Kameron Howarth A Level Film Blog

Masculinity and its Flaws In Captain Fantastic masculinity isn't necessarily flawed, it's more the lack of masculinity is recognised, the need for a mother figure for the children is very obvious. Whereas in Inception masculinity is flawed as most of the male characters have male trauma and the men aren't stereotypically strong and powerful. Capitalism The anti capitalism aspect in Captan Fantastic is very obvious as the family have dropped out of mainstream society and Ben especially teaches his thoughts on the government and how it's run, however in Inception anti capitalism is a lot harder to understand as Fischers company is a metaphor of capitalism as they're a massive company with lots of control. Exploration Throughout Captain fantastic, especially after Leslie dies ben is almost searching for peace and a compromise as he wants whats best for his children.

The Narrative Captain Fantastic has a unique narrative where Ben, the main character has dropped out of mainstream society to raise his children without schooling or proper health insurance. However tragically Ben's wife and the children's mother takes her own life after battling with bipolar disorder. This prompts her father to exclude Ben from her funeral, however Ben and the children set out to "save mom" as she didn't want to be buried but instead cremated. After ups and downs with Jack, it seems to be all over as Jack gains custody of the children. In another twist, however the children chose to stay with Ben and they finally grant their mothers wishes and live out their lives on a farm. The Ambiguity Within Throughout Captain fantastic there is lots of ambiguity especially surrounding Leslie. The spectator doesn't get to understand who Leslie was or what she was like due to her dying without being on the screen, the spectator only has the other ...