The title is written as a text message this is obvious to the audience that the film is modern and we now get the idea that the film is about a young girl. We can make a connection to the film "about a boy" the story of a young boy struggling his self confidence and environment without a male role model.
The opening scene has no soundtrack just natural noise the background seems to be again a natural setting but the lightening is dark, we are introduced to the main character at first as a silhouette dancing, she is revealed slowly. She looks young and innocent but seems to be alone in a field, she is put across as a young girl so the audience start to feel sorry for her because shes alone in the dark. She starts to sing Britney Spears "I'm strong again", Britney Spears is an pop idol for young girls.
When she is revealed she is not as young as she is portrayed, her clothing and hair suggest is she from a working class background. The first piece of speech we hear from her is "if Jesus was alive today he would be a singer" this suggests she thinks being a singer is the best profession and gives evidence that she is not well educated and sophisticated, her accent is strong and tells us its set in Manchester. The camera shot is tracking its set in a documentary style nitty gritty British film and the young girl avoids the camera.
As the girl starts to talk we can see her life is not as innocent as her character portrays, we now know that her parents are divorced and she lives on a council estate this shows a darker side to her life.
She starts to talk about her dad a lot compared to her mum this suggests she prefers her relationship with her father but later on in the film we see it is a forced relationship, she begins to make excuses for her dad because she believes he is a good guy. This suggests to the audience he is her role model and she wishes to start a new life with him.
"I'm not a kid I'm 13" this indicates she grown up too quickly, her behaviour is child like but her vocabulary and understanding of life is much more adult. The camera shots continue to track her journey but she still has not looked at the camera, there is still no soundtrack and the atmosphere is environmental noises.
The wide shot of her outside the pub on her own is suggesting to the audience that she is neglected, the character doesn't seem to be bothered by this because she's used to the way of life however its shocking for us to watch. The background is grey and the sky is filled with clouds this is sign something is about to happen. She acts like she doesn't care that she is being ignored, sitting on the bench alone makes her vulnerable and we begin to see her as a young girl again. She wants to be rescued from her lonely life from her dad and singing is her way of escaping her life and entering a dream world.
The scene with her friends on the bus is a reality check for the audience to see how she should be behaving at her age, the footage is gritty and looks untouched and lightening is natural. The young girls personality is happy she comes across as choppy and quick.
"image is important" for a young girl image is important but by the way she dresses and tries on the perfume we can see a young mentality, shes cheeky and has a attitude most young girls do.
The documentary style of the film just following her walking around by herself is more naturalistic, we feel as if she is talking to someone, in fact she is on her own alone.
She talks about becoming famous and moving out of the area, this indicates she wants to do something with her life and escape her background, she talks about drinking "barcadi breezers" being a top drink this is another example for the audience of her immaturity. In contrast to the way she speaks of her father she paints a different story of her mother being harder towards life and having a cruel sense of love.
The weather is the last scene is grey and weary, like her life is dull grey it also represents the community she lives in, they are trying to break free from the depression and social climate, and the sad story of the puppy in the river.
She is a product of her environment, she wants to be loved but she builds an armor of personality.
She throws the baby in the river because that's what her mum done to the puppy, she sees what her mother done and believes that's the right thing to do and its the only option. She was thrown into the world like the baby was in the river. Music starts to play as the baby in falling into the water, its an emotional scene in the film and its what her own conversation has been building up to.
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