To me, the most important scene in “Fruitvale
Station” is the scene where everyone is gathered together at Oscar’s Mom’s
house for her birthday. Although this scene doesn’t get to the climax of the
movie, it really builds character and emotion in the viewer. This scene ranged
from 38 to 43 minutes. It starts out with Oscar, his wife, and his daughter
getting out of the car and entering Grandma’s house. Inside, they are welcomed
by other family member and friends all there together to celebrate Oscar’s Mom’s
birthday. Together, everyone helped prepare food, socialized, and gathered
around for prayer.
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| Actual Photo of Oscar |
Not only was the cultural aspect of the movie touching, but
so was the way the film makers incorporated music and slow moving camera
angles. The reason I think this is important is because it helps build Oscar’s
character and lets you see what kind of life he comes from and how good of a
family he had. With this building of the main character, I felt sympathy,
anger, and complete hurt from what happened to Oscar in the end. Many times
people hear of deaths on the news due to racial conflict, but rarely bat an eye
to these occurrences. It seems that our society is so desensitized to deaths of
innocent people because we don’t get the chance to get the insight of who the victim
was. I believe the overall message of this movie was racism, and seeing that
Oscar was a loving father, friend, husband, and son, really helps the viewer realize
that his death was unethically tragic. It also helped me sympathize with others
who may suffer the kind of torment they may receive from racism, because they
are people with lives, families, and a purpose too, just like Oscar.
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I like how you were able to sympathize with Oscar and his family during the time of his death. I thought this movie relates to what is going on in the present day, especially with what is happening in Missouri. You said that you felt this movie showed racism, maybe this movie can help others realize that racism is out there and is a big problem in certain areas. Although I didn't big the same scene that you did, I still agree with you that it is just as important. At the end of the movie when Oscar dies, the viewers finally see him as a family guy.
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