This is England - Trailer

The film This is England is a social realism film, directed by Shane Meadows and had a buget estimated at £1,500,000

Fishtank poster deconstruction

• Heroic- proportionally she is filling the majority of the poster, this suggests a need to overcome her background and economic struggles. small buildings in the background: tower blocks, flats connote council estate and working class.
• Weather behind is blue sky and clouds as well as sunshine gives a sense of hope and happiness, however, this is contrasted with her serious and distant expression, suggesting this happiness is faced with trouble and disruption.
• The font/text is bold- orange font contrasts with blue sky. this represents the girl contrasting with her lifestyle in society.
• The light shines from the left creating shadow on her face, connoting a side of darkness and unhappiness within her character.
• She is wearing a hooded jumper, portraying the "hoody" stereotype- associated with having to act tough and stick up for herself. The media represents "hoodies" as intimidating and are typically referred to as ASBO's. Her hood acts as a form of identity, the wind appears to inflate the hood as if to show her true identity.
• Small white font informs the audience of actor names, awards, success of the film and ratings. This text is positioned at the bottom of the poster because is it a social realism film and so actors are not famous.
• Fishtank as a title demonstrates the idea of captivity and a sense of claustrophobia within society. This shows the idea that we are all fishes trapped in society and cannot escape however hard we try.

This is England research and deconstruction

This moment in the film shows Shaun as he takes the side of combo because he can relate to him in regards to the Falkland’s war, Shaun sees Combo as a mentor figure and gets wrapped up in his nationalist and racist views. The atmosphere changes from a comical mood with Shaun being chased round the shop by the owner, Shaun uses racial abuse however the shopkeeper can handle it as Shaun is young and naive, with the entrance of combo as he reveals his weapon it is shocking and dramatic, the audience see the danger that Shaun is ignorantly getting into. This scene needs no music as the language and images are dramatic enough on their own.  

 We see Shaun at the end of his journey as he experiences Combos xenophobia when he severely attacks milky, the only black member of the group. He abandons Combo and discards the English flag he gave him, however it is ironically patriotic as he throws it into the sea. The music is mellow and melancholic, a cover of the smiths which is music from the time making the realism more authentic. The location is strangely beautiful, perhaps made more so through the music and emotion created through the loneliness of Shaun. He walks down a path, almost a path of discovery as his joyful views of England have been corrupted by the Nazi ideology of combo. The scene ends with an extreme close up of Shaun, his face almost aged and worn, his expression melancholic as if he has given up, a direct look at the camera ends the scene, this contact is moving and brings to life the hole film as Shaun breaks the fourth wall.