The Desolation of Gordie

Being a isn’t easy, especially if you aren’t esteemed by your family or feeling guilty if you feel sorry for something that you cannot prevent that will become true. In Rob Reiner film Stand by Me the scene “Denny’s brother funeral” is about family out cast affects the personal character. The cinematography is used impressively and the theme is captured superbly by the use of the cinematography and characterization.
As the theme, the scene explores that Gordie’s outsider identity is originated by his family.   The director uses a very appropriate way of showing Gordie’s emotions: dream. The nightmare that he sees while he is asleep, actually it is a part of his subconsciousness because dreams are the perfect reflections for real feelings in which he was effected mentally. In the funeral scene, the audience sees the funeral of Gordie’s brother, Denny, because he had died in a jeep accident and after his father says him “It should have been you, Gordon. It actually indicates that he should have been dead instead of his brother Denny. Then he said that, Gordie wakes up from his dream and says “I miss him” and it shows that he could have been died instead of his brother so that he feels guilty. He also feels outcaste because he thinks his family does not esteem him.  
Through Gordie’s guiltiness and outcaste, we are able to get a deeper insight for Gordie’s characterization. As it is depicted by the director dreams are perfect ways of defining the character because they are actually part of the subconsciousness. In the beginning of the scene the strong relationship between Chris and Gordie is conveyed clearly as Chris looks down to Gordie with the emotion of protection in his eyes. Then Gordie gets into his dream that provides the audience to understand what is in his mind. In his dream, guiltiness is portrayed evidently by Gordie’s father. He says that “It should have been you, Gordon” and it indicates because of he makes it up in his mind that he feels depressed...