Dennis Mosquito Coast and Witness

In Witness and Mosquito Coast, Allie Fox(Mosquito Coast) and Grandfather Lapp(Witness) are the patriachal figures in the movie. The young boys and adults look up to them for guidance and advice also as a idol. In Mosquito Coast, Charlie Fox began to look at his father in a different light after the destruction of Fatboy and the killing of those men. His father was not the same great man that he once was. He had drasgged his entire family into the jungle trying to play God. Another instance that made his father seem like a stranger to hi, was when he made Charlie and some other tribe memeber hike through the forest for two days to bring ice to another village. In doing this Allie hoped that the villagers would be more greatful and have more gratitude for the gift he was giving to them. Charlie had lost respect for his father and realized that he was no longer this great person, that he had made him out to be.
In the picture below, you can see the look of distrust and uncertainty in Charlie's face. It is as if he doesn't even recognize his own father, or the man he has become.This is a personal scene and the tight camera proxemics leave no room for movement.











In Witness, Sammuel Lapp ha a turning point, where he is sitting in his grandfather's Lapp looking at John Book's gun and say's that he would only kill a man, who in his eyes has done wrong. He says this refering to the men that murdered the undercover police officer. Sammuel is in a split bewteen Book and his grandfather. He likes the thing Book tell him, but some of it conflicts with the things he has already been taught. He learns to move past that and sees when he is in desperate trouble, his community will come to his rescue. He realizes that bad people will always get their punishment whether it is lawful or religious.
 In the photo below, it shows the two men together and the different outlooks they have. Book is the city slicker and Eli Lapp is the traditional Amish man. It is a personal scene and the tight camera position leaves no room for them to move.