What is your view of how masculinity is defined in the film?

The masculinity is quite dominate in the film "This is England" The way all of charatures are dress including the women is quite very male oriented. For example the women have there heads shaved and dress very similar to the men ,in context the reasoning for this is that in the 1980s women felt dis empowered for at that time working class women didn't have equal rights to men , many women were expected to be domestic house wife and as a way of rebelling and to compensate they dressed very masculine.

Discuss the theme of loss-of-innocence/coming-of-age in the film?

The main subject in the film is Shaun, and this seeking an identity. I think as the movie progress there is definaly a loss of innocence s and vulnerability towards Shaun. he stats off as this young outcast, being bullied for the way he looks.  As a adolescent he is seeking belonging as well as an identity , however when being accepted by the skin head subculture he loses his vulnerability and gains a a sense of belonging. 

The atmosphere of the film competently changes when then main heard skin head turns up. When watching the film you could feel the loss of innocent when the hard core skins heads are introduced for woody and his group are quite immature and act like young kids however the older skin and hardcore skin heads are Superior to woody and his group.