spectatorship in an initial viewing of captain fantastic

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-The spectator is not expecting blood and violence from the beginning sequence of the film

The spectator is encouraged as Vaz falls off the roof to question the way of life of the whole family
I did not approve of the family's decision to steal from the shop as it seemed contrary to the whole ethos of the family

The spectator is persuaded to align with Ben's family in the dinner scene at Harper's house. Ben's method of parenting is projected as more sensical

whilst they drive past the shopping malls the spectator thinks that capitalism is wrong etc, aligns with ben's family

There is a conflict of interest whether the spectator should agree with Ben's method of parenting from the moment when Bo fails to interact with and be able to interact with Claire on a basic level.

-Closeup of Ben on his journey away from his children encourages the spectator to completely align with Ben's perspective; and empathise with his feeling of heartbreak being taken away from his children. The melancholy diegetic background music accentuates this.

- As a spectator I was not expecting the children to sneak away with the father and it came as a huge plot twist.

there is a sequence of scenes that makes the spectator question ben's parenting methods - vesp falling off the roof, hospital scene, grandad talking to the son scene.

moment of realisation when vesp is running over the rooftop.

A key theme of the film is the way that all of the characters deal with the early stages of grief.

the film doesnt give you answers, it projects questions.

Ideally you would want a mix of both ways of raising a child, which is achieved at the end of the film in the family's new way of life.

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