A1 - To what extent are your chosen texts typical of their genre? [30]
The British film 'Fish tank' fits in to the social realism genre. Social realism is a way of representing real life and real problems which occur in peoples lives through a media text. Films that fit in to this genre are usually gritty, urban dramas which represent the struggle of everyday life.
The film 'Fish tank' is very typical to its genre and this is proven in different scenes. Fish tank represents females from the under class, as its main character Mia, is brought up in a rough area of London with her poor excuse of a mother. This makes it typical to its genre as social realism films represent those who are under represented in media. The majority of films focus on the celebrity lifestyle with the main characters being male. Fish tank is completely opposite to that.
In the scene where Connor leaves Mia and her family, Mia is shown running
Connor you make a good point how Fishtank conforms to social realist conventions due tot he fact it represents a minority group, the underclass, whoa re often underrepresented . However I want you to write it as simply as I have just done. Make your point very clear. You could go on to discuss the purpose of representing the underclass. Try to finish this off, as you made some good points in discussions and I want you to practice putting them into your written work.
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