Living With Crime

What social scenarios are explored within each film?

How is crime portrayed in each film?

In what ways are people deprived in each film?
In all 3 films the characters live in poor areas and their families are poor this is shown in Sweet Sixteen by Liams step dad selling drugs to get money and Liam selling cigaretts and drugs for money and his mum is in prison so this shows he may not have a good future. In Bullet Boy Ricky is 1st seen coming out of prison so you know that he has been in trouble before and when he comes out of prison he goes back to his old friends and you know from the area he lives in it going to be hard for him to get away from crime. In London to Brighton the characters are deprived because Joanne is living on the streets begging for money and Kelly is a prostitute and when things go wrong for them the dont havee any one to turn to for help.


What opportunities are available to the main characters in each of the films?
In Sweet Sixteen Liam wants the opportunity to earn money to buy a caravan for him and his mum to live in. In Bullet Boy Ricky had the opportunity to go away and get away from the crime in his area but he doesnt take it untiull its too late. In London to Brighton Joanne had the opportunity to earn money for sleeping with someone and things go wrong but she ends up in a safe place with her Gran and ends up out of what happened to her in London.

How are criminals portrayed within each of the films?
In sweet Sixteen and Bullet Boy the main characters are the criminals really but they are show to be nice characters and you feel sorry for them and like they dont have any other choice but to do what they are doing. In London to Brighton the criminals are the ones that are after Joanne and Kelly and they are shown to be horrible so you dont like them but in the end they turn out good as they ket Kelly and Joanne go.

Can the protagonists (lead characters) escape from the situation they are in?
In sweet Sixteen and Bullet Boy the characters cant seem to escape form their situations because they have grown up there and dont know any different and dont know how to get out. But ib London to Brighton it is shown that they can get out os the situation as Joanne ends up living with her Gran.

What punishments do characters receive for their crimes in each of the films?
In Bullet Boy the punishments were Ricky was in prison and his friend dies and then he get killed. In London to Brighton it appears that Joanne and Kelly's punishment is that they are going to be shot but that never happens

How is violence portrayed within each of the films?

What social restrictions are evident within each of the films?

How can the films be said to reflect aspects of contemporary society?

What links can be made between the socail situation of the film and the society in which we live?