Hot Fuzz - Its All British!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpeYvuV5J_I&feature=player_embedded

(this is there first 10 minutes of Hott Fuzz)

The sound in the first 30 seconds of the opening titles is dedicated to whistles and sirens of British police through the ages, this is not only the first of many major references to Britain it also tells us that the police force has changed from a whistle to a generated siren. 

The next icon of Britain is when Simon Pegg holds up his ID badge, this also relates to the American audience as both forces hold badges but to prove its British it has a the crown on the badge, relating to the Queen. 

He also speaks with a noticeable English accent. And when he talks us through his qualifications and where he has studied he uses allot of noticeable British places such as; London, Canterbury, Hendon.

In this screenshot we can see there is a predominant colour of blue which has connotations with the British police force.

Here in the background we can see a run down factory which is left over from the Industrial Revolution, and in the foreground the houses / street is very british.

When we see Simon Pegg as Nicholas Angel here he is wearing a full traditional British poice uniform, the hat particularly emphasises how British this is and behind him the structure hows lions which has a correlation with the British, there is also the obvious of the Union Flag.

This is a snap shot of Angel in China town a specific and well known place in London.

This shot has a chav in which is often associated with British culture.

These four scences are all of sport and very British sports like; chess, fencing, martial arts and running.

If you can make out in this he is using hand cuffs which i know are universal but still they have a special link to Britain. When he explains how he got stabbed in the hand he uses the phrase "father christmas" which is mainly what British people call him where ass American tend to use "Saint Nicholas".

This is one of the most obvious British links with Vodafone and then with UK added on the end.

This emphasis the Britishness because we call them taxis in Britain where in USA the use the term "Cab".

This an extremely British road sign with the colours and the rose which is called the English Rose and comes from two roses in England previously.

This shows a church which are everywhere in the UK but in other countries they are less and they loom different.

If you can see the 3 signs are for the AA, Best Western and an other company sporting the English Rose again. It is alo raining in the shot which is what kost most people think of the weather in Britain.

The decor in this room is highly Scottish again making a reference to Britain. also in the script is the word "hag" which relates to old Britain. 

These two shots show a swan and the word "Castle" both which only really occur in Britain. In the final part he also goes to a "pub" whereas americans go to a "bar".