Bullet Boy, is a rites of passage gangland drama, that looks at the life of youth, living in Hackney, London. The film was released in the early 2000’s, at a certificate of 15 years of age. Bullet boy, directed by Saul Dibb, appears to be more appealing towards young people, probably of the male gender. Although, the adulthood of the world, could probably relate to it, as the same thing would have taken place in Hackney when they was teenagers; or something very similar. Bullet Boy was nominated for several awards, such as; Best actor, for Ashleigh Walters, and Reality of the year, unfortunately, none of them received the winner’s medals though.
The film is about, a family of three, and a father figure some may say, being Ricky’s (Ashley Walter’s) Mother’s Boyfriend. The film starts, with a young man lying on a prison cell floor, as if he is in his own world, thinking about things in general. Within the first couple of scenes of the film, the raw and aggressive reality is established, as Ricky is being released from jail, Wisdom, Ricky’s best friend, goes to pick him up, only to find Ricky’s’ younger brother in the boot on the way. On the way home from the prison, a car mirror is broken, and of course this causes uproar to rise, and the trio drive away from the scene after being confronted by other gangland members with an aggressive looking canine. As the film goes on, you see many different occurrences that gradually leads to sadness, upset and tension.
The best scene, in my opinion, had to be the shooting scene. Tension arises when Ricky, the main character, receives a phone call from best friend wisdom, who informs Ricky he needs his gun. The two meet, and go to confront the people who Wisdom wishes to shoot, whilst they are asleep. However gun shots fire and no one is killed, but the faces of Ricky have been seen by friends in the household, now their blood is wanted, which infuriates Ricky, as he wanted nothing to do with the whole charade. The reason in whi