History Film / ThisIsEngland

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Combo and Banjo are introduced pulling a horrible prank on the rest of the gang. After the ruse is revealed, Combo goes on a racist, slur-filled rant that puts the other characters ill at ease.

* PowerWalk: Done twice. The first time is very light-spirited, highlighting Shaun's acceptance into Woody's gang. The second time is much darker in tone, when Shaun [[spoiler:joins Combo's gang of skinheads, who are much more violent and racist than Woody's]].

* AsianStoreOwner: He bans Shaun early on for continuing to read a magazine without paying despite a couple of warnings, and [[spoiler:gets his DisproportionateRetribution later on]].

''This Is England'' is a 2006 British drama film written and directed by Shane Meadows. The story centres on young skinheads in England in 1983. The film illustrates that skinhead subculture, whose 1960s roots include elements of black culture, especially ska, soul and reggae music, became adopted by white nationalists, which led to divisions within the skinhead scene.

* AsianStoreOwner: He bans Shaun early on for continuing to read a magazine without paying despite a couple of warnings, and [[spoiler:gets his DisproportionateRetribution later on.]]

** Any mention of the Falklands War sends 12 year old Shaun berserk with rage. He assaults Harvey and Combo (the former a much older teen, the latter a grown man) with varying results.

* BigBrotherInstinct: The skinheads are protective of Shaun and motivate him to socialize and have fun. When Pukey is thrown out of Combo's car for questioning his ideology he tries to get Shaun to come with him out of obvious concern. A dark example happens at the end when [[spoiler: Banjo prioritizes holding Shaun down while Milky is beaten by Combo so Shaun will not get hit himself.]]

%%* MacheteMayhem: Combo's .

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After Combo lays the smackdown on Milky, Banjo, Meggy and Shaun in a blind rage, he collapses into a heap and starts crying over Milky's senseless body.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Gadget, Lol, Woody, [[TokenBlackFriend Milky]], [[MeaningfulName Combo]], Banjo, Smell...]

* PowerWalk: Done twice. The first time is very light-spirited, highlighting Shaun's acceptance into Woody's gang. The second time is much darker in tone, when Shaun [[spoiler: joins Combo's gang of skinheads, who are much more violent and racist than Woody's.]]
* RapeAsDrama: Combo remembers having sex with Lol as a beautiful experience. Lol remembers it as her being barely legal, pissed off her head and definitely not in a position to consent. Naturally, she reacts to his attempts to make romantic advances with disgust and rejection.
* StrawmanPolitical: {{Averted}} - both Combo's and some of the National Front members' arguments for their beliefs are really made by nationalists, whether you [[MisaimedFandom take them]] or [[DeliberateValuesDissonance leave them]].
* TakingTheHeat: Also a NoodleIncident-Combo went to prison for something Woody did in the past.

* ToxicFriendInfluence: Combo is this too Shaun ultimately. Through Combo genuinely cares about Shaun, he is making him a worse person by transmitting his own far-right beliefs to him.

* MacheteMayhem: Combo's WeaponOfChoice.

* BigBrotherInstinct: The skinheads are protective of Shaun and motivate him to socialize and have fun.

%%* MoodWhiplash

* TitleDrop: During Combo's racist rant around the film's midway point, setting up the themes of the remainde rof the film.

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* BaldOfAwesome: The entire original skinhead gang, basically a bunch of disaffected bald teenagers out to have fun. It's notable that the teens all wear their hair cropped down to short stubble rather than razored down to the skin, as was the style at the time.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Gadget, Lol, Woody, [[TokenBlackFriend Milky]], [[MeaningfulName Combo]], Banjo, [[UnfortunateNames Smell...]]

* BlackBestFriend: Milky is Woody's oldest and best friend, and the token black guy in the gang.

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Gadget, Lol, Woody, [[BlackBestFriend Milky]], [[MeaningfulName Combo]], Banjo, [[UnfortunateNames Smell...]]

* AxCrazy: An externally subdued form in Combo, but the guy definitely has issues. Violent ones.

* TheEighties: Set in 1983.

* BaldOfAwesome: The entire original skinhead gang, basically a bunch of disaffected bald teenagers out to have fun.

* PowerWalk: Done twice. The first time is very light-spirited, highlighting [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Shaun's acceptance into Woody's gang.]] The second time is much darker in tone, when Shaun [[spoiler: joins Combo's gang of skinheads, who are much more violent and racist than Woody's.]]