Drama about a brother and sister British born and muslim, who are pulled in different directions by their personal experiences in post 9/11 Britain.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzTGicd7slI&feature=PlayList&p=UzR0uyH6LTQ
The Britz is a drama based programme about a brother and sister who are British born and muslim. They are both pulled towards different directions by their personal experiences in post 9/11 Britain. Therefore, the drama features the difficult days in which they are both faced with and very Islamic ways to show how Muslim are represented and how the Post 9/11 has created a moral panic. Society being on/having high security/surveillance can create a moral panic therefore, making the society even more scared and think as if there is a lot of Terrorism however, it is only done to protect. On the other hand a lot of security and police searches, creates a hype as many people get angry with the fact that the police accuse and check many people who are not muslim and police who do search muslims are often offended as they feel as if they are being accused of being a terrorist and they are not.
The main issues and debates that are created in the drama are mostly through the social and historical events with some views from the political and economical side of things and also the ideologies in which muslims believe in to be different to what other religions and people believe. Representation of muslims, moral panic, post 9/11 and control of the media creates issues and debates in which the society thus creating a moral panic.
One debate in which the drama can compare with is the whole debate about post 9/11 and muslims being part of the whole attack. Post 9/11, people in society become more aware as to what is happening around them and what may happen. Therefore, creates a moral panic as the society is scared and are more careful when traveling and on the look out for anything suspicious. A scene from the drama shows the main character Sohail, break into a house as he is under surveillance and acting suspicious outside a shop as the shop keeper watches him. He is the target just because he is muslim however, it is a set-up and proves that muslims are accused of doing things which they may not have done. People in society look out to find anything suspicious and may make false accusations.
Moral panic – People hear about these things on the news / through the radio / in newspapers and it creates the society to be more aware and scared of what may happen and what is happening around us. The scene from the drama Britz which shows the organization come together and watching people and their houses creates a moral panic, knowing that we are being watched and the amount of security leads people to think that we are not safe and need the extra security and cameras around.
Ownership and the people who control the media play a big part in the film and within society. Marxism - the middle class white men to feedback and to their job by maintaining and asserting their authority. What we get told from the media we are made to believe as the media - (such as in the film) for people in society to believe that Muslims are the main cause of Terrorism and are Terrorists, leading on to the theory of all group of the Islamic ethnicity are targeted as Terrorists, and within society looked upon differently, creating a divide and the Muslim race to rebel to try and prove that it is not right and who they really are.
The drama 'Britz' is a very good example as to how the British born muslim race is now represented as it shows the challenges they are faced with around them and towards other people and how hard they have to fight and convince the ones around them they are not Terrorists. They do this by the use of MIGRAIN. The costumes worn by the characters - Sohail main character and his sister and college friends dress casually as they go to college and are now mature and dree in english clothing as they are brought up in Britain despite what religion they are and what they should be wearing according to their religion. Colonialism - This could come into play, as the children are British born as their parents have come over to the UK and are noe living here, effects what they believe in and the way that they dress as they are influenced by what is around them and the way they have been bought up and where they have brush off on them and take in some of the British ways. The mother however, stereotypically wears indian clothing - a suit. As the mother she is around the house as she is the nuturer of the family and the housewife to her husband.
In the praying scene of the drama, they are dressed covering their hair by the males wearing a hat to cover their head and females wearing a scarf covering the hair and head too. The father of the family wears a typical gown worn by muslims.
The mise-en-scene and the setting of where and what has been placed within the scene may also be doen to show the way they are living - a muslim family living British ways. The scene in the kitchen when eating shows the family sitting around the table a historical and led on like ritual - sitting around the table at dinner time takes place, which shows the British ways they live. Showing the change within society and homes of ethnic minorities in Britain.
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