The Lost Thing Belonging by Shaun Tan

More than whatsoever social function else, be is virtually finding a brain of practice in the man. Do you flout? Argue your point of view, referring to Shaun tangents The befuddled issue. Achieving a sense of place in the world, mentally and physically, allows an person to feel an cognisance of belonging a feeling unobtain able done little else. Places where imaginativeness and distinctiveness are condemned force those who adapt to live a muffled reality that holds no challenges or freedom of thought. Minority groups are fortune apart from the majority, with the mainstream becoming blind to those who are excluded simply beca utilise they dont fit lodges standards.Shaun Tans The Lost Thing explores a world that directly reflects conjunction and its in susceptibility to accept indifferences. d integrity Tans use of film techniques such as tones, costuming, and tv camera irradiations, the audience is able to have an increased understanding of belonging and the fat e of finding a sense of place in the world. Until an individual is able to find a place where they feel security and a sense of identity, they are unable to belong in the world. Conforming to a orderliness that eradicates individuality and creativity results in a mundane existence without challenges and freethinking.The inherent need to belong drive out consequently chatter many fastener themselves in order to fit society and its perceptions. A mo nonone floor voiceover introduces the premise of the film, as the young assistant reveals his wavering ability to imagine stories that use to humour and amaze. Am utilize by the irony of his reflection, I used to know a whole lot of pretty interesting stories, nigh of them so funny you would laugh yourself unconscious further I cant remember any of those, the audiences rapport with this theatrical role is immediately established.Sepia tones are juxtaposed with the bright colouration of the muzzy matter portraying a dichotomy be tween the industrialised world and the lay Thing. Curiosity and a sense of trepidation lure the wizard and the audience simultaneously. A playful bell on the Lost Things tolls waking the creature, which is bonded by an increased diegetic sound including a growl, further displaying Tans use of dichotomy to create a distinction between the machinelike aspects of the society that the woolly thing has found itself in and its own gentleness.Dull and provide costuming of the members in society highlights the suppression of individuality in a conformed society. stinking off-white coloured prison-like uniforms with numbering imprinted on each uniform illuminates to the respondent their imprisonment and insignificant existence. A mob of members of society is arrestn walking in one direction, together. This use of synchronized choreography exhibits their subconsciously controlled lives. Their robotic movement implies their injustice of independent thought, forcing the responder to evaluate their own society.It becomes clear to the audience that to a greater extent than anything, belonging is about finding a sense of place in the world encouraged by the use of these film techniques. As conformist is blatantly the prominent theme throughout Shaun Tans The Lost Thing, Tan expresses that following a society where imagination is lost can lead to mere existence rather than having purpose, yet the protagonist conforms nonetheless. Tan stresses that although conforming might non be ideal it is by doing this that an individual is able to gain a sense of place in the world and consequently feel as though they belong.The majority of society is blinded to the ostracised minority, as they dont follow the preordained path. The protagonist in this short film nevertheless finds the lost thing by chance, bandage no one else pays attention to the thing, as they have lose of sight for things they dont ideally fit into their lives. An engaging panning shot around the thing w hen the protagonist finds the lost thing emphasizes the singularity of the thing he has found, reflecting peculiar(prenominal) groups that dont adhere to societys perceptions of normality.The responder, consequently, is influenced to feel sympathetic towards those in society who dont inherently know where they belong. Subtle allusion utilised when the protagonist goes to pick up what he believes will be a bottle top for his collection, but by chance discovers the thing, introduces the concept that individuals who have molded to society are blinded to any of their surroundings that dont coincide with societys expectations. It is implied to the audience that unless those that are different manage to intrude on the activities of popular society they would go unnoticed due to the subconsciously encouraged blindness.The audience is humoured by the idea that due to his lack of sight the protagonist was unable to see the huge object that is soon discovered as the thing, but instead took n otice of the small bell buried in the gritstone next to it, for which he probably mistook as a bottle top. This erratum sightlessness is further enforced by the repetition of a specific line in the dialogue of the narrative voiceover, too busy doing separate stuff I guess that is used when talking about how the lost thing or things go unnoticed.Specifically the very last lines, I see that kind of thing less and less these daysmaybe I just stopped noticing, too busy doing other stuff I guess leads the responder to assume that the protagonist has been absorbed into society and so has inadvertently gained that blindness, allowing him to be able to simply ignore the strawman of the minority. finished this line, the responder is now left feeling sorry for not only the lost thing but for the protagonist as well.Symbolic representation, or the presence of the street-like arrow signs elucidate that society believes there is a path you must take, except that the chaos and disorder of t hese signs in many of the scenes suggests that following one particular path is difficult and that you shouldnt have to just follow one path when there are so many to take away from. The responder is forced to question how a society can fall what particular path everyone is meant to take if there are ultimately hundreds of options.The ludicrousness of unity in a collective group of people is highlighted due to the use of this technique. Suppression of minority groups makes it difficult for the excluded to feel as if they belong. Through demonstrating that not belonging comes from feeling as if they have no place in the world Shaun Tan successfully instills the belief in the responder that without a possibility of belonging in a physical place it is not possible to belong in any sense.Through finding a mess where one can feel a sense of acceptance an individual can achieve belonging, more than anything else. Conforming to society, although not necessary or ideal, can allow an ind ividual to gain this feeling, even if it means adapting to tone down surroundings that lead to nothing more than a mundane existence. control groups find it difficult to belong as they have no ability to feel at home in a location, but through understanding this it is possible to apprehend that it truly is a sense of place that allows a genuine sense of belonging.Shaun Tan uses many film techniques to successfully display these concepts and ensure the responder is able to also grasp them. Tans The Lost Thing ultimately displays a metaphoric world that reflects our own society and encourages us to question our own behaviours. More than anything else, belonging is about finding a true sense of place in the world.