Post-colonialism

At first glance at the two snapshots from Lawrence of Arabia and Raiders of the Lost Ark one can’t help but notice the atheistics of the photo. First of all, look at the framing. In Lawrence of Arabia, the hero is surrounded by Arab people, there is one to his left and there are more behind him. All of this supports the idea that they are listening to him and have respect for him. Likewise he has respect for them. In the Raiders of the Lost Ark photo Harrison Ford stands near us and the Arabs stand on the other side. It is clearly them against us (colonist). Next look at the focus. In the Lawrence of Arabia, both the main character and Arab faces are in focus. In this picture both are people and treated equally. In the Raiders picture, none of the Arabic people’s faces are in focus. They do not resect as the main character. It’s clear in these two photos the colonist and post-colonist views. In Lawrence there is openness, a sense of negotiation and respect from one colony to the other (post-colonist). However in Raiders, it is clearly the sense of us against them, the oppressors and the oppressed and violence (colonist).