Thursday 5 February 2015

Post Colonism

TV programmes:
Goodness Gracious Me 
Citizen Khan 
Top Boy Luther 
53 Degrees North

Films: 
Kidulthood 
Adulthood
Ill manors 
Bulletboy
Attack the block

Online productions: 

The Ryan Sisters, 
Meet the Adebanjos
Brothers with no game
Venus vs Mars 
All About The McKenzies

There are many ways in which Avlarado and Fanons theories relate to the short films made by Destiny. 'Tight Jeans'. Firstly one of the main ways in which it relates to Alvarados theory is due to the fact that it is funny, with all the racial comments being made and complete nonsense being discussed, this makes the audience laugh throughout the whole clip and shows the humorous side to it. One of the main parts which bring the attention of the audience, is when they begin talking about each others private parts being bigger than other races. This clip also goes against the main stereotype of Black Men, showing them to be dangerous and troublesome, this doesn't show this at all, however shows the three men sitting on a wall, and causing anything but trouble with those that are passing by. The way in which Fanons theory links, is because the three black men have been infantalized, as they are shown to be acting like children, and the topics they discuss are quite childish as well. 


'Gone too Far' is a film trailer which is based wholly upon a Nigerian family. One of the ways in which it relates to Alvarados theory is because the audience begin to feel sorry for the brother who has just come from Nigeria, as he is constantly being taken the mick out of as he is not familiar with the surroundings. However, there is also an aspect of humor, as there is a scene showing the chicken shop man singing about chicken. The opposite to Tight Jeans, the stereotype of black people being dangerous has been re-in-forced, as there is violence shown involving a guy threatening someone when playing basketball. It also relates to Fanons theory as the characters appear to be quite infantalized, and as  person from Nigeria who is new to everything, he is acting quite childish and not very mature.

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