captain fantastic: Funerals

 There one is seen as the positive funeral scene as the traditional funeral in the church is not what the mother wanted but wanted her ashes to be flushed down the toilet. Even when the church scene is going on Ben and his children walk in like they own the place. The use of light behind them contrasts with the dark, saddened environment of the funeral. The light may symbolise they're sent from god save the mother from them and give her the funeral she wanted. They are wearing bright, hippy clothing which contrasts with the dark, smart suits of the others. Due to them looking like outsiders have not appropriately dressed for a funeral, Jack's children laugh at them as they walk in and everyone turns round. The difference in their clothing is the idea of traditional vs hippy. They are shown to be even more outsiders when Ben gives his speech on why they shouldn't bury her and criticises the idea of burial. His children are the only ones to laugh which shows this is not their idea of a proper funeral and is not how Ben wants it. The scene where Ben questions Jack's children and his own child on the 'Bill of Rights', Their children are ignorant. This is an example of the typical American family in modern society and reflects the flaws of the education system. Ben's daughter knows the answer and is able to explain it in her own words. The audience is supposed to be on Ben's side as before they were judging his parenting skills. At their own funeral, they wear bright clothing and are singing hymns and dancing around the campfire. This is more uplifting than traditional funeral scene where everyone's all serious and not celebrating her life the way it should be.

The allegiance is fair as we sympathise with Ben as these traditional people are burying the mother even though this is not what she wanted. As they drag him out we feel sorry for him as he was only trying to do what's best for hr and his family. Ben was only trying to fulfil his wife's dying wishes.

The contrast is saying the nature of traditional rituals are apparently wrong as Ben comments she doesn't want to be stuck inside a rotting coffin and that's why they take her body and bury her where she wants to be buried. When he criticises the traditional funeral, his children are the only ones to laugh so it makes us reason with Jack that he is not bringing them up right.

No funeral scenes shown make me feel uncomfortable as they are doing what the mother wanted them to do so although others think it's wrong, for them it is the right thing to do so they do it. Although, there is a scene that's uncomfortable which is when they dig the mother's body from the grave and carry her on the bus.