Lion - key terms revision

Themes

​Cultural Identity

Culture is a defining feature of a person’s identity, contributing to how they see themselves and the groups with which they identify.

Your cultural identity can impact the way you see the world, the food you eat, the ceremonies and celebrations you take part in, and your values and beliefs.

Saroo learns to embrace his cultural identity in the movie by interacting with Indian students at University and eventually finding his family.

Belonging

Belonging is a sense of fitting in or feeling like you are an important member of a group. A really close family gives each of its members a strong sense of belonging.

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Multiple Choice

What is personal identity?

• The distinguishing character or personality of an individual. Individuality.

• Your friends and family.

• Other people's opinion of you.

• Drivers licence, medicare card, passport

Open Ended

How does Lion explore the theme of belonging?

Key Terms

The Human Experience

Experiences we go through as humans, things that shape us or test our personality.

​Bildungsroman

Bildungsroman is a genre of text that shows a young protagonist's journey from childhood to adulthood (or immaturity to maturity), with a focus on the trials and misfortunes that affect the character's growth.

What makes something a bildungsroman?

Multiple Choice

Lion is an example of a bildungsroman

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a theme in Lion?

• Bildungsroman (coming of age)

• Identity

• Cultural identity

• With great power comes great responsibility

• Belonging

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is an account of someone's life written by someone else.

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is an account of a person's life written by that person.

Open Ended

How does Lion explore the theme of identity?

Film Codes

Multiple Choice

What type of shot is this an example of?

• L

• Extreme close up

• Close up

• Wide shot

Multiple Choice

What type of shot is this an example of?

• Long shot

• Close up

• High Angle

• Low angle

Multiple Choice

What type of shot is this an example of?

• Long shot
• High angle

• Medium shot
• Wide shot

Multiple Choice

What kind of shot is this an example of?

• Ext

• Close up

• High angle shot

• Low angle shot

Multiple Choice

What is diegetic sound?

• Sounds that are added in post-production
• Sounds that are only heard by the audience
• Sounds that are unrelated to the film
• Sounds that exist within the world of the film.

Word Cloud

What is a word you would use to describe the film Lion? Choose 1-2 words to create a word cloud