Intro -
Define collective identity
Talk about how youths are usually represented in modern media products, such as in TV and film.
For example, rebellious, violent, aggressive etc
Say which films you are going to refer to - Fishtank, London to Brighton, East is East
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Point: Youths are often represented in accordance with popular notions of adolescence
In many modern contemporary media products, youths are represented to show a lack of strong family bonds nowadays because Youths are rebellious and often show no respect.
Example - East is East: the family are from a Muslim background, there is a lot of family orientational themes in the multicultural family. This contrasts in London to Brighton as Kelly and Joanne show the lack of family and friendship bonds. This is shown through:
Mise-en-scene - lots of positive notions and colour- Muslim religion decoration and costume emphasises the togetherness of the community and displays lots of joy and happiness.
This is contrasted with the behaviour of the youth characters in the family
Scene - a long shot showing the viewers the youths of the family going against religious traditions and eating bacon, which conveys them as rebellious characters.
Comparison - Likewise, in Fishtank the main character Mia often rebelled against her mother's intentions to attend a new school, which highlighted the lack of control parents have in modern times over their children's behaviour.
This view is reinforced by a quote by Erik Erikson: "Adolescence is critical period of identity formation in which individuals over uncertainty, come more self-aware of their strengths and weaknesses"
From this scene we can see that the youths in the muslim family are starting to create their own beliefs and not be controlled by their father, therefore they have more self-awareness of what they want.
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Youths are let down by adults - Fishtank - Mia's mother shows a lack of interest in her actions and intentions and her mother allows her to smoke and display verbally violent behaviour towards others.
Example: When her mother shows a lack of expression to Mia choosing to leave
Shot reverse shot shows the conversation between Mia and her mother are arguing so the audience can see Mia's mum lack of interest in Mia's behaviour.
In contrast:
In East of East, it is the parents main intentions to ensure that their children have a good upbringing and are brought up with good morals and beliefs, yet the children go against their father's wishes and disobey.
Quote: "Parents are always around to help socialise their children" this quote supports the storyline themes in Fishtank, as Mia's mum shows a lack of interest in her childs behaviour.
Define collective identity
Talk about how youths are usually represented in modern media products, such as in TV and film.
For example, rebellious, violent, aggressive etc
Say which films you are going to refer to - Fishtank, London to Brighton, East is East
Paragraph 1 -
Point: Youths are often represented in accordance with popular notions of adolescence
In many modern contemporary media products, youths are represented to show a lack of strong family bonds nowadays because Youths are rebellious and often show no respect.
Example - East is East: the family are from a Muslim background, there is a lot of family orientational themes in the multicultural family. This contrasts in London to Brighton as Kelly and Joanne show the lack of family and friendship bonds. This is shown through:
Mise-en-scene - lots of positive notions and colour- Muslim religion decoration and costume emphasises the togetherness of the community and displays lots of joy and happiness.
This is contrasted with the behaviour of the youth characters in the family
Scene - a long shot showing the viewers the youths of the family going against religious traditions and eating bacon, which conveys them as rebellious characters.
Comparison - Likewise, in Fishtank the main character Mia often rebelled against her mother's intentions to attend a new school, which highlighted the lack of control parents have in modern times over their children's behaviour.
This view is reinforced by a quote by Erik Erikson: "Adolescence is critical period of identity formation in which individuals over uncertainty, come more self-aware of their strengths and weaknesses"
From this scene we can see that the youths in the muslim family are starting to create their own beliefs and not be controlled by their father, therefore they have more self-awareness of what they want.
Paragraph 2 -
Youths are let down by adults - Fishtank - Mia's mother shows a lack of interest in her actions and intentions and her mother allows her to smoke and display verbally violent behaviour towards others.
Example: When her mother shows a lack of expression to Mia choosing to leave
Shot reverse shot shows the conversation between Mia and her mother are arguing so the audience can see Mia's mum lack of interest in Mia's behaviour.
In contrast:
In East of East, it is the parents main intentions to ensure that their children have a good upbringing and are brought up with good morals and beliefs, yet the children go against their father's wishes and disobey.
Quote: "Parents are always around to help socialise their children" this quote supports the storyline themes in Fishtank, as Mia's mum shows a lack of interest in her childs behaviour.
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