Tight Jeans- script

 Tight Jeans

'Tight Jeans' is a short film set in Lewisham, which focuses on a group of three young men whose conversation about tight jeans spirals into a conversation about race, women and culture. The script of this film introduces the viewer to the individual personalities of each boy. On the far left in red there is Joseph, he is impatient and the one who sparks the conversation with his absurd wonderings about why black men don't wear tight jeans. He is also presented as the slightly dim member of the group as he mixes up emo and emu whilst Theo (far right) explains that emo is a sub-culture like punk. In the middle there is Marcus who acts as if he is clever but ends up spewing nonsense about the causes of slavery being related to the size of black men's penises. Finally, on the far right there is Theo who appears to be the leader of the group and probably the most intelligent. Theo seems to call the shots when Joseph wants to leave and appears as more of an older brother figure to the other two. The script covers deep topics concerning racial relations but it is done in way that makes it humorous rather than bombarding the viewer with intense political messages. The boys speak colloquially and engage in banter but ultimately end up stating the fact that Africans "populated this whole planet". This use of humour to state important messages and spark relevant debate make it a social realist film but also a light-hearted comedy that is accessible. 

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