This is England - Political context
How does 'This Is England' show political and social contexts of the 80's? (Refer to film form in your answer. Especially mis-en-scene, costume, setting, performance and sound).
The Skinhead culture started in the early 1960's among the working class youths in London and the spread across the rest of the UK. The film 'This Is England' explores the political and social contexts of the 1980's. During the 1970's the group became associated with violence, racism, and intolerance. This Is England accurately represents this culture through the use of mis-en-scene and sound. The skinhead culture began as a mixed marriage between cultures around the passions of music and fashion however it developed racist and violent subcultures. The rise in unemployment and political unrest under Thatcher encouraged a number of white working class youths to join the group as they developed left wing views and many became part of the national front. The group were instantly recognisable due to the shaven head and clothing they wore (Dc martens, Braces, Harrington jackets etc...).
Thatcherism is the economic, social and political policies of the government under Margret Thatcher. The government believed in the free market and that businesses should be independent and everyone should work hard to become successful. This meant that the middle class expanded as more business owners were becoming wealthier yet the poorer were becoming less well of and many citizens lived in poverty. This left many youths suffering and led them to join social groups such as the skinheads and become apart of the national front. The skinheads separated into two types of subcultures. In the film this is portrayed through the characters of Woody and Combo. Woody represents the original ideology of the skinheads who all united under the passions of music and style
The Skinhead culture started in the early 1960's among the working class youths in London and the spread across the rest of the UK. The film 'This Is England' explores the political and social contexts of the 1980's. During the 1970's the group became associated with violence, racism, and intolerance. This Is England accurately represents this culture through the use of mis-en-scene and sound. The skinhead culture began as a mixed marriage between cultures around the passions of music and fashion however it developed racist and violent subcultures. The rise in unemployment and political unrest under Thatcher encouraged a number of white working class youths to join the group as they developed left wing views and many became part of the national front. The group were instantly recognisable due to the shaven head and clothing they wore (Dc martens, Braces, Harrington jackets etc...).
Thatcherism is the economic, social and political policies of the government under Margret Thatcher. The government believed in the free market and that businesses should be independent and everyone should work hard to become successful. This meant that the middle class expanded as more business owners were becoming wealthier yet the poorer were becoming less well of and many citizens lived in poverty. This left many youths suffering and led them to join social groups such as the skinheads and become apart of the national front. The skinheads separated into two types of subcultures. In the film this is portrayed through the characters of Woody and Combo. Woody represents the original ideology of the skinheads who all united under the passions of music and style
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