Attack the Block

Attack the Block

Brief: Attack the Block follows an unlucky young woman and and a gang of tough inner-city kids who make an unlikely alliance to try to defend their turf against an invasion of savage alien creatures, turning a South London apartment complex into a war-zone. 

Attack the block was released in 13 May 2011. Follows the typical genre of Action, Thriller, Comedy and Sci- fi, which was writen and directed by Joe Cornish.  Attack the Block is mainly about 5 teenagers from the streets of South London, Peck ham, who kill an alien inside a garage. Then later on discover an invasion and therefore get geared up to eliminate all the aliens. Towards the end of the movie they realise that the aliens are here for vengeance and all here to kill Moses. Moses succeeds and kills all the aliens. He is then brought to surface by officers and arrested. The teenagers are dressed as typical street gang members, wearing black hoodies, caps and armed with weapons. At the start of the movie they robbed a ring form a lady, who later helps them survive. Their actions throughout the film later goes agaisnt the typical stereotypes of young teenagers on the streets of South London because they help the lady. 

This movie fitted perfectly in to its chosen genre of Action and Thriller. For example; towards the end of the film, Moses runs down the corridor carrying fire rockets, in order to blow up the aliens.   This movie was quiet uncomfortable as it had utilized scenes of animals ripping out the flesh of youngsters.