The media that was analyzed is a performative documentary called “Stronghearted” by Jodi Martinson. This film is about the survival story of an underage girl named Evelyn who was kidnapped and raped by the leader of the Lord Resistance Army, Joseph Kony. In the film, Evelyn is shown being forced to walk across a river in which she suffers to be eventually saved and raped by Joseph. From this, it can be seen that the purpose of this film is to show the injustice acts committed to children in the third world countries. The message of this film is communicated effectively using many well thought of stylistic features. The author of this film uses good music and narrations that emphasize the message of the documentary. The music fades away when …show more content…
The music and narration makes a connection with the viewer while also allowing for the viewer to feel the emotions that the girl must have been facing at that time. Another stylistic feature that was used effectively is the use of colours. The colours in the film were perceived as dark while the character’s faces were made white to provide emphasis. The dark colours symbolized a dark environment and a dark story which added to the mood of the overall film. It created a sad mood that added to the communication of the message as it allowed the viewer to make a connection with the characters in the film. In addition, the author uses the stylistic feature of animations to provide a good representation of details. The animations of the characters effectively exhibited the emotions of the different characters. For example, Joseph was shown to be very abusive and serious while Evelyn was shown to be innocent and sad which was percieved just by their emotions. This allowed the audience to better view how the events really happened and displayed the real emotions of the person. This documentary connects with the global context of fairness and development as it explores the consequences of common