How does Harry brown represent young people?
-Iconography: Hoodies, dogs, guns, knives, drugs
-Themes: Violence, drugs, sexism, criminals, gender issues throughout, sex, territory, revenge, friendship, dialogue, swearing, gangs, hoodies, age
-Location: Disgraceful, uncivilised filthy estate. The way they are brought up in this specific environment affects the way they then act as they grow up, leading to appalling behaviour.
-Lighting: Dark and disturbing to create a 'horror' effect.
1)How it suggest young people are represented
The article firstly represents young people as being like 'horror movie monsters'. Whereas before in horror films, the villains and monsters were fiction and created for that reason only, and teenagers used to be the victims of horror films and now they are the monsters.That some reasons are partly there living conditions and environment and the way that they are brought up.
2)The links to the horror genre
It links to the horror genre because now they are the monsters of the film and they are real.
3) The significance of social class
The significance of class is extremely important because in the article it says "if there was a load of students in blazers, it won't be as scary as hooded youths from a council estate." This is true because our social classes are at risk and the working class need to be controlled.
4) The implications of representations
Moral panic, for example ASBO's. It groups people together negatively.
How does Eden lake represent young people?
1) How are Jenny and Steve represented?
They are represented as completely innocent, average young couple just minding their own business, at the beginning of the film. Later on in the film they are then represented as the victims as you see them being tortured by the kids an this is connoted by the blood and injuries and you can see that they are out numbered.
2) How is this contrasted with the representation of the other characters?
This is contrasted with the other characters because they are immediately stereotypically represented like youths because they are in a gang and they are disrepectful and rude. Throughout the film you see the violence and torturing from the youths which is now a typical theme for horror films these days, use of violent thugs. And threatening weapons.
3) How important is the issue of the social class?
4) How are young people represented?
Film theorist Robin Wood argues that the basic formula of the horrow film is 'normality is threatened by the monster. I use "normality" here... to mean simply "conformity to the dominant social norms"'.
Attack the Block ; Director Joe Cornish
How does attack the block represent young people?
- Typical representation of British youths, hoodies, in gangs, masking their faces, voilent, carrying a knife, mugging a female, slang and swearing, dark clothing and set at night time.
How does Eden lake represent young people?
1) How are Jenny and Steve represented?
They are represented as completely innocent, average young couple just minding their own business, at the beginning of the film. Later on in the film they are then represented as the victims as you see them being tortured by the kids an this is connoted by the blood and injuries and you can see that they are out numbered.
2) How is this contrasted with the representation of the other characters?
This is contrasted with the other characters because they are immediately stereotypically represented like youths because they are in a gang and they are disrepectful and rude. Throughout the film you see the violence and torturing from the youths which is now a typical theme for horror films these days, use of violent thugs. And threatening weapons.
3) How important is the issue of the social class?
4) How are young people represented?
Film theorist Robin Wood argues that the basic formula of the horrow film is 'normality is threatened by the monster. I use "normality" here... to mean simply "conformity to the dominant social norms"'.
Attack the Block ; Director Joe Cornish
How does attack the block represent young people?
- Typical representation of British youths, hoodies, in gangs, masking their faces, voilent, carrying a knife, mugging a female, slang and swearing, dark clothing and set at night time.
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