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Wittness - peter weir

How does the film Witness explore isolation and violence? In your answer, you should refer closely to at least two scenes and explore the ideas, forms and cinematic language used in the film.

In the film ‘Witness’, Peter Weir illustrates the clash of two worlds. Weir’s main purpose in this film is to show the division of societies, juxtaposing the Amish society with the contemporary society. Weir explores the main themes of isolation and violence between the two societies. Weir depicts his admiration of the Amish society in a favourable light while presenting the contemporary society negatively as a malevolent place of violence, corruption and isolation. It is through the cinematic elements and objects of symbolism that Weir is able to express his admiration and communicate his message to his audience.
The Amish live their way of life and their values in which they believe is in harmony and isolation from contemporary society. Through the establishing scenes, a lengthy...

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