How far does representation of a particular social group change over time?

The films Alfie and Kidulthood represent Britishness very differently. The 60's film Alfie represents British language and characters as quite stereotypical. We can see this in scenes like when Alfie comes home to Gilda, they use cockney language and many slang terms which was common for their class. In relation to this, in Kidulthood, the language is very different and less stereotypical for British people. We can see this in almost every scene, especially in the courtyard of the school. Although you could argue that this shows how language has developed, it still shows how there's a language gap between classes. The classes in both of these films have their own, private slang terms. For example we can see this in the girls who commits suicide's house, her parents speak in a more proper way than most the other characters in the film who are lower/working class. This gap in the classes relates to Stryker's theory of Identity and labels as the kids adapt their language to the people around them because they belong to that group. In our opinion we think that none of these representations are relatable to use as they are representing Londoners specifically.


You could use more media terminology when describing the examples given to reinforce the points made. you should include textual analysis and theorist terminology more. Also you could explain the examples given in more detail so that the reader can understand what is going on.