I have researched into some urban life films that are popular, therefore I can gain ideas from things that have been successful.
Kidulthood:
In this film there are several teenagers around the age of 15, which is a convention of urban life films because stereotypically younger people are more likely to cause trouble. The setting for this film is inner west London, which is a suitable area for this genre since the city is more urbanised, this creates a more intimidating environment. Violence is a crucial convention of this film and the characters act in this manner throughout the film. Furthermore these characters engage in many illegal situations, such as taking drugs, petty theft and encountering in serious violence. Part of the story line of this film involves a relationship where the girlfriend is pregnant. Generally the personality of the characters in urban life films are not the most caring and are more interested in being part of a 'gang'. Due to this it is shown in the film that he does not partake in any fatherly duties, which suggests that these sorts of films do not worry about offending any viewers, instead use situations that may not be the best, however shows the truth in some cases. At the end of the film, a character called Trevor dies. This creates a more sad aspect to the film, rather than it being violence and anger throughout. Also he is one of the main characters, therefore in urban life films, usually the main character who in this case is the anti hero and is supposedly the strongest, ends up in a really serious situation where they are no longer the most powerful.
8 Mile:
This is a film based on events similar to the life of the main character, Eminem, who is a very famous rapper. Due to this, throughout the film music is regularly used, which inspired us to use music at the beginning of our film. Specifically we used the instrumental from the rap battle in 8 mile because it flows well with the establishing shots that we have. The type of music suits our film very well because stereo typically characters in urban life films listen to rap music. Furthermore the main character in this film is from a poor family who have gone through many struggles, which is very common in urban life films because it leads to the character using violence due to their unhappiness. The main aim of Eminem is to pursue a career in music, however he doesn't have the confidence at the beginning despite the encouragement from his friends. This shows that he does have people that care for him, which is why we introduced a character that can be on our main protagonist's side.
8 Mile:
This is a film based on events similar to the life of the main character, Eminem, who is a very famous rapper. Due to this, throughout the film music is regularly used, which inspired us to use music at the beginning of our film. Specifically we used the instrumental from the rap battle in 8 mile because it flows well with the establishing shots that we have. The type of music suits our film very well because stereo typically characters in urban life films listen to rap music. Furthermore the main character in this film is from a poor family who have gone through many struggles, which is very common in urban life films because it leads to the character using violence due to their unhappiness. The main aim of Eminem is to pursue a career in music, however he doesn't have the confidence at the beginning despite the encouragement from his friends. This shows that he does have people that care for him, which is why we introduced a character that can be on our main protagonist's side.
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