Advantages: Dark, gritty & enthrawling Disadvantages: A bit slow at times
ThisIsEnglandis the very successful British drama released 27th April 2007. It?s rated 18 as it contains extremely strong language, violence & racism. ThisIsEngland runs for approximately 101 minutes. It had a budget of £1,500,000 & grossed an estimated $8,069,240 at the box office. The film was extremely well received by the critics, infact around 93% of them gave the film a good review. The 18 rating became controversial as this film is mainly aimed at teenagers, however despite the controversy the film remained an 18 rating instead of being overturned to a 15. ThisIsEngland won the award for Best British Film at the 2007 British Academy Film Awards & Best Film Category at the 2006 British Independent Film Awards.
ThisIsEnglandis directed by Shane Meadows who?s considered to be a rising stars & one to look out ...
Advantages: Thomas Turgoose, British, nostalga, powerful, thought provoking Disadvantages: Depressing
Being a "Skinhead Movie" it is inevitable that ThisisEngland gets compared to American History X. Whereas Shane Meadows' epic portrayal of 1980s Britain isn't as much a social commentary about racism and how to overcome it as American History X is, it does, however, provide the perfect mix of nostalgia, individual insecurity, and violent bigotry that makes ThisisEngland a personal and powerful experience best approached with your grandmother's old English hanky.
What a weird and wonderful era the 1980s was in Britain. If you're fortunate, or unfortunate, enough to remember a time when Roland Rat and Maggie Thatcher ruled our televisions then you'll find yourself bathing in a mix of nostalgic excitement and/or restraining yourself from smashing the TV to a pulp with the film's opening montage. This sets the menacing air ...
Advantages: Poignant, powerful, great performances, great setting Disadvantages: Not for you if you like beautiful film stars or if you don't like swearing
. Shane's insistence on avoiding the money, celebrity and publicity of the London-centric film industry (with the exception of Once Upon a Time in the Midlands, which was critically acclaimed, but with which Shane was wholly dissatisfied) has kept his films unpolished and totally believable. Shane drew heavily on his own childhood experiences for 'ThisisEngland', which ensures authenticity - thisis not an approximation of a certain time and setting, these are memories set to a story.
~~~Plot~~~
The film opens with a series of news reel and clips from the early 80s, starting with Roland Rat and the Royal Wedding, but moving into the more disturbing images of the Falkland conflict, NF marches and race riots. There's no question of when and where we are and the backdrop for the film.
The story starts on the last day at school before ...
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