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Warren Ge
June 21, 2007
Timed-writing three
Directions: If you were to create a filmed advertisement (“a trailer&rdquo
for a movie based on the grass-eaters, which scene would you select? Why? Discuss ways in which you might film the scene.
If I were to create a filmed advertisement for a movie based on the Grass-Eaters, I will select scene that Misrelal asks Ajit Badu to living on the roof of his house.
The reason for which I choose this scene is because this scene is in the middle of the whole story and acts as an turning points of the story.
Before the scene, Ajit Badu’s life is of course very hard. He used to live in the crowded and dirty footpath of Chittaranjian Avenue full of refuges like the Ajit Badu and ended up losing one ear. He used to live in an abandoned-looking wagon fearing one day waking up seeing a strange man standing beside him, fearing one day waking up finding they were in a totally different place, fearing one day thieves would break into his “house” and stole all his poverty though his poverty is limited. He used to live in a pipe with one end stuffed with wasted cloth and suffered from cold in the winter hotness in the summer rain in the rainy day and wind in the windy day. He used to live in the end of corridor of the classroom building suffering from the noise from the corridor. Despite of the difficulties Ajit Badu faced, he still put up with the status quo and is optimistic to the future because he believe other people are suffering the same torture as he does, because he think it is not for the lack of men in society who are willing to come to his aid but for the lack of enabled people in the society who are rich enough to help him, because he believes his life will become better and better through his hard working.
However, when the story comes to this scene, all things are changed. As a rich man with luxury house in the suburb of the city, has the full ability to find a comfortable place for Ajit Badu to live in. Ironically, rich as is, he is willing to offer the roof of the house to Ajit Badu as his house. It dawns to Ajit Badu that rich man are entirely careless of the Poor’s life. He no longer figures on the rich men’s mercy. He no longer believes anything. To him, British imperialism, American neo-colonialism, the central government, capitalism and socialism are of no meanings to him. He even does not care about his handicap any more. Now optimistic as Ajit Badu is, he is no longer has any hope on the future life. He is only content with the status quo. So this scene is the turning point of the whole story. It is because of Misrelal’s faults that Ajit Badu’s belief and life is changed.
If I were to film the scene, I will select a fat but ill man acting as Misrelal and choose a thin man wearing old clothes acting as Ajit Badu. Misrelal who is sitting in a comfortable armchair and playing with his pet cat speaks to Ajit Badu in contempt. Ajit Badu’s face changes from lighting up to gray representing the process of Ajit Badu’s hope turning to vanish.
