Media Representations

The movie 'Green Street', represents the world of 'football hooliganism'...it shows the lives of men that devote themselves to football and support a particular team. However, it also shows the other side of their lives where they earn a living and have their own problems within their families. The film's protagonist is represented by, Charlie Hunnam, who plays the character of 'Pete Dunham'. He is the head of the GSE (Green Street Elite) that support West Ham United. Pete's character is represented accurately, since he is shown as a wild football leader as well as a normal guy trying to support himself during the week as a history teacher. He messes up along the way because of his lifestyle and his brother sometimes has to help him out.

The character of Matt Buckner, played by 'Elijah Wood' is the opposite of Pete. His character is supposed to be naive and innocent as he enters into Pete's world. This representation is also accurate because Matt is influenced by the GSE and ends up joining his firm. The reason that I think this is accurate is because situations like this occur in real life, where innocent guys are lured into 'gangs'. In 'Green Street', Matt aspires to be like Pete and begins to idolize him as the film goes on...