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A-Level exam answer: How useful has an ideological critical approach been in understanding key characters in This Is England and We Need To Talk About Kevin?

Both Shane Meadows’ This is England and Lynne Ramsay’s We Need To Talk About Kevin centre around the difficulties associated with teenage boys approaching adulthood, however whereas This Is England revolves around Shaun as the central protagonist, …Kevin pursues an alternative perspective, using the title character as a focal point to explore the identity of his mother, Eva. Although the spectator will automatically form their … Continue reading A-Level exam answer: How useful has an ideological critical approach been in understanding key characters in This Is England and We Need To Talk About Kevin?

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Lynne Ramsay’s American Killers: ‘We Need To Talk About Kevin’ and ‘You Were Never Really Here’

Throughout her directorial career, Lynne Ramsay has consistently sought to consider themes of violence and death. But whereas her earlier films (1999’s ‘Ratcatcher’; 2002’s Morvern Callar) explore the lives of people dealing with loss, her recent work is more concerned with those who inflict violence. Both ‘We Need To Talk About Kevin’ (2011) and ‘You Were Never Really Here’ (2017) explore the motivations and psychology … Continue reading Lynne Ramsay’s American Killers: ‘We Need To Talk About Kevin’ and ‘You Were Never Really Here’

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