This Is England

[dynatech]

Decent film, enjoyed it. The end is a bit strange.
Eli Dingle played a good part

[Jonone]

It has UK as a default ... doesn't have England but nor does it have Wales, Scotland or N Ireland.

[Jonone]

Wasn't the film about the appeal of those kind of hate fuelled right wing ideologies to inadequates ? Superficially the reason why he attacks the black lad is prejudice and hatred, but isn't the trigger when the black lad is talking about his childhood and his supportive extended family ? The skin who attacks him is full of anger because he was unloved and abandoned as a child, but rather than address this root cause he latches on to a political ideology which allows him to purge the symptoms from time-to-time through acts of violence.

The ending is simply Shaun's conscious rejection of an ideology which he'd tried on for size, and perhaps a rejection of violence as therapy.

[jeffhaskeft]

i got bored and turn it off about half way through
thought the acting was shite too

[vp002]

This is england is a great film a recommended watch!!!!!