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 The two rituals are completely contrasted with each other. In the 'traditional' funeral we see the mums family unhappy with how she is being presented, especially the dad. We are more inclined to take the family's side, as it is directed so the shots are mainly close ups of the families face, making us feel more in tune with them than the other people in the church. We also feel sorry for them at the end of the scene when they are booted out of their own mothers/wife's funeral. In this scene we support the families controversial ideologies that completely go against traditional ones. In the families ritual they take the mother's body and burn her on the edge of a cliff. While we are prompted by the film form and cinematography to side with this ritual more, through the use of bright colours, hazy shots, and a lack of conflict contrasting the last funeral. I still find it slightly weird that they dug up their own mum's grave, placed her on a bus, and burned her,...

 We find out the girl is uncomfortable with the bustle of city life as she scrambles her way to get on a bus. We see in her illusion of a businessman killing an elderly women that her mind is unsettled and she has feelings of anxiety and isolation being on this packed bus filled with people who mind their own business. However when she has this 'connection' with a man on the bus, we see another side of her, as her illusions become happier, with passengers dancing in synchronization. This encounter with the man brought out her more positive views of society, and we see this through the change in her fantasies/illusions. Throughout the film we see many people with blank stares, hunched over, and looking completely lifeless. When our main character first sees the man, this is also true to him, as he is hunched over with a blank expression on his face. However, when the main character welcomes him, we see his flirtatious, kind spirit welcome up to her, and a light-hearted music sta...