Summary of attack the block research

From researching the blockbuster action film 'Attack the block' from the director and writer Joe Cornish, I have found that Cornish wanted to portray to his audience, being over 15's, a different view on teenagers that the stereotypical portrayal in most films of young people. In the film Joe Cornish starts with the stereotype and goes in totally the opposite direction when the alien invasion begins. The film is inspired and set in the place where Cornish grew up in South London. The idea for the film came when Joe Cornish was mugged by a group of  young South London kids. During interview he talks openly about this experience maybe because for him it was a major influence in writing Attack The Block  The actor in the film were not stage school kid because Cornish wanted the film to be authentic, partly to keep the production seem really and also for Cornish he wanted to include them in the production. Being helping with the costume choices and setting the scene for there rooms. I think this came across well in the film and for me made it easier to associate  with the actors on a more personal level and i think this came across more as the film went on. 

Joe Cornish wanted the film to be a fun, escapist, fantasy, adventure in the hope that the film will appeal to all kinds of people.Through research I have found that the film cost in total £8 million to make which is a small amount compared to £1,133,859 which the film made during the opening weekend after the release date on 15th May 2011 just in the UK, played in 352 screens. I found that the films production companies were Studio Canal, Film4, UK Film council and Big Talk Production these are a few without mentioning the distributors and the special effect companies. Compare to big high budget blockbusters that you associate with the 'big six'  major film studios.

For a low budget film i think that attack the block was a well made exiting film, I also like how Joe Cornish kept the aliens 'in the dark' and left it to your imagination. One think that that I thought  was bad about the film was that you never actually found out why the aliens were attacking the block.