captain fantastic critical to idelogy

Question 1

What are the different idelogies that are shown in captain fantastic?

Answer 1

Donald trump time represents authoritarian and traditional right wing views- traditional relgious sector representing jacks father in law

Question 2

how can the authoritarian be representd?

Answer 2

Government are in charge, the people are scared live in fear

Question 3

how can the liberlalists be described?

Answer 3

Anarchy no control, often captialism neo liberla. governemnt say do what you want to make money

Question 4

what does captain fantastic do with the idelgoies?

Answer 4

it fuses them

Question 5

what is the zeitgeist?

Answer 5

the spirit of the mood/age

Question 6

what type of figure is morterson?

Answer 6

a liberaotarian, archo-syndichlist

celebrates noam chomsky

Question 7

how do the family show anti authority views through mocking chrsintianty?

Answer 7

it is normally a tradiitinal authoritarian conservtive view of being relgiou, they show anti thiest views they are buddhists

Question 8

what phrase do the family use which matches the 1970s?

Answer 8

stick it to the man- the mainstream of america. the ruling classes

Question 9

how many people in america are christians?

Answer 9

83% are christains, 8% go to church in our country

Question 10

who was noam chomsky?

Answer 10

an extremely left wing figure
anarchosyndicalism, libertaian socialism
matt ross actually delebrates it with his family

Question 11

How can the first scene be described?

Answer 11

Bucholic. political aspect editing, long shot. Lens flare, associated with beauty and sunlight. Soft warm and nature feel

Question 12

How is viggo morteson seen in the mirror?

Answer 12

Frame of the rear view mirror, seatbelt slash constrain him, he is being boxed in. High angle shot makes him look vunerable

Question 13

How can the first long shot be contrasted with the mirror seen?

Answer 13

Very long shot, contrasted with him, he is in a closed place, claustraphoic. b\inary opposition
personal intimate vs vastness of nature
wildnerness insignificant unimportance

Question 14

how is ben cash represented in the mirror scene?

Answer 14

Hr has a very messianic look of Jesus, he shaves his beard, unattained, nature person

Question 15

What top does ben wear that links to ideology?

Answer 15

Jesse Jackson t shirt that links to him as president, trailing to go fro president, he’s black and a black preacher, he’s a liberal

Question 16

What does the opening scene suggest?

Answer 16

Gives a buchanoic loo, a nature experience, a utopian beautiful image, virginal untouched mother earth, soft warm nature

Question 17

What is the symbolism of ben shaving his beard?

Answer 17

Tries to intergratr into society

Question 18

what is the symbolism of ben looking in mirror?

Answer 18

Looks at reputation of himself, study of his own face and introspection, maleness

Question 19

what is the symbolism of bo cutting his hair?

Answer 19

androygentiis characteristic, shaving his har=ir coming of age story becoming a man- conservative crew cut

Question 20

what does ralians light show?

Answer 20

His isolation, the darkness and the moonlight

Question 21

what does the supermarket show?

Answer 21

American capitalism, everthing is for sale. Them stealing is a repression of this catholic ideology

Question 22

what lighting Is used/

Answer 22

light and harsh

Question 23

What is the food in the supermarket?

Answer 23

Processed food, represents capitalism, consumions and artificality pretending to be fresh- not fresh but takes ideology

Question 24

which cinematographer was matt ross inspired by?

Answer 24

Simeon hogan- inspired by nature cinemtaography, reflects a lot of kids in film

Question 25

How did matt ross grow up?

Answer 25

Off the grid, in the pacific north west, like a fictionalised version of his own. Matt ross is like bodervan felt isolated wanted to rejoin society

Question 26

What does the camp fires scene create?

Answer 26

Russian novel, 3 sons rebel nove, like rellian does later in the film