The power of one english essay

in English we were asked to write an essay about the power of one the movie that we watch in English and here is my essay

The power of one was a film made in 1992 by a director named John Avildsen.
It shows many things throughout the movie but the main plot is centred around the apartheid and all the hatred towards the English people from the Afrikaners and the disrespect of many black people. And how Hitler had an effect on the Afrikaner people during the time known as World II.

The scene opens on a close up of Jaapie Botha getting a swastika carved into his arm when P.K the main protagonist is being carried into what looks like a hall by a group of boys.
The close up shows a razor blade carving into his arm with a swastika oozing out blood.

then there is another scene right after they show the swastika they show a shot of his face in a close up with a blank face showing that he is hiding the pain to show that he is strong. Directors purpose was to show that the effects that world war two had on the young Afrikaners he showed that the young Afrikaner people saw Hitler as a role “model” And the devastating effect that it had on the English people.The effect that the scene had on the audience was to make them cringe as they watched a razor blade carve into his arm. Going back to the scene where he is getting a swastika carved into his arm they show a scene right after that to show a close up of his face to show how painful it is but he has a blank face to show that he is hiding the pain.In the scene of jaapie Botha getting a swastika carved into to his arm they are playing German marching song on a radio this is diegetic sound. For example, we know this because in a later scene we can hear the music in the scene and that the actors respond to it. The reason to why they put the song in the background is to show that they are patriotic. The effect it has is it makes you feel somewhat patriotic and it shows the audience that the boys are patriotic.

During the scene with jaapie Botha getting a swastika carved on his arm, they use low lighting. The low lighting is the key to show the scene in a dark matter. The director uses low lighting to show that they are trying to keep hidden and it shows the dark matter of the subject. The effect that it has on the audience is that it makes you feel like something bad is happening. The lighting goes very well with the close-up shot of jaapie getting a swastika carved into his arm because it gives the scene a very dark feeling.

In the end, the movie was a good film made by a director who did his research.
There were many bad things that happened throughout the movie it showed many acts of bravery and poor treatment of black people and the hatred from the Afrikaners towards the English.
I would recommend watching this movie if you want to learn about the apartheid.