How BSR themes are used:

Violence


The theme is established when you see Jay walking behind Sam with an aggressive posture. When we see this we instantly know that there is going to be violence, even before it has started. Also this is when the main protagonist and antagonist meet each other which is another sign that violence is going to occur and how it is established.

This theme in the scene is portrayed in a very negative light due to the face that they are both punching and inuring each other with blood on display. Also the fact that Jay has a gun makes it a life or death situation which portrays violence in this scene as very, very serious.

I may want to explore this theme in my film, although I do not think I would make it as serious by not including weapons but still include the theme as it is one of the main themes in British Social Realism movies.

Sex

The theme is established when you see Jay getting a condom and having sex with Claire.

The theme is portrayed in a positive light in this scene. This is because in this scene it seems like a cool thing to do and we can see that Sam and Claire are both enjoying the situation and Trife and Moony do not really seem bothered about it.

I may want to explore little parts of this theme as it comes up in every British Social Realism movies.


Drugs 

The theme is established by the location of the scene. We see the characters walking into a 'weed room' where weed plants are being grown and when the boy in the white vest is smoking the weed.

The them is portrayed as a cool thing to do in this scene. This is because we can see the characters having a good time and even dancing a little when they are smoking the weed displaying they are enjoying themselves and having a fun time.

I will explore this theme in my opening sequence as drugs is a big situation in England and is contained in almost every British Social Realism movie. For example, I can have one of the characters being a drug dealer or doing drugs themselves.


Poverty

The theme of poverty is established when we see the older woman selling herself in order to raise enough money for a train fair.

The theme of Poverty is portrayed in a negative light as we see how desperate Kelly actually is as she has to result to prostitution to raise enough money to buy a train fair which is not very expensive.Poverty is portrayed as scary, sort of as it forces you to do bad things due to the lack of funding.

I will explore this theme in my film by setting my film in places in England which do not have a lot of money. For example places with estates which could represent the poverty issues in parts of England.


Petty Crime



The theme of Petty Crime is established as we see Tyrone. the main antagonist robbing Kenneth - the protagonist and his friends of the drugs and trainers and belongings. As they are getting robbed, it is distinguished as petty crime.

The theme of Petty Crime can be portrayed in a positive and negative light arguably in this scene. This is because even though Tyrone is robbing people, he is getting free things which some people may see as being cool. On the other hand, Kenneth and his friends are the victims with their things taken away which displays the negative light of this theme in this scene.

I will explore this theme in my film as it is this happens in every British Social Realism movie and happens every day around England.