Reflection on The Piano and the Polyvalent World Cinema

Critical Reflection on The Piano Film
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Critical Reflection on The Piano Film
Jane Chopin directed the film The Piano. It is an example film that deals with the complex issues in society. Further, identifying and understanding these issues makes individuals start resonating with the themes from broader perspectives by assessing the societal, cultural, and personal dimensions. The main arguments in both the film and the text include power dynamics arguments around identity, desire, gender roles, and the struggles for an agency that has a patriarchial society. The film has a connection with the themes through the characters that are used in the film. An example is how the life of Ada McGrath is explored. McGrath is a mute woman sent into an arranged marriage in the 19th century. The setting was in New Zealand. McGrath is sent into the marriage with two possessions: Flora, her young daughter, and a piano, which is the most prized possession that McGrath had. Throughout, McGrath was silent and had a deep connection with the piano. The film’s central message is to highlight the challenges of communication and expression (Piotrowska & Tyrer, 2019). Ada was sent to an arranged marriage, and she was not happy; therefore, it elaborates on quests regarding autonomy, which needs to protect women because women's voices and ideas are suppressed in most cases. In the text, there is the theme of rebellion and resistance, which is similar to McGrath's silence. The reading narrative focuses on resistances and rebellions that the Na’vi had against intruders in their land. These communicate the need to fight