Harry Brown

Released in 2009
Directed by Daniel Barber

How are youths being represented? (specific examples)

In the bar the youths are represented as drugged up low lifes who 'sell drugs, guns and underage girls', the fact that the two youths did not try to hide the drug deal underlines this.
After that young people are shown to be a media stereotype by wearing hoodys and getting into fights out in public.
Youths spit in the elderly Mr Attwell's face, name calling and throwing faeces through his letterbox
The young people show no respect for anyone, especially autority figures. They have complete free will and choose to be destructive and disrepectful.
They gather around in big threatening groups with pitbulls at dark underneath roadways - stereotype of the lower class.


How are the audience being positioned? (to identify with the characters)

The audience are supposed to look down upon youths because of their actions and behaviours through elder eyes who could be seen as very wise.
We are led to sympathise with the policewoman as she the boss dismisses her requests of helping the enquiry of the elderly man who was murdered instead to persue a newer case.

What is the significance of social class?

Social class pays a very big part of this film as each class will treat each other differently as with age as well
The difference between the police and characters from the council estates show a big difference in temper losing their calm whilst the police stay very respectful
Harry Brown plays on the use of media stereotypes to create the characters in the film, especially those of younger age. Many articles have been found to represent them in a bad way.