Coming down the mountain- representation of disability

Camera:

One of the representations of having a disability was shown through the camera work in the scene where Ben is riding his bike with the help of his father and David is pretending to shoot his brother with a toy gun. This can be a portrayal of disabled people as being vulnerable and this usually instigates bullying related behaviour which of course is wrong; sometimes the reasoning for such unethical acts can be because they think that certain disabled people are weaker then themselves and thus they are targeted.

Similarly in the opening scene, there is a birds eye view shot of David and Bens bedroom whereby each side of the room represents the contrast and difference between someone who is disabled and alternatively someone who isn't. Bens particular side of the room is vibrant and colorful whilst David's is morbid and dark; this can be interpreted in numerous ways but I will choose what I think is the most applicable. The fact that Bens side of the room is intrinsically childish and his brother David's is much more 'mature' could show how although they are the same age there are noticeable differences in their lives and the challenges they will confront will be completely paradoxical.

Mise en scene:

The use of the toy props allows the audience to see how Bens life can only reach a certain level of maturity because of his disability, whilst David is the same age and only has one toy gun which he uses to aim at his brother; possibly showing how he is effected from his brothers disability.

Also the use of the Weetabix in the scene where Ben has take eight of the cereal and has not even thought to share with his brother, this then causes an argument;  the dilemma that is created from such a small incidence could similarly represent the impact of having a disabled child/brother and the implications for identical situations.

Editing:

The scene in which Ben is going home on his own and the sound of the noises on the bus are increased through the power of editing represent the confusion that Ben is going through; whilst on the contrary, people who do not have a mental disability consider getting the bus an everyday situation.

Throughout the video David gets on average more screen-time then Ben does, which could be portrayed as disabled people being under-valued in comparison to people who are not disabled and can be perceived as stronger and more omnipotent individuals.

Sound:

When Ben is on the bus on his own the music that is played becomes much slower and allows the audience to empathise for Ben and comprehend what it must be like for Ben going home on his own with no one to assist him.

The dialogue that is scripted for this video illustrates the difference in thought between David and Ben, for example Ben occasionally says a nonsensical comment like 'I need poo' but this is slightly random and possibly shows how much harder it is for Ben to store and reuse information in conversation.