British Social Realism Films

London To Brighton

The main theme highlighted in this opening scene for the film is childhood. The beginning of the scene shows us clearly that the current time is 3:07am, this makes it evident to the viewer that the little girl shouldn't be up at such late times, but rather she should be safely asleep, this links back to the fact that childhood is based on staying safe without any worries and being innocent. This opening scene shows the viewer that the little girl is being exposed to violence and brutality. The daughter is left in a toilet cubicle waiting for her mum to return with food, this clearly is not a situation a young girl should be experiencing.




Fish Tank
The main theme underlined in this opening sequence is Aspiration and escape. When viewing the opening scene, the location is set in a council estate, as the main girl lives there. The opening scene shows the girl encountering a group of girls dancing and the main girl states that they are 'terrible dancers' this may suggest the girl herself is a talented dancer and she can prove her mischievous statement. This comes back to the theme of Aspiration and escape as the girl may be dreaming of escaping her working/ lower class life and achieve a greater quality of life, through the aspiration of dancing.




Bullet Boy 

The main theme shown throughout this trailer of the film 'Bullet Boy' is the theme of violence and crime. This is evidently highlighted through the scene of the armed police raiding the house and savagely pining down the protagonist. An other theme explored is corruption of youth, as the older brother involves himself in crime, and he influences his little brother into the wrong things. There is one scene where the little brother is scene to have found a gun, this emphasizes the corruption of youth as it shows that the little brother is being exposed to violent weapons.




Kidulthood

The main theme explored in this trailer for 'Kidulthood' is The corruption of youth, this is mainly due to the adult like, illegal activities these teenagers involve themselves in. at 0;11 you can clearly see at the beginning the teenage girl is smoking, this evidently shows the audience that the girl is indulging herself in these types of activities. Also at 0:23 this shows the two teenage girls consuming cocaine which is an illegal drug,  that can cause many consequences if consumed, which is something that teenagers should not find themselves even being able to get a hold of. Throughout the trailer and even full film, the young boys involve themselves in crime; thieving and causing havoc on the streets of London.




Nil By Mouth

The film 'Nil By Mouth' is notoriously known for showing some of the most shocking and abusive scenes ever known by British Social Realism Films. Clearly the theme and situation identified is domestic abuse. Ray Winstones character impels his wife with abusive language with great force and impact. Later on in the scene Ray's Jealousy, Ray Winstone starts to physically abuse his wife with immense strength and force causing his wife to experience drastic pain. The definition of Domestic violence (also domestic abuse, spousal abuse, intimate partner violence, battering or family violence) is a pattern of behaviour which involves violence or other abuse by one person against another in a domestic setting, such as in marriage or cohabitation. The daughter is seen at the top of the stairs witnessing this whole scene of abuse, and can be also relatively linked in with the corruption of youth,  As the daughter is exposed to mass violence, where in this instance she should be sleeping with no worries as to what is happening.