The Diving Bell And The Butterfly
The narrative of The Diving Bell And The Butterfly reflects the main theme in the film brilliantly, the narrative is monotonous, drawn out and could be viewed as repetitive however this is done purposely as the main theme of the film is to show an audience what this mans life was actually like and eighty percent of it would have been extremely repetitive and often very lonely and bland. Another part of the narrative is the name of the film, The Diving Bell And The Butterfly, a diving bell is a big, clunky, heavy, old fashioned diving suit and a butterfly is a vibrant, active and elegant insect that represents life at its fullest these two juxtaposing images and references are to do with Jean-Do's mind and body. The diving bell representing his now lifeless and useless body, in contrast the butterfly represents his brain and his heart and the intense emotion he still feels, often vibrant and most definitely lively throughout his life even though he's stuck in this paralysed stat...