Response to Homework

Adulthood (2008) - This clip shows us a negative representation of teenagers. We see teenagers comiting all types of crime from violence to robbery,  most of the negative behave is towards one another so the director is implying teenagers have minimal respect amongst each other. However this may raise a few questions like, do all teenagers really behave like this? Is this an adult representation of teenagers?

The key narrative in this film is teenagers which are in a war with themselves, also trying to reach adulthood still young. Furthermore the gender focused on in this movie are males, males are represented as having minimal respect towards females as we see in this clip actor 'Adam Deacon' who shows a lack of respect towards a female. Also half of their actions are down to a symbol of masculinity as they are portrayed to think it is a "Man's" thing to behave badly.

Audiences watching this will just have a negative perspective of teenagers, this can be linked to the Gerbner theory (1986) as it states people who watch too much tv/films over estimate crime. This will most likely inflict fear into certain audiences who watch a lot of movies that represent teenagers like this.

Coach Carter - This is however a different representation of teenagers, somewhat positive. These teenagers are represented as teenagers who are trying to build a better future for themselves however frustrated with the obstacles they are facing. This clip says a lot about the concept of Identity because we do not see these teenagers acting in a malicious type of way but however verbally find solutions to their problems so therefore teenagers are not these violent thugs as portrayed in most movies.

The narrative in this movie is mainly around "the rights of passage", these teenagers are seeking for a voice so they can let people know of the obstacles they face. In this clip we see mainly males and this tells us that male teenagers are the ones who face the most problems in society and are under a lot of pressure.

In terms of this Clip/film this may change ones opinion on teenagers and see them in a more positive light also it may also make adults with less knowledge on teenagers feel sorry for them instead of being in fear.