Film 4 Ideologies

Looking for eric



Looking for eric shows the film 4 ideology, as the characters are working class, unknown and lead boring lives. Eric is a single parent, living in a messy house, with a boring job and has no control over his children. This shows how film 4 deal with making social realist films, that portray the typical daily grind of a british family. The film is set in Britain, this is evident through the northern accents, the theme of football, the weather etc. This is typical of film 4 as they only spend around 500,000 on each film, so they don't have a big enough budget to do expensive special effects or film in exotic locations, that's why their films seem un cut and rough, showing the honest side of british lifestyle.Film 4 focus on producing non escapist films, by portraying real situations, such us single parenting. It has versimilitude.



Submarine



Submarine represents the characters as young and experimentative children. There is the theme of love and awkwardness throught the film. This shows how film 4 are not predictable and really get the audience thinking about what's happening. The setting is mostly in school, home and the rural scenery. This re- establishes, how film 4 stay away from the hollywood type glamour and just shows the mudane gritty stuff. Yet again, it is a non escapist film. Even though there is romance in the film, it isn't your typical lovey dovey hollywood romance. Its very awkward and raw.


Four Lions



Four Lions characters are represented as dopey muslim terrorists. This is typical of a film 4 as they are touching on a political and controversial topic, however they do this through comedy. The film is set in Britain as well as over seas, this is surprising as film 4 have a low budget and also the stunts such as explosions are expensive, so it is not typical of them. By putting them in the desert just emphasises that they are terrorists, because that's how society sees them as. Their accents, the banter and the police uniforms make it easy for a british audience to relate to it, as they will recongize it, however the music, the culture and values of muslims can also alienate the british audience, but it is designed in such away by showing a different perspective.