How British Social Realism themes are used.

How British Social Realism themes are used.

Violence-Nil by mouth

The key them in this scene is violence ad childhood. These themes are established in this clip as we see the protagonist shouting at the women which then leads to him beating her however we don't see the women whilst she is being beaten only after this creates more attention and awareness of the situation. We see childhood being established as we denote the little girl sitting on the stair whilst her mother is being abused, when she see her dad she runs aways almost scared. Violence is portrayed in a very hard hitting, scary and powerful way as we see the damage it does. Childhood is portrayed to the audience in a very scary and lonely way as she the daughter can't help her mum but just sit there. We see the little girl by herself on the stairs. I would explore the theme of violence and childhood in my opening by combining them as a bad childhood could lead to violence, however i would show the effects of a life with violence from the kids point of view as it would shock the audience more. 

Petty crime- Kidulthood

The theme in kidulthood is petty crime but also racism. The themes are established as we see the protagonist enter a corner shop to steal two beers. Petty crime is also established as we see a little kid walk into a corner not a big brand store to only steal 2 cans of beer which would only cost him £5. Its a very petty crime as he could be arrested just for stealing 2 cans, it also then added as he steal them and he doesn't even get one. This portrays petty crime to be pointless, but also portrays young boys to be committing petty crime for no reason, therefore fulfilling the stereotype of young boys. I would explore the theme of petty crime in a which it seemed so petty but necessary to the protagonist in order to survive.


Alcohol- Life is sweet

In this clip we see the theme of alcohol. The theme is established as we see the effects of alcohol on he  protagonist, we see him get violent as he throws the tables over. We also denote a women trying to calm him down whilst he is trying o take his clothes off which may be connoted as a common stereotype of a women's role. The clip portrays alcohol to have power over our protagonist which is shown in a very negative way. Alcohol is portrayed to be very un-healthy for your behaviour. I would explore the use  alcohol in my opening through a way in which it would make the audience aware of the negative effects alcohol.

Drugs-Sweet sixteen

This clip explores the themes of drugs but not in a typical way, we denote the stuggles of being a supplier rather than a user. In this clip we don't see him use the drugs but we see drugs take his life over as he gets involved in the drug business at a young age. We establish this as we see him being threated by sevrall men and him being controlled by other people as he has been asked to kill someone. Drugs are portrayed as a lifetime of struggle even if you dont use them, being involved still get you into a trouble as he find himself in debt. I would explore the theme of drugs in my opening by cross cutting between someone using drugs and a life of a dealer.

Racism-This is England

In this clip we see the theme of racism, petty crime and childhood. The themes are established all together as we see the little boy walk in and shout racial insults, then we see the group walk in and take little things like sweets and drink. The theme of racism is established in a verbal but shocking way as we see a little boy getting so involved in the racism. Petty crime is portrayed to be very easy as they walk in to the shop and take what they want. Childhood is portrayed to be a very influential thing as we see the little boy trying to act like a grown man. Racism is portrayed as a very horrible and scary  incident  to occur as we see an a hard working mans job and shop get robbed. I would explore the theme of racism in a different content as we don't really see that white males and females may face racism. I would also explore the themes of petty crime and childhood is a way which shocked the audience as we would see a very young character involved in the situations.