To what extent are the characters in the Urban Stories you have viewed victims of a more dominant social and political ideology?

To what extent are the characters in the Urban Stories you have viewed victims of a more dominant social and political ideology?

In both films I have studied 'La Haine' and 'Princesas' there is a recurring theme of race. In 'La Haine' the 3 main characters Vinz, Said and Hubert could be argued that they are victims of social ideologies, this is shown through the scene where the media show up to get interviews about the riots and this is shot like a documentary/News style. Also it is shot from a high angel to show that they have a loss of power and deemed as animals in cages. I could argue that they have been made victims by themselves and the media in this situation. But not all the character's ideologies are the same there is always a more violent one in a group, in this group it is Vinz because he likes action films and the violence in them where as Hubert is different. This is shown when Hubert is in his room and through the mise en scene the audience gains his view on race and equality. The theme of a violent person in each group is relevant in the police force as well, it could be argued that there is two scenes where this is shown, one where Hubert and Said are getting tortured by the police and the trainee doesn't agree, and also the scene at the end with the police and the gun, he ends up accidentally killing Vinz. In 'La Haine' people are victims of Political ideologies because the people living in the projects are separated because they are viewed as not 'being French' but also the police are put in a difficult position because they are sent to keep the peace in an environment that maybe they don't agree with, this is shown when a police officer steps in and helps Hubert and Vinz after Said starts something in the hospital.
In 'Princesas' the social ideologies are that the women are not proud of what they do for a living, this is shown when Caye doesn't tell her family what she does for a living. But these women see it as the easiest way to get women and also the believe they have all the power because they say how much, when and where but in reality they don't have power because they want the business, this is shown through Caye's character, she wants a boob job to get more business she does her hair differently because it helps with business. The political ideologies in the film are complicated because prostitutes can advertise for business in the newspaper, it is more accepted but the political ideologies in the film deal with the issue and being an immigrant and what they have to go through, this is shown through Zulema and who she has to sleep with and put up with to get working papers.
In 'City of God' social ideologies are that you will not get anywhere if you are not in a gang and protected by them, this is seen through the montage scene when people are signing up to the two different gangs, these people are of all ages. Also in this film there is a more violent character which is Li'l Ze, this is seen throughout the whole film, and the montage sequence where he is just shooting people. But Li'l Ze obsessed with power and he can not get enough, this is shown through the scene when he is talking to Benny about getting more power you have to take out the best and through the mise en scene and dialogue the audience learns that drug dealer with all the gold is the one that needs to be taken out. But Rocket is a different type of character in urban stories, there seems to be no escape from the gangs and that lifestyle but Rocket manages to make it out in a sense. Rocket grow up with an older brother and a caring father, both of these men didn't want him to go into the life of crime, so Rocket preferred to shot a camera than a gun. Becoming a photographer was his way out and he worked hard to get there, starting from the bottom. the political ideologies in this film are similar to the social ones in a way that the police are corrupt and think about what would happen if they committed the crimes, also the police don't go after the gang leaders or drug dealers. In 'City of God' the political ideologies are different to the other films, this is shown through the corrupt cop such as Melon Head. Melon head has been corrupt from the start asking the other police what they would do with the money that the Tender trio stole, but his corruption is shown through the scene just after 'Uncle Sam' Charlie sold the guns to both sides of the war, Melon Head profited from the war which he should have been stopping.