Representation in Kidulthood
In Kidulthood, the film follows three teenagers through their everyday life, mostly it's representing the negative activities which follows these teens in London which makes the film intriguing to others. One of the representations i saw is the playground everyone has their own 'gang' or group of friends; which is typical of every school. This shows that you can be friends with only the ones you can relate to, e.g. Geeks wouldn't associate with the boys which come from the rough estates in London which is Trevor and his friends. The next representation of youth in London is that coming to school isn't something which they put number. As one group would be seen smoking marijuana in the school premises, while the other would be kissing his girl. The other group would be busy bullying the other kids in the school, this might be due to the social class difference in the school. As the one bullying from the way he speaks you can tell he's from the gritty council houses in London. 'While the blonde middle-class' i probably from the a nice middle-class home which they might envy. The aggressive tone and violence in which the females show in the class, represent that gender isn't a issue when it comes to the fights and bullying. As they were naturally beating her up till she started bleeding and said these words ''I'm a virgin''. This just shows the self respect of girls are at it's lowest, because now being a virgin is something which a girl can be mocked about.
I think the representation shown in the film has it's truth about teens in London to an extend, as this could relate to the uses and gratification as most teenagers around London could identify one or two things from the film. Most youths have said that the representation has been exaggerated as it's like putting a london teens high school life into one whole scene. Maybe this is due to it being a film, but the perception is a little too much for the teenagers. On the other hand this could be representing how the main media would be showing the youths of London to the rest. The film could be backing up all the representation of the news, which is related mostly to sex, drugs and violence.
To an extend there is a example of verisimilitude, due to the high school environment being perfect as it shows how it is being in high school in London. It has the infamous uniform being worn, kids playing football even in the mud; as their representation when young wasn't important. Then you got the 'cool' groups which are the ones just 'posting' as they get on with what their doing before school. This could either be talking, making out with a girl or smoking; which can be identified with by many teenagers.
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