The concept
Vik controls the means of production of the artworks. Which economic theory can we ascribe this to?
Marxism
What motif does Isis refer to when she is describing her grief over the death of her child? Bonus 50 points for every other reference you can name.
Ants
Vik is flying over Jardim Gramach and observes "...lillte ants, doing what they do every day." in reference to the catadores;
Vik is playing with the ants with a paintbrush in his studio suggesting that he did the same with the catadores.
According to Walter, how many pickers work at the landfill at the time of filming?
2500 workers
How much did Tiao's artwork sell for at auction?
GBP 28,000/$64,000 USD
What is the act of taking one text and re-making in another form called?
Appropriation
Name the stages of Maslows Hierarchy of Needs in the correct order.
1. Physiological needs
2. Safety needs
3. Love & belonging
4. Esteem
5. Self-actualisation
When he was a young man living in Rio, Vik was shot in the leg and the money given to him for compensation paid for a ticket to New York.
True or False
False. Vik lived in Sao Paulo
How does Vik create humour and a sense of family in the scene with his grandmother?
She agrees with him when he tells her he lied about her age. He reveals she is 93 but told her he said she was 70 years old.
The picture of Irma is not based on a particular image of the Madonna and Child but an amalgamation of this very iconic cultural reference.
True or False
False. Suelem is deicted as the Madonna
How does Tiao correct the talk-show host in the interview at the end of the film?
He says that the catadores are "...not pickers of gargbage, we are pickers of re-cyclable material."
What does Walters statement “99 is not 100.” mean?
A single can, or a single catador, can make the difference.
Walker's use of Eame's Power of Ten is evident in her gradual introduction of Jardim Gramacho. Name the ways she uses perspective to the scale of the setting.
1. Google earth
2. helicopter
3. car
4. people.
Name three visual symbols of Brazillian culture represented in the film.
Carnivale
Christ the Redeemer
Copacanana Beach
Name three unusual mediums Vik is known for using in his art.
Garbage, sugar, chocolate, syrup, jelly, diamonds, toys, dirt, wire, string;
In the epilogue, what is Zumbi's dream? A bonus 100 points if you can explain how it relates to Maslows Hierarchy of Needs.
To visit Africa and explore his roots.
We can equate this to Maslow's hierarchy of needs as Zumbi reflects self-actualisation.
The fact that Vik and the catadores make high art out of garbage best supports which rubric point?
Paradoxes and anomalies.
Which rubric point is commonly associated with representations of Vik?
Challenge assumptions, and/or ignite new ideas.
"Waste Land" challenges the ‘white saviour’ narrative/ asks us to consider the role of the documentary in social change.
Finish the following rubric point:
They may also consider the role of storytelling throughout time to
express and reflect particular lives and cultures.
Which rubric point is the following definition describing?
"Waste Land shows us the power of hope & that human concerns are universal and timeless."
Human qualities & emotions
Which rubric point does the following definition describe?
"Waste Land is a timeless representation of triumph and transformation."
The role of storytelling
Which of the points listed is NOT considered humanist in our modern context?
1. Humanism is ethical
2. Humanism is rational.
3. Humanism supports democracy and human rights.
4. Humanism asserts that certain rights and privlidges should be given to groups less fortunate.
5. Humanism insists that personal liberty must be combined with social responsibility.
6. Humanism values artistic creativity and imagination and recognises the transforming power of art.
7. Humanism is a life stance
4. Humanism asserts that certain rights and privlidges should be given to groups less fortunate.
Special privileges should not be given to any group on the basis of religious or philosophical belief, nor should any group be discriminated against on grounds such as race, ethnicity, beliefs, gender or age.
Scene squencing is important to the film and this is shown perfectly in the scenes of Vik's arrival in Rio. Name the scenes in order they appear.
1.
Vik's assumptions about Brazilian society are very much established in the beginning of the film. Complete the following:
"These are probably the roughest people you can think of. They're all drug addicts... Check out the geography of this thing...
...It's like the end of the line. It's where everything not good goes, including the people."
What image does Vik use to represent Zumbi? You get a bonus 100 points if you can also name the artist
"The Sower" by Jean-Francois Millet
Complete Vik's conclusion:
"From the moment you think you have nothing...
...you have to search for meaning in other things.