Jack of the Red Hearts

Jack of the Red Hearts.

Jack of the Red Hearts is a drama directed by Janet Grilo which was released in may 2015. The film stars AnnaSophia Robb, Famke Janssenn and Israel Broussad and focuses on the story about a teenager who pretends to be a carer for an autistic young girl. The film shows not only just how the autistic girl lives her everyday life but how her family copes with it. The main theme in this film is family because of the focus on the family life and how they deal with the situations that arise.

A key component in this film is how the audience is shown the perspective of Glory's world. The editing in the film introduces us to how glory sees the world as vibrant colours are added to everything she sees. The editing is significant because even though the film is shown from the perspective of Jack (AnnaSophia Robb), the audience still gets to understand how Glory feels with everything going on.

A key scene in the film is shown at the end of the film when Jack comes back to help Glory like she promised at the beginning of the film. This is important because at the start of the film Jack's only intention is to get money which is why she lies about her identity to get the job. But as the film progresses the audience sees how Jack has grown to really care about Glory and her family. This is a significant scene because it changes our perception about teenager who live on the streets. She has a criminal record, she steals and she commits fraud which shows a negative representation of young teenagers. However by the end of the film, she decides to do the right thing and help Glory even though she has to give herself in to the police. We see a clear character development.

A film similar to Jack of the Red Hearts is 'The Fundamentals of Caring'. The reason why they could be compared is because they both show disability, arguably in a more positive light. Glory is shown to be smart and clever which could go against what the audience think about autistic children and in The Fundamentals of Caring shows that disability shouldn't be a barrier. The films are also similar in the sense that the carers both start of with little experience and aren't the most enthusiastic about their jobs, however both the carers develop and start to care about the people they are looking after. The films start off with a negative situation that leads them to a new path which creates a positive end.