The film I will analyse for drug use/experimentation is Ill manors.
In the opening sequence at 2:06, Trevor is denoted helping someone sort out some drugs on a table. There is a non-diegtic sound which is rap music playing and the lyrics denote "It's the new drug everybody's going crazy for."
The use of drugs is very evident during this sequence in Ill manors, not only through what is seen on the screen but also through the soundtrack which is a rap by Plan B, describing the life of the main character as we watch him "grow up". The rap is used as a narrative to describe the life of a young boy who grew up with his mum as an addict and consequently meant he was constantly surrounded by drugs. He now operates a drug business in the cellar where he spent most of his childhood. In the opening sequence at 2:28, we also see that his mother has passed away from a drug overdose again supporting the idea that the main theme throughout is drug use.
Drug use/experimentation could be explored in my movie, through the use of a character who is an addict and I could use the character to demonstrate to the audience the impact and consequences of drug use.
The film I will analyse for gang crime is Kidadulthood.
At 1:17:50, denoted is a black figure who comes up behind Trevor, pushes him to the ground before stamping on him multiple times whilst a teenage girl screams in the background for help. He then also strangles and beats him with a rounders bat, causing Trevor to die.
The theme represented here is gang crime, the movie shows an ongoing rivalry between Trevor and his friends versus Sam and his friends.The two rivals commit various crimes against each other including robbery an assault as forms of revenge. The ongoing gang rivalry eventually leads to the death of main character Trevor and demonstrates the devastating consequences of gang crime and gang culture and how it impacts society.
This can be explored in my film by using use of one or two gangs and showing their daily activities and the hard-hitting reality of their lifestyles which could lead to the death of the character.
The film I will analyse for aspiration and escape is Adulthood.
At 14:32, a boy dressed in black denoted on a bicycle watches his friend rob a car whilst watching guard with his other friend. He is denoted saying "What don't get it twisted, just because I'm on the road with you man, don't think I'm stupid you know, man's got plans."
This shows how aspiration and escape is explored in this movie. The character and his friend are denoted committing a crime, presumably to make quick cash. However in the conversation, he tries to convince his friend that he is actually intelligent. Through this phrase he demonstrates that he desires a life for himself beyond street hustling and crime and there is a sens of wanting escape.
In my film, we could see the life of someone who tries to their life and aspires to be someone greater
The movie I will analyse for Childhood is selfish giant.
At 00:27 denoted we see a young, blond-haired boy in his school uniform with his friend in a factory surrounded by older men. One of the older men in a flourscent jacket tells him "You should be at school, you." to this he responds "I hate school. I'm a scrapman, me."
This demonstrates Isolation and Exclusion. Earlier on, we see Arbor get excluded from school and make the decision to work illegally for money. Arbor isolates himself from the other schoolchildren and decides to exclude himself out of the normal activities of a 13 year old boy and instead attempt to be a scrapman.Throughout the film, Arbor is seen to be separated from the other children as he is described by everyone as a "bad influence" again showing a sense of isolation.
This could be shown in my film through use of another theme for example, a character could have a mental illness which could lead to them feeling isolated.
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