Fish Tank Flashcards
What Mia shouts at Joanne
“What’s wrong with you?”
“You’re what’s wrong with me”
This quote reflects how the lack of proper parenting in Mia’s life has made her unstable and violent, it’s also why she latches onto Connor easily later in the film.
Mia meets Connor - Cinematography
Mia POV shot, the camera follows her gaze and she looks at a shirtless Connor. Reversal of the male gaze. Fetishization of Connors body.
Mia meets Connor - Mise En Scene
Connor being shirtless immediately shows his patriarchal dominance, as he doesn’t own the flat but he’s comfortable enough to walk around shirtless.
The house is cluttered and messy and the television is what most middle class viewers would consider old fashioned showing the divide between the working class and middle class.
