Gone too far

I thought that the film was interesting because it uses stereotypes to portray different races and areas.  Gone too far shows different races like Chinese and Indians all living together in Peckham.

There is one scene where Armani tells the Chinese woman to leave her alone otherwise she will call immigration and all the Chinese people get scared, this represents the stereotypical Chinese identity to other people living in the UK, that they are all immigrants.

How is identity mediated: how is it shown?

How are black people shown/ represented in this film

Ø  Stereotypes were not negative: not about crime

Ø  Stereotypes are quite accurate – film written & directed by people born to Nigerian parents- who can relate to the characters & issues to some extent.

Ø  Yemi’s mum portrays the character of a strict African mother

Ø  There is the scene where razor apologises to an old woman, we see him coming up to the woman and because of stereotypes no one would guess that he was going to apologise.

Ø  Stereotypes   

Representation of Black people

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUgSSn8ewVg

http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120919132719/www.communities.gov.uk/documents/corporate/pdf/2113275.pdf

In our survey of the mainstream news media, we have clearly identified that
black young men and boys are regularly associated with negative news
values. T

 7 in 10 stories of black young men
and boys related in some form to crime




http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2051299/Black-women-look-outside-race-successful-man.html

Gone too Far

DESTINY EKARAGHA – WRITER AND DIRECTOR: 
After various runner jobs, including a stint at BBC Films, Destiny teamed up with producer Tamana Bleasdale to make her first short film TIGHT JEANS which she both wrote and directed. TIGHT JEANS was funded by the Southern Exposure branch of Film London. TIGHT JEANS went on to be officially selected by the 2008 Times BFI 52nd London Film Festival. It was also voted the best short film shown at the London Film Festival by The Observer newspaper.

GONE TOO FAR follows two estranged teenage brothers over the course of a single day as they meet for the first time, and struggle to accept each other for who they are. Yemi can't wait for his big brother to join him on the estate in Peckham - but when Ikudayisi arrives from Nigeria wearing socks and sandals Yemi questions both his judgement and his African heritage. A day on the estate filled with danger and excitement teaches both of them the values of family and self respect. Written by Rob Watson

When British teenager Yemi meets his long lost Nigerian brother Ikudaisy, he quickly finds his estranged sibling's African heritage and unimpressive socks and sandals fashion sense a blight on his own street cred, particularly when trying to impress local trouble-making temptress Armani. As simmering adolescent passions and West Indian-African tensions erupt over the course of one day on their estate, both Yemi and Ikudaisy must decide where their loyalties lie. Adapted from Bola Agbaje's Olivier award-winning play, the film is a delightfully funny tale from the endz of Peckham that still finds the space to address serious racial tensions. Written by Anonymous

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=c3d2ZapWDSg