Nonverbal behavior is the important part in conversation. Even though our communication is based on words, but there are still many things that cannot be explained by words and need to be explained by using nonverbal behavior. So, in conversation, both verbal and nonverbal behaviors are needed to complete the conversation. Yet, if just nonverbal behavior is used in the conversation, what will happen? Can we still understand the conversation if just nonverbal behavior is used? In this paper, nonverbal behavior was analyzed through the short movie, Inseparable. The film was watched without sound and nonverbal behaviors in the film were analyzed that how they worked in this film. This paper will start with the summary of the film and follow with the …show more content…
In the first scene that the wife hugs her husband from the back can tell that she worries and loves her husband and this gesture can work as word substituting of love and care. In the scene that the doctor gives him the paper, he takes off his glasses for a while, this can tell that he worries or he prepares himself before he reads the paper and its function is to substitute the words because he chooses to take off his glasses not to speak a word that he is worried about the result. Moreover in this scene, the gesture of taking off the glasses works with blank and worried facial expression and eye contact to show that he is not fine and he is so worried. In the scene when a guy is trying to hide the paper in the restaurant, this scene shows that he does not want another guy to know about his situation now and it tell that he tries to avoid the conversation about that paper and its function can be regulating the conversation because he tries to hide the paper, so he tries to tell that do not ask about it. Besides, it can be seen as word substituting because he does not say anything, but his gesture is trying to say that do not ask about the