Film Case Studies- This Is England

 Now that i've decided on the genre 'Drama' with themes of social realism, i'm now looking into films of the same genre and the same aspects. The first I've looked at is This Is England

Written and directed by Shane Meadows, This Is England is set in 1983, a time period where racism was high in some groups and there was a lot of patriorism due to the Falklands War. The story focuses on a young boy called Shaun, who gets involved with a group of skinheads. He hangs with them for a while and becomes a young skinhead himself until becoming involved with Combo, who is a racist. It ends with Combi brutally beating Milky(a mixed race boy) and Shaun realising 'standing up' for his country isn't what it seemed. What I liked about the film was how it depicts life in the 80s very accurately and how it honestly gives us an insight into strong views against immigration and Margaret Thatcher that existed then and still exist today. This Is England has inspired my genre and narrative for my film title sequence due to its social realism idea which I am interested in. The fact it depicts life in England in an emotional and empathetic way has also inspired me as I like the way it hits the audience.