to liven our expectations ]]> 2018-06-12 03:10:48 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266734095 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266734111 Many of the characters seem ignorant to what is actually happening with the war. I don't think that quite as many people would have been happy if they had known what was really happening to the Jews.]]> 2018-06-12 03:10:58 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266734111 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266734134 Bruno was really happy before his father told him they were going to move]]> 2018-06-12 03:11:24 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/266734134 https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/267090038 I felt like the grandparents expected something bad like that would happen ]]> 2018-06-13 21:05:08 UTC https://padlet.com/helens4/hww12avf8sjr/wish/267090038