American born Chinese frame analysis

 


I chose the collection of frames when the monkey king first encounters tze-yo-tzuh, the creator of everything.  This is directly after the monkey king had visited the many gods and beat them up to prove to them that he is more than just a silly monkey.  In the first frame the monkey king is beating up a lady, who is most likely another god. He stands over her and behind her indicating that he has great power over her.  This makes sense considering the monkey king has been trying for the entire story to improve his power so that he will be considered equal to the gods,  in the second frame, Tze-yo-tzuh speaks to the monkey, but he does not look away yet.  His eyes are focused on the lady he is beating up, and his teeth are grinding together.  He is blinded by anger in their moment. In the third frame he turns around and witnesses Tze-yo-tzuh standing over him.  He is almost double the monkey king's size indicating how much power he has over him.  This is the most important frame on this page.  The lady who he was beating up cowers in the bottom left corner. Directly in the center, the monkey king stands, much higher than the lady.  His eyes become single dots and he no longer looks angry.  On the right of the frame stands Tze-yo-tzuh, towering over the monkey.  This creates a sort of staircase effect.  The monkey king has defeated the gods and gained power over them, so he stands taller.  However, Tze-yo-tzuh has defeated the monkey king in this scene, so he stands taller.  The monkey king almost realizes in this scene that he can never be the most powerful being in the universe.  He may be able to beat up all the gods, but Tze-yo-tzuh will always have power over him.


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