Violence
In this we see a man in a prison, who seems to be the main character wack a fellow prisoner over the head with snooker balls. Snooker balls are heavy and they can do a lot of damage, and he put what looked like 3 snooker balls in some material so they were together and knocked the man over the head with them. This somehow seemed casual as no one seemed to react badly. In real life this happens a lot. If people are used to seeing and experiencing violence then it becomes the norm to them and they don't seem to get as affected by it, whereas if someone see's it once in their life, they cuold be shocked for a long time. If my film involves some form of violence I don't think it will be something like this, but more like a fight of some sort.
Drug Abuse
This clip is a made up of parts of the film Trainspotting. Here we see drug use, and in the mise-en-scene we also see empty stacks of alcohol bottles. We see this a lot in British Social Realist films, as drugs and alcohol is a big problem in Britain, and most films don't want poeple to see what actually goes on in some people's lives. If I was to use this theme, I think it would be simple, as it's all props rather than physical acting, and the props on there own is enough to show the dark side of life.
Racism
In this clip from This is England, we see the ain characters, who are white, go in to an asian mans corner shop and rob it. They use very bad language to offend the man by calling him a 'Paki.' This is very racist and the fact that the little boy who is the main character says it, shows that this is serious, and it's not just adults who talk badly of other people. This is an extreme case of racism, as they're casually saying it and they don't seem to care, it seems like the normal thing to do in their lives. I wouldn't use the words in my script, but if I was to use this theme, I would make the things the characters say show that they are racist
.Domestic Violence
In this clip from Nil By Mouth a husband is beating his wife in the home, whilst their daughter is over looking. This is very common in Britain, but people don't really think of it. When we see this cvlip it is very shocking and we don't really know what to think. The fact that we don't see the wife afterwards makes us wonder what's happened to her, which makes the audience nervous. I think that it's a very good affect, even though it's a horrible scene, as it makes you want to watch more, and actually affects the audience, so if I was to do domestic abuse as a theme then I would do something similar, but possibly, have the woman beating the man, to break that stereotype and show that women can be the victim at times.
Poverty
In this clip from 'Looking for Eric,' we see the house, which shows how they're in poverty. It looks dirty and dull, with all tacky looking things on the wall, which makes it just seem that they live in a horrible place. Most houses in other genres of films, are bright, clean and perfectly furnished. I will find it easy to do this, as I will use all props to make everything look cluttered and dirty, and i'll hopefully get the same affect.
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