'This is England, This is England '86'
'This is England'
Director: and written by Shane Meadows, This is England was released in 2006. This Is England is a 2006 British drama film written and directed by Shane Meadows. The story centres on young skinheads in England in 1983. The film illustrates that skinhead subculture, whose 1960s roots include elements of black culture especially ska, soul, and reggae music,became adopted by white nationalists, which led to divisions within the skinhead scene.
Mods, New Romantics, and Skinheads are the major youth sub-cultures of this very English summer of 1983 and young 12-year-old Shaun is left wandering aimlessly alone and lost during the start of his school holidays, until his chance meeting with Woody and his fun and friendly Skinhead pack. Finding a new lease of life; girls, parties, Ben Sherman shirts, Doc Martin boots and shaven hairstyles young Shaun is welcomed, life during this summer holiday has got a whole lot better.
'This is England '86'
This is England '86 is a new drama series continuing the story on from the film in 2006. The drama series is set 3 years on the the first epsiode was aired on channel 4 on the 7th of September. The culture (music, fashion. locations) of both the film and T.V series are relavant to the culture and generic images if ska. The film illustrates that skinhead subculture, whose 1960s roots include elements of black culture especially ska, soul, and reggae music.
Youth culture in 'This is England'.'This is England' explores youth culture at the time, and how politics lead these movements. The skinhead culture explored upon youths during this time of political unease.
Excellent research Lizzie, you may wish to comment on how Shane Meadow's film "This is England" and the TV series communicate to a contemporary audience, in other words what is Meadow's communicating about what it's like for working class young people living in contemporary Britain, to include what in the film/and or TV series audiences can identify with.
ReplyDeleteThe film "This is England" explores the infiltration of the BNP into the skinhead gang and the effect this has on Milky and Shawn's identification with the gang. You could explore this theme when discussing the roots of Ska.
ReplyDeleteAlso the way Shane Meadows utilises Ska music in the title sequence of the same film. Note that the music is associated with anti establishment sentiments, i.e. anti war (Falklands), anti Thatcher's policies, unemployment and so on. This would also support your case studies for G325 "Media and Collective Identity".
Keep up the research and try to get to see "Sex Drugs and Rock'n Roll" the biopic about Ian Dury or watch clips on Youtube.