Understanding Bri-sh iden-ty Kerry H iggins
Tradi.onal Bri.shness
The picture above illustrates the Bri.sh Queen, Who plays a crucial part to the image of Britain.
The picture above shows the London eye, this is one of the most iconic sceneries in London.
The picture above is pie&mash, which is a tradi.onal English meal.
The picture above shows the Bri.sh tradi.onal drink; tea. Which came to Britain in 1644.
Real Bri.shness
The image above shows a block of flats, this type of accommoda.on is for the lower classes.
This is a picture of a group of young boys star.ng a riot.
This is a act most police have to take part in because the level of drug raids are higher.
This photo is of rubbish bins outside someone's house Britain has a lot of rubbish that needs to be sorted out .
GriLy Bri.sh Realism • GriLy Bri.sh realism is the bad and dark side of Britain that none outside of Britain actually thinks happens, they all think that Britain is a lovely place where there are lots of green fields and everyone’s posh and loves a good cup of tea. • Britain is now a place where actually a lot of crimes take place, the knife crime rate keeps increasing and its showing through-‐out the media on the news and in newspapers. You can see the police are trying there best to stop this, by always being out trying to stop crime. • Many Bri.sh films have been made to show the real sides of the griLy and true sides of Britain. • Many films have been made over the past years to match the genre of griLy Bri.sh realism.
GriLy Bri.sh Realism Kidulthood/Adulthood These two movies are about a group of young people who come across as very violent, sexually ac.ve at a young age. There is a lot of drugs used throughout both of these movies. The movies show the realism of Britain and what young people may go through on a day to day basis.
Love actually Love actually is a complete different to the movie above this movie doesn't’t involve violence, this is more the side of what people who doesn't’t live in Britain would think actually happens. There's no scenes of drugs and violence. This film is about eight different couples dealing with their rela.onship problems in different ways.