Tuesday, 25 September 2012
Kidulthood Opening Scene Analysis
Summary: An urban drama set in west London following a 15-year-old and his struggle to stay on the right side of the law.
Analysis
The first thing we see in the film is a playground full of drug taking, sexually active, delinquent teenagers, this juxtaposition instantly subverts all traditional connotations of a playground and sets the audience up for what is to be shown in the rest of the film. After being bullied by fellow classmates, a white, middle- class teenage girl commits suicide and as a result of this, students are given a day off school to reflect. The audience would expect this to be a day where the students mourn for the loss of their classmate however, activities the group take part are the complete opposite. Clearly, the film is presenting to the audience, a negative representation of teenagers throughout however, critics argue the extent to which this representation is reflective of British society. There are a number of arguments which suggest that the issues raised in the film are the magnification of a small minority of delinquent youths used to create a moral panic however, others argue that the film is simply raising awareness of what is happening in today’s British society.
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WWW: A good, researched overview of how the film supports dominant ideologies of society and reaffirms negative representations of today's youth.
ReplyDeleteEBI: You have used evidence from the film to support the argument that the film is supportive of dominant ideologies, but you have not explored any evidence of the film challenging ideologies.
LR: Find some evidence within the film opening to show how the film is also challenging a dominant ideology or stereotype and write a final paragraph that shows which argument you support.