Ill Manors

PLAN


REVIEW

Ill manors, directed by the rapper and songwriter Plan B (Ben Drew). The movie is a really interesting movie which gave me a sense of reality and the truth behind some peoples lives. The film itself revolves around sex, drugs, violence and weapons. The movie was made to reflect what Ben Drew has seen in his life and how drugs have affected certain people. The movie itself was a dramatic, intriguing and versatile movie.

It was horrific seeing the destruction of the characters as well as the way they were treated. This movie made me realise that a child's life is dependant on their owner meaning their parent, and if they are abandoned then it is unlikely they will learn the norms and values of society and grow up to be something they never thought they would. However the movie also shows how parents struggle and how they have no choice but to abandon their child. This movie made me realise that the ‘road’ life will get you fame but will not take you anywhere in life until you take the right decision to life which is to change their behaviour . The main character in this film was Riz Ahmed whom is a Wembly rapper. This is really ironic as the whole movie is told by rap, and the main character is a rapper. In addition, he from west London which makes it typical as most of west Londons based on the life shown in the movie.

I believe Plan B – Ben Drew was successful in directing this film as this movie was reviewed by people to be a teaching a lesson which made the audience realise reality and life. I believe that the film is about the life of teenagers/adults who have struggled their whole life due to being abandoned by their parents and then following the steps of the ‘road life’ as they don’t have the parents to be taught discipline and manners to. In my opinion the main characters were Aaron and Chris. Chris in my opinion was the main character as the story built up from his childhood.

The soundtrack fitted in well with the emotion behind each individual story. It brought each character’s thoughts and feelings into music. We don’t hear what they are thinking but the music helps put it forward.  The soundtrack fitted right in the film helping to create dramatic element to the movie.  The soundtrack helps promote Plan B’s music, we see shots were Plan B’s narrating while drugs are being dealt with and some characters are intrigued. It promotes his music as people will probably listen to the songs after watching the movie.The audience who would enjoy this movie would be aged (18-40), personally the movie requires a mature audience, it has some gory scenes.  Personally the audience would begin to see the reality of Britain and more importantly some of the stereotypes created in the movie. It also informs the audience about today’s society and what drives people to do certain things in today’s society.The reason why the movie may have been aimed at men is due to the high visuals of violence and props such as guns, drugs and weapons. It also may have been aimed at men as the entire drug dealers were men making the movie full of male dominants, however, there were characters who weren't as significant as the others who were female and had a part in the play where they were also part of the gangs. The female in the character was presented as a sex show as she was shown in many sexual scenes however were forced to which may emphasise on the position of women when it comes to situations such as drug dealers. The lady portrayed where she was used into sexual labour emphasised on the life of a women when she gets into such habits and how it can ruin her future. Towards the end of the film, the police were significant as in the end who ever didn't decide to take the right decision were hand cuffed teaching the audience a moral.

Also another character from the film is also a rapper, an English rapper. Ben Drew focused his characters to have a similar background which makes it easier for the characters to adapt to their role as it’s their reality. They are both rappers making them more confident and reliable for the movie. The plot for Ill manors is a multi-character story set over the course of seven days, a scenario where everyone is fighting for respect, he film focuses on eight core characters and their circles of violence, as they struggle to survive on the streets. Each story weaves into one another, painting an ultra-realistic gritty picture of the world which is on the brink of self-destruction. Each story is also represented by a different rap song performed by Plan B. The aim of the movie seemed to be aimed at men or children who live in a care home, as the movie started off with a debate on children who live at care homes.