The impact Shane meadows has made

[chrisway]

Hi
I am doing my final media a-Level exam next week; for my exam I had to choose a topic area (Crime in British film) and a question (What Contribution has Shane Meadows made to the British crime genre?). For the question I have to do a large amount of research which was mainly textual analysis of deadmans shoes and This is England. I have seen both a countless amount of times now and am feeling fairly comfortable with that side of the exam.
I was really hoping to get other peoples views on how he has made an impact on the british crime genre.
Really hope to hear from you soon
Chris

[GR]

Welcome aboard, Chris. Good luck with your exam!

I'm not all that familiar with the crime genre; but as a fan of British films in general, I really think it's refreshing to see ones that actually take place outside of London once in a while. And I can appreciate how a filmmaker like Shane Meadows is willing and able to give some insight on life in the Midlands, which I don't often see represented onscreen. (As depicted especially in DMS, it may not be pretty, but Meadows clearly knows his subject -- the kind of stuff people can get away with in a small town when nobody is looking and everything just gets sort of "swept under the rug.")

[Davros]

Shane Meadows > Room For Romeo Brass > Paddy Considine > Hot Fuzz ;D