Friday, 6 January 2012

Internalised Sterotypes

1. Kidulthood written and directed by Noel Clarke is a british drama film which follows the lives of several teenagers, living in the inner area of West London. Kidulthood is a anti - youth film as it actually depicts youths as a complex and contradicting collective identy through their actions, and colloquialisms. This thus constucts a negative representation of youths. That the media/ institutions such as revolver given their opinons as Adults to construct anti - youths film which given a visual depictions criminal, sexually decadent and drug crazed. Which has been able to create a growing threat to the public order.

2. However I do believe that Kidulthood has been able to give an accurate depiction of youths living in London today. However this is my personal opinon speaking as a youth, however from an adults perception we can see that Kidulthood has constructed a sense of Moral panic through its overexaggerations. Look at what review said "Our teenagers are reckless hedonists, living for their moment under a whirl of as much sex, coke, blowjobs, weed and booze as they can cram into their "Oh my days!" lives."- The fact that it is exxagerated from an adults opinion shows that it is not accurate.

3. The fascination of youths froms an adults viewpoint of Fish Tank,

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