Comparison Of Superbad And 21 Jump Street

Comparison

Superbad and 21 Jump Street fall in the same category when it comes to the frequency of how often the term is used. In both films, the term is used once every eight and a half minutes. Even though both movies feature two or more female main characters, the word dude is strictly used between men. The dude tokens most often occur in the setting of heterosexual male friendships, and the characters who make most use of the term conform to the stereotype of the laid-back male satirizing a stereotypical high school character. In the case of Superbad, the relationships between the three high schoolers Seth, Evan and Fogell and in the case of 21 Jump Street the relationship between Jenko and Schmidt, two police officers going undercover as students and living through a genuine high school experience for a couple of weeks.

However, the results of the use of the term dude in these movies stand in contrast to the use of the term in Funny People. Where the movie has a lot in common with

The huge discrepancy between Funny People and the movie duo of Superbad and 21 Jump Street can be explained by the difference in tone. The more serious comedy makes less use of the word yet still proves that it is accepted in the lexicon of the young American male. The results also underline the idea that the use of the word dude correlates to counter-culture: all main characters who used the word had different values and norms of that of mainstream America as they all satirized common stereotypes in American comedy films. Superbad satirized that of the geeks who lack social skills, 21 Jump Street played into the role of the stupid officers who are trying to fit in in high school and Funny People made light of the successful stand-up comedian who is not all that successful and the struggling