This sequence runs 00:00:00-00:04:30. This Is England opens with a montage consisting of newsreel footage from the early 1980s set to the ska music of the youth culture the film portrays. Montages are effective in quickly rooting an audience in a particular time and place. It cuts between this youth culture and the news. Near the end of the film, there is a similar montage which has the effect of bookending the film. However, the ending montage has a more mellow tone, especially compared to this more upbeat beginning.
This Is England (Opening Sequence)
This Is England (Opening Sequence)
This Is England (Opening Sequence)
This sequence runs 00:00:00-00:04:30. This Is England opens with a montage consisting of newsreel footage from the early 1980s set to the ska music of the youth culture the film portrays. Montages are effective in quickly rooting an audience in a particular time and place. It cuts between this youth culture and the news. Near the end of the film, there is a similar montage which has the effect of bookending the film. However, the ending montage has a more mellow tone, especially compared to this more upbeat beginning.