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why does most UK movies show people living in slums?

posted 10 years ago by abubin
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In this movie, we see this guy sort of living in some sort of slums. The place is full of graffiti and vandalism. The place he stays are full of thugs and punks. And the gay guy he invited to his home even said the place is worth a fortune. An apartment in a bad neighborhood worth a fortune?

I am not referring specifically to this movie alone. Some of the other UK movies (usually low budget) also show these people living in similar neighborhood.

So my question is, is unemployment rate in UK (especially London) really that bad? Are the law in UK really that lax until youth can easily go rotten? Doing nothing whole day but hang around talk crap and bullying people and other bad stuffs?

[–] darrylb-dj 9 years ago

Not really. UK gang films are set in slums just in the same way US gang films are set in slums. Similarly all mafia movies are shot in a certain locations etc

There was a heavy gang theme to this film which wouldn't really have worked if Jamie lived in a posh area.

The UK however does like producing movies in the same vein so I can see why you'd say this to a point however try watching a British Rom com and you'll certainly see different locations