a little boring

Dwight 2022-04-24 07:01:07

As other reviews have said, this film is too localized, which makes me, a Chinese who only know Manchester United and so on, really confused.
The film takes a 12-year-old child as the protagonist. The background is around 1983, which should be the time of the Falklands War. Through the life of a group of skinheads (skinheads), it reflects the decline of the previous empire on which the sun never sets. We Chinese people really don't see much resonance. It's a boring film, and it involves a lot of politics and nationalism. In the 1980s, the world was really turbulent.
When I saw the poster before downloading, I thought it was a film like transpotting, but I didn't expect it to be much deeper.

The film is all about skinheads, so I found information on the wiki ~ background introduction.

Skinheads, named for their close-cropped or shaven heads, are a working-class subculture that originated in the United Kingdom in the late 1960s, and then spread to other parts of the world. The first skinheads were greatly influenced by West Indian rude boys and British mods, in terms of fashion, music and lifestyle.[1] Originally, the skinhead subculture was primarily based on those elements, not politics or race.[citation needed] Since then, however, attitudes toward race and politics have become factors in where a skinhead aligns his or herself. The political spectrum within the skinhead scene ranges from the far right to the far left, although many skinheads remain apolitical. Fashion-wise, skinheads range from a clean-cut 1960s mod-influenced style to less -strict punk- and hardcore-influenced styles.

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This Is England quotes

  • Lol: What you mean before you went to prison and ruined everything? I'm going to be late for work. You can keep your little box.

    Lol: [Puts the handcrafted gift on the dashboard and leaves the car]

    Combo: [Starts crying and beats his head on the side window]

  • Shaun: [Last scene. Shaun drowns his St George's Cross Flag in a pond then stares mournfully into the camera]