Adulthood Analysis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOAf45yY-k4

1:33 - Sam is talking to his brother in his room.

The dialogue in the clip is a serious conversation between two brothers. Sam, the older brother conveys his thoughts with his sibling about his life. His brother gets out his hidden firearm and gives it to his brother, the connotative meaning of the weapon is that people may carry a weapon for many reasons, for example, if they're in a gang or if they feel as though it's necessary to carry one to seem tough. However the actual meaning of possessing a gun is simply because people use it for defence, plus Americans have a right to carry one. But in this context the gun is used to protect the boy because of what his brother did in the past.

The significance of the mise-en-scene is that Sam is passing on his wisdom to his kin about life. Through his own life experience that he's been thorough, Sam doesn't want his brother to go down the same path that he once led as it shows in the scene it lead to him going to jail, and as he claims "it's not about getting caught", Sam wants to protect him from going into the underground criminal world. This also suggests to us that it's near impossible to get out of it as he tells him that a guy has come looking for him due to what he's done. The dominant image in the scene is obviously the gun as it portrays a lot about their life, it shows their struggle in life and it's being displayed here by showing the audience the pistol.

The text may appeal to audiences that want to see a different film that isn't of a Hollywood productions but of a low budget film. The film is also set in the gritty, mean streets of london town which may attract some viewers as it may please them to know it's in a place they know, live, or are familiar with. This leads to the assumptions that the audience is probably ones that live in the UK but also mainly in London.

The characters relate to the genre as they are criminals due to their anti-social behaviour and carrying offensive weapons. Being a crime drama, the characters set in the film relate well to what the film is about. There is also a single stereotype in the clip, there could be a stereotype that only 'black' people get onto the wrong side of the law and that they always carry offensive weapons and commmit crimes. This leads to a pretty inaccurate representation of the 'black' community in London. However it doesn't lead to a strong misinterpretation by people as if these characters are caricatures

The major ideologies behind this text is that both brothers would stick together because they're family, and this scene doesn't fall short of that idea. Sam is being like an older brother by acting mature with his younger brother and converses with him. He's teaching him a meaningful lesson that at first may not come through to him because he's afraid and possibly angry but however still sticks with him. The ideology of a family unit is strong here as the unitary bond between both characters are strong indeed.