Audience task 2: Analysis of 3 teen movies with different audiences

What is a teen movie? 

A teen movie that is aimed at the stereotype teenagers, which usually features the popular football player or cheerleader falling in love with their supermodel-wannabe dream lover. These movies features crappy jokes, keg parties, sex, and everything else that most teenagers never experience in their high school years. Much like the Barbie, it perpetuates a false image of the typical teenager lifestyle and can only be realized during a drug induced dream. 

KIDULTHOOD

The first teen movie I will talk about is Kidulthood, this is a crime and drama based film which comes in series, This appeals to many teenagers for many reasons. Firstly, some teenagers can relate to it as it's set on the streets and this is where most crime happens. Secondly the fact that it uses the language that most teenagers often use at the age it is set in, for example it takes place in a school and the crime happens at a party this is where it usually happens in a real teenage life. Therefore it relates to it's audience which is very effective for a teen movie for it to just attract to the audience. The use of drugs is a stereotype given to hooded teenage boys and it is shown in this movie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdoKD4gTQ2c

THE HUNGER GAMES

The second movie is The Hunger Games, this is more like an Sci-Fi, romance, adventure movie. This appeals too teenagers as the main characters are of those teen ages and the movie is about teens fighting to survive, this appeals to both audiences in many ways this is because the female in the movie Jennifer Lawrence who is the most important in the movie is a female, and takes herself through a series of challenges. This can relate to a female of never giving up as she goes through a lot of struggle in order to survive. Secondly for males as the movie is set in rough locations such as forests and usually boys are stereotyped to protect themselves from things like that as they grow up, hunting and being able to find confidence. Josh Hutcherson who stars in the movie is also a actor who attracts many female girls and him playing a vital role sets an example for many people.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S9a5V9ODuY

INBETWEENERS

Lastly, the inbetweeners this is a comedy film 
the original tv shows is aimed at 16+ because of the sexual scenes and reference in the film but originally it is an 18+ movie. The film is based on four teenagers who have left school and try enjoying themselves along with their mates. However because it is four guys does not mean it relates to only males, it relates to both genders this is because the guys do not do the thing which usually stereotype men such as play football in fact they go partying which most girls usually do and girls can also see in this movie what some guys do after they have finished school. In the end they find themselves regretting a few things which is when many people can relate.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3HzTKbsqsY