1. A teen film (movie) is a movie
directed to a group of people
known as teenagers ranging
from age 13 to 19. Since these
movies are made for teens,
teens are obviously the group
that watches them.
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3. Classically in teen movies where there is a teenaged girl who lives a poor
life and is treated like a slave by those around her, the girl will most likely
end up having a make over and meeting her prince charming which can
be seen in teen movies like ‘A Cinderella Story’. Also within this story
there are genres such as Comedy, Love and Romance
4. In teen movies if the main character has a brother or sister, that sibling will
most definitely be their polar opposite. From 10 things I hate about you ‘Kat’ is
portrayed as the typical teenager – being rebellious and an outcast, looking
down on everyone else in the school. Her sister ‘Bianca’ is the stereotypical
pretty popular blonde that has a deep love for her skechers. Also following
convention this movie is shot with locations such as a high school, party and
prom – places commonly associated with teenagers. In this teen movie there
are a mixture of sub-genres such as Drama, Comedy and Romance.
5. Within this film there are a bunch of popular rules that teen movies follow
such as being set in high schools, parties and of course the bedroom of a teen.
Also the classic characters of popular, pretty and rich blonde girl; ‘ghetto’
black boys, stoners and skaters are all present in this film. Following the
cliché of teen movies there are also other genres present in this movie such as
Comedy, Romance and even Coming-Of-Age.