How British Social Realism themes are used

Firstly, the first British social realism film in which i will be discussing the themes on is a film called Billy Elliot which is about a boy that takes up ballet classes. Below is the opening scene showing Billy Elliot lifestyles which involves looking after his grandma and dancing to ballet. One of the themes in which is used from this opening scene is Childhood. This is due to the opening scene of this film focused mainly on a child and the things he has to do every morning due to his dad working and leaving him on his own. This connotes that children do all the housework without their parents around and it also shows their living conditions which is tough and old due to the location and setting that this opening scene of Billy Elliot.

Moreover, another British social realism film in which i will be discussing it's themes is a scene from the film called Scum which is based on a British youth institution where they are treated poorly. One of the themes in which is used from this British Social Realism film Scum is violence. This is when Carlin ''Ray Winston'' uses a snooker ball in a sock and attacked a fellow member. This connotes that teenagers were seen as violent and dangerous which is why they film is filmed in a detention center to show violent teachers. The violence in which is used in this scene of scum is usual in a british social realism because they are various types of violence used in a variety of BSR's such as weapons, punching and kicking which is used in this scene of Scum.

Furthermore, another theme in which is used in a British social realism is gangs and violence. One of the British social realism film in which uses these two themes is a film called Kidulthood. Which is based on youths and the problems they have to overcome and what they have to face which leads to one of the main protagonists getting murdered. Below is a clip when three teenagers assault another character who is shown as the bully out of the other teenagers. This relates to the theme of violence which this film is based on.

However, another British social realism in which uses a different theme for their film is a film called four lions. Four lions theme is mainly based on terrorism which the plot of the film is based on. Another theme is racism which this film is about as it's stereotyping Muslims as showing that they are a threat and that they want to bomb whatever they can find. Below is a clip from four lions where it shows a group of people planning an attack. Four Lions doesn't take the theme terrorism seriously because they make it more into a comedy than something serious which can show that they think little about terrorism and how it affects the environment. The impact in which the audience would have from this film is a big impact comedy wise as they entertain the audience. More than they want to show what terrorism can do to people or places.