In the film Less Than Zero (1987), director Marek Kanievska depicts his view of teen culture by emphasizing, like Nicholas Rays Rebel Without a Cause (1955) triangular relationships, rebellious behaviors, and parental issues.

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Conservative Portrayal

In the film Less Than Zero (1987), director Marek Kanievska depicts his view of teen culture by emphasizing, like Nicholas Ray's Rebel Without a Cause (1955) triangular relationships, rebellious behaviors, and parental issues. Interestingly, both films also reveal the same conservative ideology in how teens are portrayed within their cultural context. Furthermore the original texts of both films shed light to their conservative portrayal and their inaccurate adaptation of the original works. Secondarily, reviewer Rob Gonsalves also sheds light on the film's conservative approach in representing teen culture. These two films share the same ideology: a conservative view of teens despite the films' time differences and cultural context.

Kanievska exemplifies teen imagery by representing it with three main characters named Clay, Blair, and Julian, who hold a triangular relationship. These characters are teens that have grownup in a life of wealth and privilege. The three teens exist in a society where money is not an issue. Because their parents supply them with money, there for drugs, parties, and expensive comforts have been placed before them with a choice of unlimited possibilities. Because of his conservative view, Kanievska changed a lot of issues mentioned in