The characters usually come across a typical, middle class, working Englishman. But when it comes to the weekend when they go to watch their home team. Home or away. They will join their pals and scrap against any opposing fans that are looking for the same thing as they are. A bit of violence. Any football hooligan film you could think of gives this same representation.
As there would be in any normal friendship group there is always the person who is loud and very obnoxious as they like to attract undue attention to oneself. This person usually runs the group/firm when comes to the violence on a weekend. Throughout the film they usually are centered at the front of the crowd like Pete, the firm leader in the beige coat, is shown is this shot from Green Street.
They are also seen as being hostile due to their love for fighting. All of this creates characters that would typically not b liked. But due to their charismatic nature it makes them lovable rogues in which the audience root for. Another typical character involved in these films is the comic relief, this character is important to make the film feel realistic and also put a bit of a comedic spin on it, as it would just make the group feel unrealistic if there was n comic relief character. An example of this character would be the actor Danny Dyer who plays the role of Tommy Johnson in The Football Factory.
I wish to take the mannerisms of these characters and used them within my own film which will give it a feel of one of the classic football hooligan films.
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