Write about the similarities between the representations of youth in “A Clockwork Orange” and “Kidulthood”

In the film "Kidulthood" the youth is portrayed in what could be said as quite a scary way; although the intention if the director was to shock the audience, it could be argued that in fact some people do live this way. The youth in "Kidulthood" are very interested in "playground politics" and it's all about the social hierarchy of the school. To gain higher statues around the school the teenagers use a lot of violence to physically  and literally bully their way to the top. Sam who is not in uniform still walks around the playground threatening people and winding people up to beat someone else up. Another way in which people try to gain a higher status is by claiming to have slept with various different people.  The youth in this film seem very intimidating and even the teachers don't appear to have any authority over them and seem quite scared of some of the teenagers.

Similarly in "A Clockwork Orange" the teenagers use a lot of violence and talk about sex a lot. However, in contrast to "Kidulthood", the boys in "A Clockwork Orange" don't seem too worried about gaining social status, their use of violence appears to be more out of enjoyment, they're exercising the power they have just from being young. There is no respect towards adults in "A Clockwork Orange" as they feel they can do whatever they want.

Although there are similarities in the actions of the youths in both "Kidulthood" and "A Clockwork Orange" the reasons for the actions both differ strongly.

Both sets of youths are ultimately portrayed in an intimidating way and they all act far more grown up than they actually are.