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The Black Balloon Analysis

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The Black Balloon, directed by Elissa Down (2008), is a film that explores the everyday life situations, that the Mollison family encounter, due to Charlie’s Autism. The audience experiences these struggles through the protagonist, Thomas, as he attempts to gain the approval of his new school peers, while simultaneously fighting against his personal acceptance of who his brother is. Jackie, a secondary protagonist, who plays a crucial part in Thomas’s character development, rebels against such stereotypical attitudes that teenagers seek acceptance by those around them. Through the utilisation of film language throughout TBB, acceptance and hypocrisy are attitudes which are promoted, though also challenged through Jackie’s character.

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