Wednesday 21 April 2010

What social scenarios are explored within each film?
Bullet Boy: During this film there are plenty of scenes which are family oriented, as the main character's mum is trying to get him out of crime which he has sunk into with his best mate.
London to Brighton: Seem to be between the two main characters looking out for each other.
Sweet sixteen: Between the two main charcaters (2 boys) getting in trouble.
All three films all have a similar theme in which they always have some one looking out for them.


How is crime portrayed in each film?
Bullet boy: through gang crime, knives/ guns, death.
London to brighton: prostitution, guns.
Sweet sixteen: drugs, knives, prison.

In what ways are people deprived in each film?
Bullet boy: living on a run down estate, hard to get out of crime.
London to brighton: no money
Sweet sixteen: mums in prison, can only turn to crime for more money

What opportunities are available to the main characters in each of the films?
In all 3 films there aren't many opportunities at all, the only real opition is to move away and for that they need money which none have.

How are criminals portrayed within each of the films?
They are portrayed as gritty, have money especially in sweet sixteen and london to brighton.

Can the protagonists (lead characters) escape from the situation they are in?
In london to brighton and bullet boy both try to but can't as they are followed and sweet sixteen he has no where else to go.

What punishments do characters receive for their crimes in each of the films?
Bullet boy, main character gets killed.
London to brighton get beaten up qauit a bit
sweet sixteen also the main characters get beaten up.

How is violence portrayed within each of the films?
Beaten up, stabbings, shootings.

What social restrictions are evident within each of the films?
All can't seem to get a decent job.



How can the films be said to reflect aspects of contemporary society?
The films can be said to reflect aspects of contemporary society as these things do happen there is prostituition, stabbings and killings in the real world, these arn't things that are only portraiyed in films.

What links can be made between the socail situation of the film and the society in which we live?
Like above it does happen and the environments they are set in are very true to life, alot of stabbings happen in london on estates and up in scotland, porstitution is probably in every city in the uk.

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