Explore the representation of teenagers in a film?

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Explore the representation of teenagers in a film?

Filmmakers have been making movies about teenagers in the 80’s-90’s the representation has been about girls and boys, the movies have been mostly based on boys being geeks and nerds, and the girls are more attractive, backstabbing and jealous of each other. Now am going to talk to you about 3 movies which prove that girls are represented as backstabbing, jealousy and gossiping and boys are nerds, geeks and always busy in they own social life

Doing what they like for e.g. tricking they own parents.

The film mean girls is about a home school girl where she gets transferred in to an American high school where she gets her self in an popular crowd “where she did not want to get her self in” as time passes on she discovers a new side of her where the relationships teenage girls have with each other. In this movie teenage girls are portrayed as backstabbers and very mean and stubborn. The main group in this film is known as the plastics they act superior to everyone else and the attitude of wannabes reflect this. The relationships between all the girls in this film are all very similar they all smiley and happy with each other when they together, but seconds later they be back biting about each other which shows these relationships are just for the special word “use” that’s what all teenagers do what do you think?

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I think there is one relationship between Regina and Janis where they really hate each other but don’t show it when they together but are very upfront about it. I think this relationship shows a different aspect of girls not liking each other. One main thing is that the clothing gives an impression where the film is coming from, there is a scene where it is Halloween they just dress as if they in a relationship with someone where they are still teenagers but still gives an bad impression to the audience of how they treating and behaving themselves at ...

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