'Gone Too Far' Film Review and Debate

Director Destiny Ekaragha and screenwriter Bola Agbaje made their feature debut with this

comedy about south London teenagers and black British identity. There are some funny touches and moments of freewheeling energy, but it is too broad, with acting and directing styles that are a little like afternoon TV. Yemi (Malachi Kirby) is a young guy born and raised in Peckham who is nervous about meeting his older brother for the first time. Iku (OC Ukeje) has just arrived from Nigeria, an individual whose habits and way of talking Yemi finds deeply annoying. Their personal tensions form part of a larger local malaise, with Jamaicans disliking Africans on the grounds that these were the people who sold out them to the white slavers. The film may be uncertain and undeveloped, though there is potential: I liked the embarrassment of Yemi and Iku having a deafening argument in, of all places, the library.

"This house believes that films featuring ethnic minorities should only be produced by those who have the ethnic identity being represented."

I disagree with this statement because I think the main thing is how well you are aware of situations in order to portray them from a first hand perspective. I think certain individuals are able to understand things better than others despite their race or the colour of their skin. The exploration of ethnic minorities is something that potentially needs to be reflected on screen, therefore if the producer was of the same ethnicity then potentially they may be able to efficiently reflect themselves on-screen but I do not think that this is always the case as individuals are able to learn from their surroundings and therefore pick up on aspects of different group to therefore gain a better understand.