- the film represents Jimmy being controlled by the ideology of a mod
- He turns to drugs , violence and crime to try and become accepted
- His ultimate goal is to be a perfect mod
- He wants to fit in, the ideology takes over his life and controls who and what he becomes
- Ace copies Jimmy and tries to be like him.
What caused the London riots? (contemporary)
- Future - If Quadrophenia was today
Cohen - Stereotype could have been different
Tessa Perkins - There has to be some truth for the media to show it
If there was a 'Quadrophenia 2' they could show he positive/a more fair example of the Brighton mods & rockers fight. The film was a biased opinion from the press which has carried on into today's society. shows them as brutal and violent.
What actually caused the riots?
A white police man shot an unarmed black youth
What was the main reason for rioting?
People were annoyed by this and it was a good excuse to start a riot. They wanted to loot things however there is no official reason.
Who was blamed?
Teenagers, there would be images of hooded youths and stories about them when it wasn't necessarily all them.
Reason;
- Racism
- Classism
- Hooliganism
- Gang culture
- Government
- Crack down on benefits
Researchers say that is was the stupidity of youths. Political unrest causes society to be vulnerable to rioting. Reasons also include;
- Unemployment
- Poverty
- Poor relations with the police
- Social exclusion
- Family break down
- Criminal opportunism
News then;
- Teenage lawlessness on the estates where they cause problems
- Calling them thugs
- Interviewed an older man and he said that they offer help to the youths but they don't take it but teens don't see it that way because no one listens to them.
- Interviewed a black man and he asks why someone would act this way? Because the press aren't taking in the full picture.
- young looters were smashing ans stealing
- Teens are stuck in the gangs
- they show texts to do with money and looting and not the real issue
- 'Pure terror, havoc and free stuff'
- young white males cleaning up the mess
- mainly young masked
One thing that cant be disputed is that social media is the present time it is 'now'. It's the immediate feelings and thoughts of people. It is the news as it's current and informative and it only takes a few awe inspiring, hard hitting or attention grabbing tweet to go viral, this is why social media should come with a level of social responsibility, that's something worth keeping in mid. You never know who's reading it and how it will go down, especially if it reaches the masses. (BBC News)
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