Representation

The people, places and groups represented in this poster are: men, women, teenagers, young adults,  youths, West London, estates, black males, white females, mixed race male.

The stereotype of black men being aggressive/violent is eminent in this poster this is shown by the fact that one of the black men positioned at the right of the poster carrying a baseball bat which could be used as a harmful weapon and the fact that he is wearing a hoodie. 

The preferred reading of this film poster is that the youths are simply a group of friends going through the many struggles that come with adulthood. Perhaps, this was to get the message across that teenagers go through a lot despite their young age and so the creator might have wanted the audience to get a feel of what it's like for teens as a whole in our modern day society.

The oppositional reading of this film poster is that the creator was trying to communicate that young black people are dangerous, violent, aggressive and anti-social. The boy on the right who's costume involves a hoodie which almost hides his face and a prop involving a baseball bat that can be used as a weapon is an example of this as it could be implying that young black male are dangerous. Additionally, it could be communicating that those who reside in council homes will end up with the same and will become gang members.