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VCE MEDIA UNIT 3 -NARRATIVE -QUESTION 2 In the movie ‘sleepers’ we are shown certain aspects of characters more directly through the production and story elements then in the actual dialogue. Perfect examples of this are the two characters: john (who is one of the four boys of whom the story is about) and King Benny (the local mob hero) the two characters play vital parts in the movie and make strong connections with other characters. But the most important aspect of their silent story is the fact that they are both evidence of a statement made early on in the film ‘innocence ruled by corruption’ … they were both forced into their roles. In our first spoken introduction to john, he is in a church with shakes. in this the voice over states that john wants to be a priest, at the same time the boys are actually playing a prank by acting as priests in the confessionals. From this the audience is told two things about john 1. That he has the intention of doing good things but, 2. He goes about them the in the wrong ways. We also notice a similarity with King Benny. He