Vinz, a gang member, pulls his gun on a skinhead they have captured in an alley. Hubert goads Vinz to kill the skinhead, but Vinz is unable to pull the trigger, realizing his own anger and segregation. This pivotal moment marks a change in Vinz as he confronts his pride and violence, representing the deeper themes of power, poverty, and conflict faced in urban communities.

1. A2 FILM STUDIES – FM4 – URBAN STORIES – POWER, POVERTY & CONFLICT
The characters are attacked by a gang of white skin heads. Vinz pulls his gun (representing his anger) and they
take a single skin head to an alley.
Vinz holds the gun to the skin head’s head and threatens to pull the trigger.
Hubert, having enough of Vinz’s pride and arrogance goads him on saying “a good skinhead is a dead skinhead”
Vinz is unable to pull the trigger and a major change takes place within him.
Can Todorov’s theory of narrative be applied to this scene?
Explain your answer
How does Vinz’s inability to kill and his realisation that he is angry and segregated
impact upon the narrative?
You must include analysis of themes, micro elements and include some cultural /
historical context.

2. Notes