Cubs - Jack Storer

directed by Tom Harper staring Ashley Walters and Harry Eden

social realism. contains a lot about the the youth violence we see on the news but try and pretend doesn't happen. the shot's on the football court where each of the youngsters queue up and try to look grown up to be picked to join the gang. shows a lot of clothing items we associate with working class, teenagers who live on estates in the city. these stereotypical characters help us get over the need of knowing who people are. and saves time makiung this film work well as a short film.
the fact that this piece is based on something which is so horrific makes it so powerful. we see in the news about teenagers with knives and guns fighting, this film takes it one step further and shows the nightmare which is 'Urban fox hunting' I think this is both a unique story and the shots are really effective such as the chase scenes.
the use of urban music really compliments the faced pace drama we see on screen a great use of combining the non-diegetic soundtrack and the on screen diegetic sound of the kids shouting and dogs barking. I thought this complementary music worked well but part of me thought a really classic slow nice piece of music would contrast creating a stronger emotional impact.
the themes and issues in this film are completely based around the idea of youth culture getting out of control, the idea of gang culture and peer pressure
from this film I want to take the dramatic impact it has and try and create an equally dramatic piece, I don't think you need to be an animal rights protester to be completely disgusted by this film.


"An engaging and difficult short film that is not perfect but is interesting for what it does do" - bob Birmingham

"Tough to watch and a bit unpleasant, but it does pack a pretty potent punch," - Anon Florida