This is England

Last class we watched another film that's called This is England. It’s about some teens in England who lives in the punk-rock era. They wear weird clothes and swear a lot. There are a lot of drama involved in their environment and some racism because of all the new immigrants from the different colonies. The group of teens we follow in the film calls themselves skinheads so they do some vandalism and get into fights from time to time. It’s supposed to be from the early 80’s from the working class and right after the Falkland war so there’s a lot of bitterness going on. The main character is a young boy called Shaun who one day meets an older guy and joins their friendly skinhead pack. He changes his whole look and starts partying and gets a much older girlfriend.

I think the film was a little bit weird, but I think it’s a good portrayal of the actual time period and environment it’s supposed to be.