Teen movies are not just for teenagers, though they focus on different aspects of the teenage life, adults still can learn a thing or two from them. Everyone has seen a teen movie at some point in their lifetime whether the person is older or a teenager. One element most teen movies have in common is that most of the time there is more than one setting the movie takes place in. In Will Gluck’s 2010 movie Easy A, most of the movie takes place in Olive Penderghast’s (Emma Stone) high school, Ojai North High School. Another major place where the movie takes place is her bedroom. These are two important places for a teenager during these years. An analysis of teen movies, specifically Easy A, reveals that the setting, either at school or in the student’s bedroom, plays a critical role in …show more content…
Since most teenagers are trying to figure out life and the shift in hormones, their bedroom is the safe place. This is evident in the Easy A, because the only place Olive feels secure is in the comfort of her bedroom, but unfortunately for her, the bedroom is also the area of which the lies are about. Though most teens find their bedroom a source of escape from life, school, and everyday troubles, there are a few who find that school is a source of escape from the troubles of family and home life. If for some reason the teenager is having problems at home it is more likely that that teenager will find another place or other things to be their escape from the world. According to NCANDS statistics for 2005 there was, "an estimated 3.3 million referrals of child abuse or neglect were received by public social service or CPS agencies" (American Humane Association). Though this does not take place in Easy A, her parents are super supportive of Olive and all that she does, it does happen in other teen films and certainly happens in real
This brief essay examines racism in the 1974 motion picture Conrack. The movie is an adaptation of Pat Conroy's autobiography, The Water Is Wide. The main character, Conrack, a young white male teacher portrayed by Jon Voight, is assigned to teach students from poor black families on a small island off the coast of South Carolina. The small community has little contact with the outside world and develops its own language. He finds the students essentially illiterate and their education neglected by state authorities. Poverty and their race cause neglect of their educational needs. The black school principal has convinced the students they are stupid and lazy. Conroy begins teaching the students useful, essential life skills. The community has no interest in learning about anything away from the island. The community has lived in fear of a nearby river because none can swim. While trying to improve the students' level of knowledge and their enthusiasm for
Hollywood itself plays an enormous role on how we as a nation see our society. We life for the dramas, love stories, fairytales, and action pact block-busters we so desperately need to observe every weekend. However, the larger question is, how much of Hollywood’s film making is actual fact compared to what the public wants to see. Throughout Robert Bulman’s Hollywood Goes to High School, we can see how film making can alter the vision of public and private education. Bulman analyzes how films on the poor urban schooling, middle-class suburban schooling, and high elite private schooling can sometimes mislead society’s perception on education. Despite Hollywood’s biases to happy endings and the ability to win over the crowd, Bulman believes that Hollywood has gotten the American education somewhat correct. However, American culture is constantly playing a role on our interpretation of education through social class, historical events in the past and racial/ethnic biases.
Paper Towns is about a boy named Quentin Jacobsen and his childhood friend Margo Roth Spiegelman. When they were kids, they spent a lot of time together, but as they grew up, they also grew apart. Then, one day, Margo shows up at Quentin’s window, asking him to help her. They then spend the night seeking revenge on Margo’s high school friends who she says have wronged her. The next day, Margo disappears, which isn’t uncommon for Margo. But this time, Quentin gets involved in the mystery until, eventually, he’s the only one still looking. Quentin believes Margo wants to be found and has left a trail of clues for him. After searching for a while, Quentin finds the clue that leads him to Agloe, New York, where Margo is. Quentin and his friends take a road trip there, to find out that Margo isn’t what Quentin expected at all.
The psychological disorder that was illustrated in the movie Silver Linings Playbook is bipolar disorder. The main character is Pat Solitano and he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when he nearly beat his wife’s lover to death.
David Denby thoroughly explains the distinction between the reality of high school life to what is portrayed in movies in the article, “High-School Confidential: Notes on Teen Movies.” He argues that many of these movies are extremely predictable and all have the same story line. Denby gives numerous examples of the cliché teen movie, which entails the skinny, blonde popular girl and her jock boyfriend who, let’s face it, has his shining moments in life, in high school. Denby’s main objective throughout this article is to distinguish whether these films reflect reality, or just what we imagine to be reality. He also touches on the other side of the social spectrum which usually consists of a quiet, female outsider who is known to be smart and
Orson Wells’ film Citizen Kane received terrific reviews as soon as it opened in 1941. While the average movie buff would not value Citizen Kane as much, for the critics, directors and film students: it provides a technical handbook as to the nuts and bolts of how a film is to be assembled. It has now been chosen as the greatest American film in a number of polls due to the many remarkable scenes and performances, cinematic and narrative techniques and experimental innovations in photography, editing and sound.
Introduction It should be noted that the way a film is planned, designed and the environment and culture in which the film is acted are very important in understanding the theme, message and the purpose of a movie. A poorly planned movie or film, for example, may not pass the right message. Using the movie entitled Boys N the Hood, this paper will exemplify why planning, design, environment, culture and society are crucial towards understanding the general message, theme and purpose of the movie. The analysis will be based on thesis statement that the movie entitled Boys N the Hood is a high quality movie because it is well-planned, designed, contextualized and should at least express one cultural or societal issue. The key areas that shall be analyzed include the setting, the friends, the language, the title, and the environment.
Since the genre first took off in the 1950’s, teen films have been among the most popular film genres around the world with young people. In many of these popular films, we see the same thing over and over again: recurring roles. Fictional characters in these movies are often relied upon to fill destined roles to enhance the level of entertainment brought to the viewer. The author of the article “High School Confidential”, David Denby uses descriptive diction, syntax and comparative writing to appeal to the audience, and give the reader a sense of familiarity to the characters seen in these movies. Denby’s use of rhetoric also brings about another topic of discussion
When comparing these two films it can be seen that despite the 40 year gap between the 2 films there are some aspects that have remained the same or very similar e.g. the want to be accepted by peers. This is because there are simply certain problems that are associated with teenage years irrespective of environment, etc.…
Both Footloose movies are almost the same, they were just created almost 30 years apart. The original Footloose came out in 1984, and in 2011, the remake of Footloose followed. Although there is hardly ever a remake that’s better than an original, this one seems to be an exception. If the viewer takes into consideration the acting and dancing of the characters, the plot and racial diversity, and the advancements in technology, they will find that the newer version is much better than the older one.
The Soloist (Foster, Krasnoff & Wright, 2008), is based on a true story of Nathaniel Anthony Ayers Jr. who develops psychosis and becomes homeless. In the film, Nathaniel is considered a cello genius who is discovered on the streets by Steve Lopez, a journalist from the Los Angeles Times. Steve was searching for a city story and he decided to write a newspaper article about Nathaniel. Nathaniel always had a passion for music. He was a child prodigy and attended Juilliard School of Music. However, he faced many complications at Juilliard, particularly hearing voices speaking to him. Unable to handle the voices, Nathaniel dropped out and ended up living on the streets of Los Angeles. Steve and Nathaniel develops an unexpected friendship, in which Steve tries to help Nathaniel to live a normal life; having a home, treat his mental disorder, and to fulfil his dream of being a cellist again.
Hands down the 90's were the best decade for movies. On July 19, 1995, a movie called Clueless was released. Clueless Is about a young, rich, teen in high school who tries to boost a Fellow classmate, but ends up falling in love. The three leading Roles Cher, Dionne, and Tai were strong, independent, yet still Vulnerable. Clueless showed young girls that they can be popular, Smart, beautiful, and independent without a man. "Cher, Dionne, and Tai taught me to hold my head high and that my standards were my own, were valid, and deserved respect." ("8 Reasons Why "Clueless" Was the Most Progressive Teen Film of the 1990s," 2015). March 23, 1990, Pretty Women was released, a film about a woman named Vivian Ward who had to found a living by working
In “High-School Confidential: Notes on Teen Movies” David Denby criticizes movies portraying high school. He writes “The most commercial and frivolous of genres harbor a grievance against the world” (426). In many movies starting in the early 90’s you began to see an extreme amount of disrespect to adults from teenagers. High school movies are filled with unruly
Youth have a certain quality and charisma that has made making films about them not only an interesting endeavor but also fundamental to cinema (Shary, 2002). Representative of hope and change, children are viewed as the future. Youth culture, with its ‘here today and gone tomorrow’ kind of dynamic, suggests that children are also the future of film. For decades the film industry has relied on young audiences for patronage and also looked to youth for inspiration and just the kind of material that makes a relevant and refreshing script (Shary, 2002). Youth-oriented film has subsequently become a genre all its own (Shary, 2002). A history of American youth cinema would indicate no different. It is thus interesting to explore youth-oriented films and how films across time, namely Lolita (1962), Marathon Man (1976), Rain Man (1988), Kids (1995), and The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), have depicted youth culture, specifically the theme of “Coming-Of-Age.”
Take a moment and think about how difficult it is going through an unexpected change having to do with leaving your old life, your hometown, and even your house by force. Well, that's what you call a sudden change that may leave a long-term effect on a person. Based on true story, In the book Night, movie called Life is Beautiful and article named “ The Journey to Europe: One Syrian refugee’s story” all show terrible experience through sudden changes of a person due to Religion and way life is going on in their own hometown that changes a person for life, but after going through the change they're able to continue a normal life.