Not Another Teen Movie

“I don’t think of kids as a lower form of the human species.”-John Hughes. The films of the late John Hughes culminated the influence of a generation in comedy, while marking an advent of cinematic ingenuity during the 1980’s. Selling jokes and working in the offices of National Lampoon Magazine, Hughes arrived on-screen in his early 30’s. Ushering in a series of teen hits such as, Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985), Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986), and Pretty in Pink (1986), Hughes established himself as a storyteller by attracting an array of audiences. In exploring the limitations of comedic cinema, he created a masterpiece with The Breakfast Club; a simple, yet powerful film that projected humor through teenage drama in a…

The genre of teen films was born in the 1950’s but became a fixture in pop culture following on the heels of movies from John Hughes in the 80’s. The genre of teen films encompasses movies that are directed towards a teen audience and are generally also about teens. They encompass essential components that reflect the teen experience: a defined social hierarchy that is usually disrupted during the course of the movie, conflict stemming from rebellion, and a romantic interest. All of these are…

Compared to the 22% of such teens who do not watch any R-rated movies in a typical month, those who watch three or more in a typical month are: Nearly 7 times likelier to smoke cigarettes. more than 5 times likelier to drink alcohol, more than 6 times likelier to try marijuana.” (“CASA* 2005 Teen Survey: Teens Who Watch R-Rated Movies Likelier to Smoke, Drink and Use Drugs.”, 2016) This survey shows that teens who watch more R- rated movies are more likely to do drugs and drink alcohol.…

General Purpose: The general purpose of my speech is to persuade the audience. Specific Purpose: The specific purpose of my speech is to persuade the audience that the movie, Juno, is an impractical depiction of life as a pregnant teenager, it is jam-packed with fictitious or planned dialogue, and it has become an immoral influence on teenagers. I. While Juno may be considered a lighthearted and funny movie, it does not accurately portray the emotions and struggles that transform a teenager’s…

When the 1970s came to a close the families of the baby boomers were evolving and most families now had a teenager within them. In the 1970s teens were of the counter-culture who were of the baby boomers. The new teens of the 1980s were raised by these counter-culture individuals and had created a new culture of their own. In the 1980s the emergence of cliques within schools and among teens were starting to appear as well as the new popular culture that movies were demonstrating. I believe that…

When you ask people their opinion on the topic of teens under 17 seeing rated r films, many of these answers will be the same. We are not mature enough to see these movies. Age does not define how mature you are. By the time you turn 13, teens have learned the rules and values they must follow, if a 2 hour movie ruins there this, then it isn't the movies fault (Lexington)There are many debates over if teenagers 13 years and older should be allowed to see rated-r movies without a legal guardian…

opinion results in teen relational aggression towards one another. Relational aggression among boys is typically physical. But between girls it becomes relational, leaving them feeling rejected, “less than” and with a damaged sense of self. Boys grow out of this phase by resolving issues physically, but girls don’t. Girls usually take out their anger among one another by bad mouthing and putting each other down. In my opinion relational aggression will get worst throughout the years, just as…

Syriana The events that happened in the movie Syriana portray several events of the common overlay that we have been discussing in class, specifically: in regime changes, influence of big oil, and the disgruntled teens. There are four plot lines, they are, Bob, Connex Kaleen vs. U.S. government, the two Arab teens, and the two Arab princes. Bob is a CIA agent that is involved in foreign affairs, such as selling missiles. Connex Kaleen is an oil company that wants to expand their business into…

Clayton “American Actor, Singer, Dancer” Garrett Clayton is a disney channel actor who plays in a lot of summer beach movies. His most recent movie that he played in was Teen Beach Movie. That is a very good movie. I bought the movie on Blu-ray a couple weeks ago from Best Buy. Garrett is 22 years old and is friends with Ross Lynch. They became friends during the making of the movie Teen Beach. Garrett was born in Dearborn, Michigan on March 19th, 1991. He has hazel colored eyes and he is…

Growing up have you ever wanted to go see a movie with your older siblings because you knew you were mature enough but you parents just wouldn't let you? They complained about how young you are and nagged that you had to be 17 or older to get into the movie without an adult. Im sure you hated it and i'm sure there are many children just like you. Although some teens could be considered not mature enough to handle R-rated movies, we should still be allowed to get into them mainly because we see…