Attack the Block - Applying Theory

Youth
Gangs
Vulgarisms
violence
assault
crime
weapons
language
clothing
location
class
culture
no respect
drugs
rebellion
rap music
youth assumably in the wrong
Anti - hero

Buckingham - The media do not just offer us a transparent window on he world but a mediated version of the world. They don't present reality they represent it. This statement is extremely relevant to the film as it is not a true reflection of youth. Instead it generalises youth to be the same as small minorities which actually are true to the negative representation. 

Gauntlett - Identity is now consciously constructed, adnd the media provides some of the tool to help us construct our identities. This is relevant as the film presents a very negative stereotype  which spectatorial audiences can chose whether to follow. Consumers can interpret the content how they chose, either distancing themselves or agreeing with the representation.

Giroux - Giroux's statement that 'youth becomes an empty category in representation and reflects adult concerns' becomes relevant to Attack the Block as there are many adults in the film that show fear in regards to youth. The youth presented in the film are negatively presented in an extreme fashion which is the worst case scenario. 

 Structuration is the process in which human agency and social structure are in a constant relationship + social structure is reproduced by the repetition of acts by individual people and can therefore change. It is obvious that structuration has taken place due to the different representations of youth which were deemed to be normal in their times. It is evident that youth has changed between 1961 and 2011 through the way that they are presented through negative texts. The Young ones (1961) illustrates a very positive representation of youth. Youth are mainly presented as happy, respectable, friendly, community activists and standing up for what they want in a responsible manner. Whereas In Attack The Block (2011) the youthful characters are presented in an extremely negative light.  They are seen to be considerably violent through the fact that they carry weapons with them with intent to cause harm. They also are portrayed to be rebellious through the recognition that they lie to their parent on their whereabouts and also through one of the characters being arrested towards the end of the clip due to the possession of drugs. Their use of vulgarisms and dress code provide the sense that they are significantly low in class and education which differ from the youth presented in 1961.