Ill Manors is a multi-stranded urban crime drama set in east
London, the introduction to this feature film from the director and rapper Ben
drew also known as Plan B on stage, developed from his widely hailed song of
the same name which is linked to the 2011 riots. The first half of the movie is
amazing; creative, chaotic and energetic but after all of this the dynamism and
worrying leaks out of the film. Due to this the movie turns into a upsetting
and disappointing in a way because it had a positive start.
Apart of the story there is a narrative of Ben Drew being
the narrator uses his music to tell the story which changes the whole concept
of the film making an art and gives the narration in a different way which
builds the interest of the film as this is different for a movie which had only
£100,000 budget and it made half million pounds and this good meaning that what
Ben Drew was trying to show was shown in the way he wanted. The story changes a
lot as for example in the scenes it gives a different type of audience as I
believe it is for teenagers and that once you’re in problem you need to get out
and that you don’t join gangs or get in trouble that your young and should try
be educated. However in this film they represent that there is a cycle that
young generation wants to be like these drug dealers and want to be these
thieves.
The film importance is when Aaron would have to look after
this baby which is surprising left alone in a pram and he has no choice to take
it as police are outside the station and has dogs who can sniff drugs so he
would have to hide it in baby to make himself look like a father and deal with
a baby problem. Later on he goes to his friend Ed for help who consider that
they should think of something later but Aaron wants to at least try to save
the mother and let the baby have a life that he didn't have at least and you
learn this over time as Aaron is slowly having enough of the life and wants to
be better and doesn't want to be in the same place where he doesn't sell drugs
and also this hit him when he saw the woman prostituting for no reason.
The film is all suspense till the end and gives an important
message that Ben Drew enforces about rough areas around the UK that it is hard
to get out but you can do it that there is an end and you would have to wisely
on what you want to do that there are different paths but sometimes you would
have to take a dark one for yourself to make yourself successful but not go as
plan. Gives the idea that to young people who are in those areas learnt that it
is bad to sell drugs and that its bad overall to do anything against law even
if getting paid and if getting all this respect it can change your life into an
negative way and this movie shows you scenario of what happens and brings
different views. And the characters give you a personal relationship as you
feel bad for them as they’re only a child or that it shouldn't be like
this.
Ill manors give an outstanding job of an movie and I think that it should be watched and should be for every young adult and teach
that not everyone can go through a good path that people still need help that
it’s not easy to have good things happen in an environment where they sell
drugs and break the law. However this movie has good comedy moment and teaches
about other parts such as growing and moving on in life and also helping other
people in life as Aaron the main character aim is just to help in the end and
be the best he can and change to a new leaf even though his character is shown
as a ‘rude boy’ he wants be more than that and Ben Drew makes a great debut of
a film in my opinion and makes us feel sympathy of the type of location he was
brought up and see the corruption, negativity and poison in events we see
in the film a must see.
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