gone too far review

Gone Too Far, in short, is a film about the embarrassment and a goofy "yoyo" of emotions that two brothers go through - one native to South London and the other foreign with a funnily Nigerian tongue, who go through more things on the way than to simply pick up some grocery at a corner store for their mum... Their journey revolves around when the pair are forced to spend the day together on their Peckham estate Yemi is forced to confront local bullies, the unattainable girl of his dreams and his own African heritage, eventually teaching both of them the values of family and self-respect.

This journey, which then had the opportunity to demonstrate certain stereotypes of black minorities involved in certain anti-social behaviour such as being gang affiliated was definitely pushed in by the writer Bola Agbaje, who had discussed the ethos of her writing in this film. Perhaps this is an introduction into the influences life offers someone, juggling between a person's love life, sports, work, essentially what constitutes their stress and frustration, and this is perhaps what Agbaje wanted to subjectively express too, as said in her Q&A session. The fact that Yemi refused his foreign brother, and that his stroked ego couldn't afford to be lost in front of other characters presents us the social norms of London life, especially in a "ghetto-ish" area, where reputation is valued. The characters are generally good; they have chemistry and are relatable, purposely more to a viewer that is from London, specifically the south, and all adds up to make a more engaging and less passive viewership. However, in vice versa there is the exception of the London slang, whom presumably cannot be understood by foreign viewers to London, and as a result could remain a bit confused. 

This then comes to the conclusion that ethnic minorities should have the right to represent anyone, as it is a subjective representation view, and instead should create to express and not impress. It is also however objectively true that movies should be made regardless of the subjective opinions that disagree with it, as it is undoubtedly made for monetary reasons more than for the ethos of film making, as with mainstream Hollywood nowadays, example, Fast and Furious franchises. In other examples however, there is the slightly deragotry representation of certain groups such as the Muslim community, who is subject to discrimination and prejudicism, predominantly set catalyst by events such as the Twin Tower 9/11 bombings. Films such as American Sniper, United-93, create a sense of moral panic as people have been "fed" this kind of information although they may not necessarily be true. The realism aspect to it is what is the most affecting, hence the audience can relate more to it. Example, a south-east Londoner may feel more attached and have a significant impact simply because they're able to relate more, just as the relation between an American audience and American Sniper, United-93, audiences that feel that they're in the category.