This British social movie symbolizes the freedom that was not respected by many people and a way to escape the corruption of the horrid society back then. The main theme of the film is aspiration and escape as Smith is hoping to escape prison by starting long distance running, attracting attention due to his impressive physical prowess. This movie shows how someone who is at their lowest points, is still able to always get back up and never give up on life. The movie is based in Essex and the dietetic sound of the steam train in the trailer, indicates that this is a really old movie. This means that the lighting and other editing techniques are extremely limited in The loneliness in the long distance runner.
1970's A Clockwork Orange
This British Social movie is a dystopian crime movie that was subject to a lot of uproar due to the dark themes that it portrays to the audience. These themes include: juvenile delinquency, psychiatry, youth gangs and other negative themes that are linked to a dystopian Britain set in the future. Alex, the main character is a sociopath delinquent, that has two interests which are extremely horrible: rape and "ultra-violence". However, he also has an interest in classical music and leads a small gang in which he calls his "droogs". The background sound of the trailer, which is a non dietetic sound, is an example of the classical music that Alex listens to and enjoys. Furthermore, most of the narration done in the movie, is by Alex himself in Russian, English and Cockney rhyming slang.
1980's The long good Friday
This is a British gangster film about Harold Shand, an old-fashioned London gangster, who wishes to become a legitimate businessman. His plan is to to redevelop the London Docklands as a venue for future Olympic games. The theme of this movie includes: political and police corruption, violence and property development. As mentioned it is set around the London Docklands and the characters include Harold Shand co-operating with the American Mafia. We can hear many dietetic sounds in the trailer and movie, of things crashing, exploding and gunshots.
1990's Trainspotting
Is a British crime comedy drama film produced in 1996. The film focuses on the life of heroin addict Mark Renton, and his attempt to give up on the drug, as well as the concerning heroin habit affecting his relationship of family and friends. This movie goes through the darkest recesses of Edinburgh low-life, through the example of Mark Renton and his friends and family. The themes that are included of this movie are: drug abuse, crime, aspiration and escape. The music played in the background of the trailer is rock music, which indicates how lively and upbeat the movie will be, but at the same time convey how crazy and ignorant Mark Renton actually is. There are different types of shots used, for example: the long shot of the group shown in the trailer or the close up of Mark Renton putting on a different appearance in order to hide his identity.
2000's Billy Elliot
Billy Elliot is an iconic British film, which is about a young boy, Billy, who wishes to be a ballet dancer, much to the objection of his father and brother at the start. the film is set during the miners strike during 1984-1985. Billy Elliot is set in run down areas in Newcastle and other places up north of England, where protesting was very serious. This connotes to the lack of money people had during the old days and made us the audience think back during the times. The themes of the movie are: aspiration and escape, rioting, depression and poverty. Most of the characters of Billy Elliot are working class people, which is shown by the large amount of rioters gathered in scenes and the average clothes worn by all of them. This as a result, adds realism to the movie, which will appeal to the audience. The lighting of Billy Elliot tends to be dark at the start, indicating Billy Elliot's sad life, however later in the movie, when he learns his love for ballet, the lighting turns from dark to bright lighting. This shows how doing something you really love and enjoy can change your life forever, as he is shown to be someone with great potential in ballet.
2010's Four Lions
Four Lions is another British social comedy movie, about a jihad satire, showing a group of homegrown British Muslim men aspiring to be suicide bombers. The movie shows many ways that the group of Muslim men try to plan out their unorthodox way of planning and executing their plans, which is it is a comedy - it amuses the audience. The themes that are included in Four Lions are: terrorism, comedy, crime and violence. The characters include all Muslim men, as well as a white Muslim convert called Barry. The reason of doing this by Four Lions is to inform everyone that anyone can be Muslim, even white people and it is not just restricted to Asians. The location is set in Pakistan, where Omar, the main character go to a terrorist training camp and it is also set in Sheffield.
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