My Beautiful Launderette Reviews:
These reviews are very similar in terms that they all describe
the same sort of aspects. For example it explains the synopsis of the film, the
main characters and the influence which they have on the film itself, all of
the different reviews explain the huge impact which Thatcherism has and how
during this period of time the citizens of the UK had to work extremely hard in
terms of manual labour to try and reach the top. It also goes on to explain how
Omar and Johnnies passionate sexual relationship is very unique and symbolic
because for the time it was very unique for a Pakistani and a British person to
have a relationship however this goes one step further because they are two men
which is even more unique. One of the particular goes into a lot more depth
about how it was actually filmed it was originally shot on 16mm, it
was so well received by critics at the Edinburgh
Film Festival that it was internationally distributed for cinema
on 35mm
My Review:
My Beautiful Launderette (Stephen Fears, 1985) is a very
unique and up and coming film, it is constantly challenging and breaking
boundaries which British Asian films had never gone before which explains how
innovative the director Stephen Fears and the producers are trying to be.
The film is set in 1985 and it takes a huge in depth look of
how the Asian communities and British communities are portrayed during this
time and how they constantly clashed. It is challenging the problems which both
different types of communities have faced under Thatcherism. It is ground
breaking because of how in depth the film goes into issues such as: sexuality,
race, class and generational difference, which ultimately appeals to a large
target audience. For example Johnny and Omar have a huge sexual and passionate
gay relationship which is breaking many boundaries because many audiences hadn’t
seen a gay relationship at the time, however this pushes it even further
because they see a relationship between a Pakistani and a British person which
challenges it even more and confuses the issue between them all even more which
has caused much outrage between the target audiences.
The renovated laundrette too plays a crucial role. It is a
place of comfort for Omar and Johnny, kind of like a home they built and
decorated. The customers are amused by the beauty of it. A fascinated Nasser
dances with his girlfriend while the customers eagerly wait outside. Thus, it
becomes a place of comfort for many and it symbolises the Thatcherism era
because if you work hard you will be successful.
In conclusion the whole film is very ground breaking and has
many different symbolic meanings which are displayed throughout the whole film
and possibly it could have contributed to creating more conflict between
British and Asian audiences because the features of the film are very easy to
replicate in real life during the 1980’s.
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