Comparing films-Sweet sixteen,from London to brighton and Bullet boy

Sweet sixteen (2002) is about a scottish teenager called liam he sells cigarettes instead of going to school.His mum is in prison for a crime she didnt commit.Liam steals drugs from his step father to sell to make more quicker so he can get a place for him and his mum.

from london to brighton (2006) is about a pimp called derek who has to get a young girl for one of his clients.he gets a prositute called kelly to find one.she finds an 11 yearold runaway called joanne.it goes wrong and the man ended up being killed.The mans son stuart forces derek to find the girls.

Bullet boy (2004) is about a man called ricky who trys to staighten out his life after he comes out of prison for assault.his is picked up from prison by his friend wisdom who accidently breaks a wind mirror which belongs to the leader of a local gang.

Similarities- They are all british films
Independant low budget films
They all have someone dying in them



Differences-The storyline
In from london to brighton joanne gets a good life at the end

What social scenarios are explored within each film?

How is crime portrayed in each film?

In what ways are people deprived in each film? Joanne doesnt have a home or family
liam-
Ricky-

What opportunites are available to the main characters in each of the films?
From london to brighton-joanne can go live with her grandma
Sweet sixteen-
Bullet boy-

How are criminals portrayed within each of the films?
From london to brighton-
Sweet sixteen-
Bullet boy-
Can the protagonists(lead characters) escape from the situation they are in? fron london to brighton-she gets a good life at the end with her grandma,bullet boy-he gets killed at the end and sweet sixteen-he kills his step dad before walking into the water we dont see what happens to him.

What punishments do characters recieve for their crimes in each of the film? from london to brighton-the pimp derek gets killed so does the man who wanted young girls.
In sweet sixteen-liams friend gets killed for stealing a car and driving it through the mans work place.
Bullet boy-wisdom gets killed for shotting at gang and killing the leaders dog.

How is violence portrayed within each of the films?