ethnicity

In the hotel babylon clip it shows the representation of ethnicity. The people at the start of the clip are all looking like they have money and a good job because they are all in business wear like suits and it shows that they are upper class.most of the people look like they are white and British. When they show the people who are of a different ethnicity, they are shown wearing uniforms which shows that they work as the jobs that are not important. They are also downstairs to everyone else to show that they are lower than the rest. There is a shot showing all the workers locked in the stock room, this reinforces that they are unified.

The shot reverse shot at the beginning between the receptionist and the migration police, uses composition to show that  the men have the power. To reinforce the ethnic stereotype that they are unified, a black man in the reception looks up from his newspaper to see what is happening this implies his concern for the workers.They use a medium shot to show that the black man is alone and when the migration police find them it looks like it is white people versus the black people. The only sound is diagetic and that is the sound of the hoover. This tells the audience that the immigrants have to do cleaning and jobs like that because they are not intelligent enough but when the immigrants are locked in the room the other black man says that he is a doctor and this shows that the immigrants do not get to the chances that the white people get.

There is a tracking shot showing the immigrants running through the hotel, suggesting they are in danger. This also shows they are discriminated against as they are only working and not committing a crime. all of the workers speak different languages this shows that its that the migrant workers are racist to all ethnic groups other than white people not just one.

The white men from migration control, are shown taking the black worker out of the building. He is in clear distress as he moves a lot trying to break free, this makes the audience pity him as his freedom is being taken away.when the woman takes the black mans possessions it seems like it is a common thing for the immigrant workers and all of them thought of the black man as family.