This is England (2006)

trainspotting (1996)

young people are represented in a raw and unfiltered way showing the struggles dealing with pressures and being influenced as well as the complexity of being young and impressionable as well as being rebellious whilst navigating through life’s challenges.

older people such as parents and authority are represented somewhat negatively as its subjectively reflecting many young peoples view of authority figures. parents are portrayed as being either ‘too clingy’ and controlling or absent from the characters lives, capturing the failure the of understanding between younger people and their parents. authority figures are seen as an obstacle because of the rebellious nature of the characters.

working class people are represented in an anaesthetic way, portraying the struggles and impacts that can come along with being working class, such as unemployment and a smaller choice of opportunities. the movie gives a raw view of poverty not often represented in movies for first world countries.

the movie represents Scottish people with things such as embracing use of humour, dialect and tradition embracing the cultural aspects of the characters, presenting Scottish people as proud and resilient which is at the heart of the movie.

addicts are not romanticised in the movie as it often is in others, showing horrific and realistic events caused due to the effects of addiction as well as exploring the easily influenced youth through the characters whilst showing the desperation for the substances and the lengths they would go for them. there are also un naturalistic aspects added to really emphasise the physical and emotional destructive effects these drugs can have.

women in trainspotting play a crucial role, though there aren’t many female characters in the movie. they play important roles in the male characters whilst we see how their addiction can impacts the women’s lives. the women help enhance the movies themes of vulnerability, desires and resilience. though the movies portrayal of women may be flawed in some aspects, it shows the struggles they face due to the consequences of others impacting their lives whilst being resilient

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men in trainspotting are portrayed with a wide range of characteristics whilst showing the complexity of toxic masculinity, accompanying things such as aggression, as the the protagonists are learning to navigate their lives.

selection – choosing what to represent

organisation – structuring that representation

focus – encouraging the spectator to pay attention to certain aspects of that representation than others

i would give this film a 8/10

a memorable scene for me was the moment Shaun joins in on Combo and the others robbing and threatening the shopkeeper, this is because we see how the group had influenced and manipulated Shaun negatively by using hate speach towards the shop keeper

cast: Maija Zvirisina, Kennedy Weekes

filming date: 20/11/23

location: Kennedys house, st marys outside

character 1: mum – Kennedy

character 2: teen daughter – Maija

plot:

• mum and daughter arguing about not going to school heard outside shot of door
• daughter goes into her room and slams the door
• she dropps off her bags and falls onto the bed putting on her headphones
• escapes into a dream like hazy world, dancing outside in the nature
• hears muffled calls of her name
• wakes up to her mum banging on the door

score 8.5/10

activity 2 – an example of diegetic sound is the news on the tv that the characters are listening to, and an example of non-diegetic sound is the score used to create suspense and tension for the viewer.

activity 3 – a ‘needle drop’ moment in a film can be defined as adding a pre-existing song into a movie scene

activity 4 – an example of sound in film that could be created by a foley artist could be footsteps, glass breaking etc.

Activity 5 – an example of a Leitmotif used in another movie is in Disneys Encanto the line ‘we don’t talk about bruno’ is repeated throughout the movie to show the families negative thoughts about him.

activity 6 – in Sofia Coppola’s ‘the virgin suicides’ narration is used to tell the story from an outsiders perspective of the sisters, the narration never going into too much detail and reasoning about the girls lives and deaths creates a disconnect between the audience and the girls.

in this shot, a high angle is used to show the viewer how small and vulnerable Little is feeling

this shot is taken from a low angle to show the viewer that now Little isn’t as timid as we was before as this was after he got his revenge on the bully character.

this shot is taken from a Birds Eye view, with the two characters being unusually distant from the camera, its giving the viewer a less intimate, colder feel to the scene as his relationship with his mother is now just that.

this shot is a medium shot (MS). this makes the viewer see what Littles character is seeing, making the viewer feel the coldness of his mother as she’s just looking straight at him at a distance preparing to shout at him, it also creates a disconnect between the viewer and the character of the mother.

this shot is a close-up (CU) shot. it makes the viewer see the full expression on Littles face as he is looking at the bulls fearfully not knowing what they are going to do next, creating a feel of suspense.

this is an example of and extra long shot (XLS) , this is showing the viewer how lonely Little feels as he’s sat alone with the setting taking up most of the frame, there being no one else with him.