This document provides a summary of scenes from the film "This is England". It describes shots that establish the setting of 1970s England by showing a rough place, people partying to music, and riots in response to hard times. Other scenes portray British politics through images of Margaret Thatcher and the Falklands War, as well as racism through a shot of religious vandalism. Overall, the scenes depicted suggest the film aims to show the social and political climate of Britain in that era.

1. This is England

2. 1
• This first shot shows the set of the film. It looks
like a rough place and gives the audience an
idea of how well England is doing.

3. 2
•Shot of a concert. Shows that people
liked to party. Also the Mise-en-scene
of the seen shows it isn’t set in recent
times, probably in the 70s.

4. 3
• This medium close up of the police with a
women and the background of people rioting
shows how times were hard.

5. 4
• It shows shots of various icons of Britain. It has
shown Margret Thatcher a few times which
suggests it trying to show the politics in this time.

6. 5
• It shows the rise of technology through this
time. The scene is short of showing where we
are in history and what is happening.

7. 6
• This shot is a picture of the people going to
the Falkland's. once again setting the scene of
where we are in terms of the British history.

8. 7
• This shot shows the racism that was around at
this time. A shot of a religious man with his
house vandalised.

9. 8
• A shot of people rioting again because they
are against the Falklands and not happy with
the way the country is run.