'Nothing's Changed' A poem by Tatamkhulu Afrika
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Robert Gibson T10 'Nothing's Changed' A poem by Tatamkhulu Afrika 'Nothing's Changed' is by a South African poet named Tatamkhulu Afrika, it expresses his thoughts towards the Apartheid in South Africa. We watched a film interpretation of this poem with interesting scenes. The film starts with low camera shot of a can or a circular piece of rubbish in the grass reflecting the bright sky and a reflecting and dark image of an elderly man walking past with a stick. The low camera shot makes us feel as if we were actually in the grass or a piece of rubbish in the grass. The reflection gives the audience an idea that the writer's poem is all reflecting back on the past and maybe the blurred image of the man reflection could symbolise how blurred his life is, or how he doesn't know where he stands with the apartheid situation. This is the...

