The Hate U Give Rhetorical Analysis

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Introduction
The film The Hate U Give, directed by George Tillman Jr., deals with adversity and overcoming prejudice when facing hate and violence. An important scene in this film is when Sekani has a gun. The purpose of this scene is to help the audience understand and reinforce the idea of facing adversity and overcoming prejudice when facing hatred and violence. Key techniques used to help develop this idea include character actions, dialogue, nondiegetic sounds, and panning.

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[Feature] A visual technique used effectively in The Hate U Give is the character's actions.
[Example] An example is when Starr slowly puts her hands up with her fingers spread apart. She then steps very slowly in front of Sekani, which could be seen as a “protective barrier” to protect Sekani. This can also be viewed as a de-escalating move for multiple reasons. This being that A),

The director's main purpose is to get people thinking; this could be thinking about the meaning of the story and giving you something to ponder.
The dialogue meets its purpose because it makes the audience think about words. The small gaps between sentences and statements give the audience time to think and allow the sentences to sink into their minds. This also allows the audience to understand the purpose of the scene and why it is impactful.
[Relate] The combined impact of these techniques achieves the director’s purpose of drawing the audience’s attention by using a panning shot, non-diegetic sound, and dialogue voice-over. First, the non-diegetic comes in this is followed by the panning shot to assert where everyone is while being focused on Starr. When the music mostly overpowers the scene's sound of people yelling, and your attention is directed to the music, the dialogue begins. Music brings you to be deeply focused on the meaning of the words and makes the whole scene even more