Rust and Bone (2012)
Figures
Objects & symbols
- Ali's life of transient jobs, living in a cramped garage, and stealing expired food.
Form & technique
- The scene where Ali carries Stéphanie into the ocean for her first swim after the accident.
- The contrast between the visceral sound of punches and the soaring pop music (Katy Perry's "Firework").
- The climactic scene where Ali frantically punches through ice to save his son, Sam. → Melodramatic Excess
Tropes
- Stéphanie's relationship with the orcas and her prosthetic legs.
- Ali's participation in brutal, unregulated bare-knuckle fights.
- The physical intimacy and dependency between Ali and Stéphanie, including scenes of him carrying her and their sexual relationship.
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