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milky getting beaten up
Close up shot of Milky laughing at Combo's racist remarks towards him - facial expressions show him not taking it very seriously and actually pitying Combo
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Combo attacks Milky - POV shots and hand held shots follow showing the extremity of the situation and the violence from Combo
Close up shot of Banjo laughing whilst Milky gets beaten up showing the harsh and evil nature of the National Front
Hand held shots of Banjo pinning down Shaun to stop him from saving Milky - further shows the manipulation and the torture they put him through
Dialogue gets cut off by the non diegetic melancholic music in order to create a more visceral and emotional response for the spectator
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key themes and ideolgies
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The Falklands War - Key moment during Margaret
Thatcher's time as Prime Minister - Explored through Shaun's dad dying there
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Second Wave Skinheads - Violent and affiliated with the National Front - Seen through Combo and his group
Opposition against Thatcherism - Seen through Combo especially during the scene where he gives his speech
film form
mise en scene
Graffiti - Used to illustrate the political views of the
neighbourhood, Shaun's lack of understanding of racism and the lack of education of Combo's gang
Symbolic use of the St George's Cross - illustrates Shaun's level of engagement with nationalism throughout the narrative
Costume - The importance of the skinhead uniform to represent the different ideas - The bonds of the members, Shaun's acceptance within the group and Milky's pride at his cultural heritage
editing
Montages featuring Shaun - One of him alone including numerous extreme long shots showing his isolation, one happy with Woody and his gang having fun to the upbeat sound of 'Louie Louie' and one of him being trained by Combo - All show
the journey Shaun has gone through
Montages of Archive Footage - The opening montage offers wide ranging social and political contexts of Britain at the time and the
one near the film's ending focuses on the Falkland's War inviting the spectator to draw ideological parallels between this and the
events in Shaun's life
Use of long takes in the final scene inviting the spectator to consider Shaun's emotions and thought process
sound
Repeated uses of radio broadcasts featuring Margaret Thatcher discussing the Falkland's War keep the parallels between the war and the events unfolding in Shaun's life
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Range of popular music used from different eras to convey racial inclusivity of ska and the early skinhead movement
cinematography
Use of POV shots from Milky's perspective in the assault scene to
align the audience with him and create greater emotional impact
and horror
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meaning and response
representation
Class - the drawbacks of poverty are explored from the opening scene as Shaun's bedroom has only basic furnishings and is in poor condition, his clothes are out dated and don't fit him
anymore causing him to be socially excluded
Masculinity - The role of the father is pivotal to the film from the opening shot of Shaun's late father, through first Woody and then Combo's roles as Shaun's surrogate father figure and to the
climax of the film where Combo's motivation could be interpreted as less about race but his jealousy of Milky's secure family life
Place - the use of mise en scene to convey a sense of run down Northern England in the 1980s. Social housing, graffiti and abandoned houses portray a sense of desolation