Throughout the clip sound was used to represent the disabled
character (Billy) in various ways. Firstly it was the use of dialogue, in the
clip Billy slurs his speech regularly and struggles to say certain words, this
shows the audience that he has some sort of mental disability. He also pauses
before he speaks, this suggests that he really has to think about what he’s
saying and he struggles to have normal conversations. Before meeting Billy,
Inspector Frost refers to Billy as being “mentally abnormal” which differentiates
him from other ‘normal’ people. Further on
in the clip Billy’s father speaks for him, this shows that he must be there to
support Billy which suggests Billy isn’t capable of answering for himself or
simply doesn’t know the answer. Furthermore, Billy also lies in the clip which
breaks the stereotype that disabled people are more trust worthy as they
haven't got the metal capacity or are manipulative enough to tell lies. When talking
to Billy Inspector Frost is quite calm and he speaks to Billy as if he is a
child which is very patronising. This suggests that disabled are weak,
powerless and more vulnerable than the able-bodied and have to be supported by
others. However, once inspector Frost realises that Billy is lying he becomes angrier
and starts to put pressure on Billy to get the truth. Frost knows for certain
that Billy is lying as he has information that Billy was seen with the girl but
due to regulations Frost could not be as direct as he would be with an
able-bodies/minded person. This makes the audience feel like disabled people
are weak and are unable to deal with stuff.
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