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Ill Manors (2012)
Plan B is a good writer
Plan B is a brilliant rapper and an excellent writer. Ill manors is a good film and is unique from the other films that portray life in London street life. Plan B writes cleverly from the different perspective of how the people live in the London street life and the storyline is brilliant in how the character meet together. The soundtrack is also good with some of Plan B's music. Watch Ill Manors.
Top Boy (2011)
another season of Top boy
From the trailer on channel four to the actual Top Boy series showings - Top Boy is a brilliant drama series showing the London Street life. The shows had been nominated and won many TV entertainment awards and is one of those gripping dramas that if you have it on box set you want to keep watching. I got through the two series of Top Boy in eight hours. The acting was great by both the actors and those acting who are grime artists such as scorcher, Asher d and Kano. Top Boy should have come back for another series as its story line is excellent which not only shows the perspective of adults in London's gangs but also the children's perspective in organised crime.Top Boy is a cleverly, well written drama with good soundtracks and a good London drama
Brotherhood (2016)
THe London Life
There was Kidulthood the Adulthood and now we have Brotherhood. The first two films of the trilogy were great films depicting the early 2000's London street life. I watched brotherhood two days ago and we have to take our hats of Noel Clarke for his outstanding directing, writing and acting. The film is well written showing the elements of the London life among teen gangs and the reality of organized crime in the UK - Noel shows the way the gangster life is portrayed as glamorous among the youth whilst showing the reality of gang crime and violence in the inner city. Clarke has shown cleverly the way street life has changed from when he was a teenager to modern day teenage gang involvement. There is excellent directing with fantastic soundtracks from notable, prominent Grime UK artist: Nines,Stormzy,Chip,Fekky,Krept and Konan and Asher D. Whilst other films based on London's inner city are Americanized, Clarke keeps it 100 with the London feel. There is a fantastic cast from other TV dramas such as Waterloo Road, Youngers and other cast member from the previous sequels. Though the film is brilliant, it in a sense glamorizes the organised crime lifestyle and has some graphic scenes with some character. In conclusion the hood trilogy is a well -written trilogy with great directing and acting. Brotherhood is a raw unique film and is good watch.
The Intent (2016)
Top Boy in a film
The Intent. From watching the intent trailer I thought the film was about the stereotypical depiction of London street life with notorious gangs however, from watching the films it was a lot better. The intent doesn't contain you stereotypical gangster life love interest with drugs, money but actually touches on a message to the youth who can be attracted the gang life in the inner city. From watching the trailer the story line in the film is actually a lot different and is well- written and is well filmed. The film does feature notable grime artists such as Fekky, scorcher and Krept and Konan who have turned their musical ability quite well into acting. The film use some cultural street life slang references which add to the humour of the film. Many of the cast had appeared in the UK drama TOP Boy. Although the story line was good, more depth could have been added to the story line. There was a lot of talk about this film especially when some of the cast were interviewed on Not For the Radio. It is worth watching.