BLUE STORY is a tragic tale of a friendship between Timmy and Marco, two young boys from opposing postcodes. Timmy, a shy, smart, naive and timid young boy from Deptford, goes to school in Peckham where he strikes up a friendship with Marco, a charismatic, streetwise kid from the local area. Although from warring postcodes, the two quickly form a firm friendship until it is tested and they wind up on rival sides of a street war. Blue Story depicts elements of Rapman’s own personal experiences and aspects of his childhood. The messages he aims to send through his works are positive ones, aimed at inspiring kids from difficult backgrounds to turn away from local gangs.
The content of this film is of specific interest to young black men, when the Brixton Academy have Hip Hop or Grime artists playing the level of security and fencing reflects the task the venue believe they will have controlling the crowd.
This film appeals to and is focusing on groups where a significant contingent are inclined to be lawless, they come out to see how they are depicted. The level of disengagement from what could be considered the societal norms by these young men is a reflection of the society they live in and the role models and media influences they adopt.
The film highlights racist authority figures and the tribal nature of post code gangs. ManDem Deptford versus Peckham versus Lewisham versus Brixton versus Stockwell simmer away on a continual basis with blood on the pavement at all too frequent intervals.
