Ay guys I’m doing a speech this Tuesday at school for English. We were told to pick our own text and make a speech about how it affects our understanding of journey.
I picked this four page manga by Range Murata called Groundpass Drive. I’ve been using a sheet that explains the basics of visual language to interpret the meaning of the different scenes because I’m quite new to visual texts. Ok it’s been going quite well and I’ve come up with some really good stuff, however this last image is leaving me a bit confused.
Obviously the two are parting ways. It seems she is a bit tentative, judging by her body language and they booth don’t have eye contact, signalizing uncertainty. It’s hard to say whether they are parting ways forever or what exactly is happening and it can’t be concluded from the rest of the story because the context of their partnership and their journey is left ambiguous throughout.
I can see that the train line on which he is standing crosses ways with the road and that vectors outside of that (like the power lines and road markings) are enforcing the impression of a cross road.
Now my mother thinks there is a bit of danger in this picture, with him standing on the railroad and with the yellow and black colors. I’m not sure if I see it, it seems very idyllic if anything.
Do any of you guys have experience with this type of thing? I’d love to hear your opinions.
Also there’s some Japanese writing integrated into the picture. Here’s a close-up. Does anybody have a translation? I thought it might add some meaning to the picture. Although it could just be the artists signature or something.
I picked this four page manga by Range Murata called Groundpass Drive. I’ve been using a sheet that explains the basics of visual language to interpret the meaning of the different scenes because I’m quite new to visual texts. Ok it’s been going quite well and I’ve come up with some really good stuff, however this last image is leaving me a bit confused.
Obviously the two are parting ways. It seems she is a bit tentative, judging by her body language and they booth don’t have eye contact, signalizing uncertainty. It’s hard to say whether they are parting ways forever or what exactly is happening and it can’t be concluded from the rest of the story because the context of their partnership and their journey is left ambiguous throughout.
I can see that the train line on which he is standing crosses ways with the road and that vectors outside of that (like the power lines and road markings) are enforcing the impression of a cross road.
Now my mother thinks there is a bit of danger in this picture, with him standing on the railroad and with the yellow and black colors. I’m not sure if I see it, it seems very idyllic if anything.
Do any of you guys have experience with this type of thing? I’d love to hear your opinions.
Also there’s some Japanese writing integrated into the picture. Here’s a close-up. Does anybody have a translation? I thought it might add some meaning to the picture. Although it could just be the artists signature or something.
