To what extent are your chosen texts typical of their genre? [30]
'Fish Tank' is a British social realism film about a 15 year old underclass girl whose misfortunes have caused her to fall for a man twice her age at the same time as her mother. A twist of events happens as she attempts to be free from everything in her life and discovers that Connor has left forever.
Social realism is a realistic portrayal of characters within a film. Or in this case, British society. Films within this genre tend to be gritty, urban dramas that give an inside look on the struggles of everyday life in the 'real world'.
British social realism cinema has an objective distancing from what the characters think and feel, or a naturalism in its character spines.
Seems like you may have struggled here, lets go back to basics, simply tell me what social realism conventions the text contains and refer to scenes to justify your point. Use the A2 media blog to help you, theres a huge amount of content on social realism.
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