Ideology (TiE)

• what is ideology:

  • what ideologies are conveyed in a film as well as those which inform it
  • which may also reveal that a film reinforces or challenges dominant beliefs and attitudes
• in TiE:

  1. nationalism and racism = Combo
  2. Anti-Thatcher sentiment = highlights ecological and social struggle
  3. identity and belonging = Shaun - finding his identity and belonging (showing how vulnerable people can be influenced by powerful people through extreme ideologies)
  4. friendship and loyalty = Shaun & Woody representing the positive side of skinhead culture
  5. consequences of extremism = destructive power of prejudice and extremism woven into narrative -> critical commentary on socio-political issues of the time