1) The film gone too far was a film about the stereotypes of black people in Peckham who are divided by their culture the Africans and Caribbeans. I found the film to be culturally different and an awarding experience because through the film we can clearly see what is meant to be done in terms of the message that the director was getting through. The main character had a typical role of someone who is young and growing up in London who was trying to hide his culture but when his brother comes it changes as being African is not cool. The film is definitely a comedic one and i think it was a good film for someone trying to gain insight to another culture especially life in London. I would give the film 5/10 due to the humour and clear message that it gives. The film could've been better in terms of the actual issues that it addresses because people who are watching the film are aware of the issues and debates that the film makes clear but there isn't any actual reasons for the mindset of people during that time who were Caribbean and why they hated Africans. There were a few examples but the main interpretation was that it wasn't cool. Another thing that the film did was get rid of the negative stereotypes of Peckham and instead of making it violent and gory there where scenes where some violence occurred but it was done in a humorous way.
2) "This house believes that films featuring ethnic minorities should only be produced by those who have the ethnic identity being represented."
I think that this should be done because those who are being represented may not like the way that their ethnic group has been represented by a another ethnic group. A black director to produce a film representing a black people and to be criticised isn't as bad as a white director doing this and being criticised. This is because those who are white haven't experienced the things that black people have had to go through which differentiates them much more than the culture of both of the ethnic groups. Films which involve other ethnic groups are also taken more seriously because of the stereotypes that people have of that specific group or the negative way that they're being portrayed.
Furthermore, to try and understand someones culture and race is another thing which can cause a bias or stereotypical interpretation of what they see as the typical person from that ethnic minority group and these can also damage the people of that ethnic group because of the poor way they're being treated which has a big impact on how people view them in society after as well. If a film reinforces a negative stereotype when the film is published millions of people would've seen it by then and the stereotype of an ethnic group would just be reinforced because of someones misinterpretation that could've been avoided if there was someone of that ethnic minority making that film instead.
However people may argue against this and say if you can learn about your own culture and then why cant you do the same for another persons culture or if not they might have been raised in that culture. An example of this would be people living in London and the diverse community we have some areas are dominated by certain ethnic groups so why couldn't that have affected the way someone has been raised and what they know about another ethnic group. The film may also be about something that they've been through but is also stereotypical about a certain ethnic group. We can see this with the films 'Kidulthood' and 'Adulthood', the film is based on a group pf boys in London and what they get up to but the main character in the film is black himself and it is stereotypical for someone who is black to have the negative role in the film if they have the leading one. This is something which can damage the ethnic group but if someone of another culture decides to represent something that they've gone through with another ethnic minority group it may just be for the purpose of acting and getting the message across rather than trying to portray the life of someone who is infact black and living in London who has been apart of a gang or group.
In conclusion I think that those who are of that ethnic group should produce films that are to do with their ethnic group because they are more likely to have experienced certain things that other groups haven't and this would avoid any problems of misinterpretation.
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