"ill manors" analysis
Analysing the music video for "ill Manors" by Plan B "This isn't a song that glorifies violence, riots and looting. Rather, it is an attempt to satirise the views of those with greater means when they judge the less fortunate. Although it appears to promote a self-fulfilling prophecy of anti-social behaviour, it is using media assumptions of the current political and economic situation as a lampoon. All in all a very well written song."-YouTube comments The music video starts with the sound of an old dirty truck with it's engine running before the music starts to set the mood and atmosphere the kind of pace they are in, while presenting an exponential shot of the area. The close up shot of Ben here makes him seem more aggresive and threatening towards the audience which carries his idea of being from a council house and violent. Plan-B is best when he writes about social alienation. This song rails against how a whole swath of society has be...
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