The film kidulthood is deemed as both anti-youth and pro-youth as there are a mixture of messages being put across, in relation to the audience watching. Youth are represented as 'negative, violent and out of control beings'. There are a number of experiences in which youth in this film encounter such as taking drugs and getting involved in crime, This representation is accurate as these experiences a true to reality as many youths living in deprieved areas and some middle-class engage in negative activities as we could see in events such as the the London Riots in 2011. In both Kidulthood and Adulthood the teenagers use a gritty and explicit discourse which reflects slang that is used by most teenagers in society today.

Noel Clarke directed both Kidulthood and Adulthood his perception of youth is reflected by the topics he has decided to explore within these films he is more abrupt and conveys a sense of failure for youth, although stating in interviews that 'youth need more oppertunities'. As a contrast Andrea Arnold portrays youth as social realism and suggests hope for youth through her main character Mia who seeks to free her identity through her talents that she attempts to take further.Noel Clarke expresses his knowledge about youth in a contaminated way as the depth of no hope and depth of violence shows how he has portrayed the hegemonic view of youth which leaves youth disenfranchised with a sense of pessimism.

Fish Tank could be considered as a 'pro-youth' film as Andrea Arnold explores the dark side to

Are the anti-youth or Pro youth films?

•Accurate and actual expirences of teenagers?

•An adult fascination of youth? How so

•Conforming to stereotypes circulated by press in the media?

•Who makes these media texts and who for?

Seek out a variety of sources and answer these questions on your blog by focussing on press coverage of the realease of these films and interviews with these directors