Within film there has been many films based upon football violence and the culture surrounding it, it has become a sort of "sub-genre" in itself and being based and made in different eras the films, storyline and characters alter greatly.
The representation of a "football hooligan" is represented in very different manners, for example in the film "Green Street" the characters in the film are shown to worship football and they base their whole lives upon going to and planning to go to the film, the scenes of violence in the film is to some extent glorified with special effects etc.
Where as in the films "Awaydays" and "The Firm" the characters have other things to do within their lives: they have jobs, familys and other things to attend to even though this falls apart at certain points of the film due to football violence. Also in the film "The Firm" the scenes of violence are not added any effect and appear to be more realistic the scenes are over within a matter of seconds, and are just as effective as scenes from "Green Street".
I think the fact the violence in the film "Green Street" could be due to the fact that it is based within the time period of the 2000's and aimed at the people within this era.
Another thing that changes greatly within the representation of football hooligans from time period is the the costume, clothing and the general way the characters look- In the film "Awaydays" the characters dress in brands such as Fred Perry and wear in a smart fashion.
Really good. Liked how you talked about how the films violence is set around the time and how it realates back to how much violence there was. Also I like the comparison of how the characters are represented in the films.
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