Introduction - Quote from David Gauntlett 2007 "Identity is complicated. Everyone thinks they have one...", Opinion from me "in a way David is right in that anyone can, think and create an identity or identities this is aided and accelerated through the forum of the internet and other contemporary medias where people can create multiple identities. Now i will be exploring this question of identity in the social group of Youth through Films and Television.
The first text we explored in film was This Is England, Shane Meadows 2006, this film is retrospective of the 1980s focusing on the skinhead group culture that surfaced around that time period and how they influenced a young boy who's shown to be isolated from others. The key scene and technical element (mise en scene) that we will talk about to support this statement is when Shaun, the young boy, is at school and is being bullied for his clothing of flared trousers, is then taken on by a group of skinheads where his day to day clothing is transformed into a typical skinhead attire. This therefore shows how Shaun is now part of an identity and is no longer isolated.
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