SWEET SIXTEEN

 Sweet Sixteen (Ken loach 2002) 

Performance:

- Improvised acting

- Natural performances

- Real people / real lives


SWEET SIXTEEN AND SWEARING: 

  • Given an 18 certificate by the BBFC for foul language 
  • Loach and Lavery attacked at the decision in the press, accusing the BBFC of class censorship and of pandering to middle class prejudices
  • The films language reflects the dialect of the community, but the rating denied those being represented from seeing the film
  • Inverclyde council (where it is set) overturned the BBFC's rating to show the film at a 15 rating in local cinemas

Realism = Relatable = accurate representation 

English actors undermine the truth of the characters reality 

He's passing Scullion some money 

That means they are bound to get a delivery. Deary me. Golly gosh, this is a fabulous opportunity. I know where they keep the drugs. We could retrieve it in no time. 

Pardon me, Do you mind repeating 

The cocaine. I know where it is. 

You want to burgle Stan"s house?

Yes, get the cocaine 

You're silly. Don't be impotent. I have a couple connections to get our own. 

IDEOLOGY - POLITICAL VS HUMANIST 

- Political - representing those who aren't usually represented. Expressing Marxist ideas about society to incite change. 

- Humanist - reflecting reality as close to possible and portraying people's lives in a way that challenges stereotypes. 

Sweet Sixteen came at a time when teenagers were heavily represented by tabloids as delinquent thugs. There were 11,000 children in care, and over 100,000 documented as living with domestic violence. 75% of children in care in Scotland do not leave school with any qualifications, and only 1% attend university. 



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