The Edukated Fools Trailer Review

The Edukated Fools is all about youth, drugs and violence; surely it’s the next blockbuster film?

Its all about a clever teen, who finds his way into a life of crime…

Firstly I must say the use of editing effects was amazing! The flashy lights really gave a sene of chaos, which reflects the lifestyle of the protagonist.

The mise-en-scene really helps the audience to understand the genre of the film: Crime and Gangster genre. The setting, in a school, gives an insight to their target audience, young people. The use of sherbets to represent drugs is an original idea. There is a particular shot where a character wipes his face, but there still remains a powder on his face, which signifies he has used drugs. The use of iconography also reinforces the genre such as drugs, hooded jackets and fight scenes.

Stereotypes are used to represent characters well. According Stuart Hall’s theory, black people are represented either as criminals, victims or entertainers. This film reinforces a criminal stereotype as the protagonist is a black young male who sells drugs, and gets into a lot of fights (violence).

As the storyline is not over the top, the film doesn’t seem to have that much of an impact on me. It could be because we, as a society, have become desensitised to the issues of violence and crime. Especially as recently there has been a moral panic about knife crime in the UK. However I did feel catharsis as younger teens get up to “Big-Boss Bussiness!”

I think it is a good trailer and storyline, but the real excitement wasn’t there. However with a 3 of 5 stars it’s on its way to success…