The movie is easy to identify with because most of us can find something in common with at least one of the characters because they have made them relatable through clothing, language, music and attitude. The movie was presented in sequential form as each scene unfolded more in to the plot of the movie. The plot of the movie was to represent an unfamiliar day for five teenagers from very different backgrounds as they were forced to spend a day in detention with peers very different from themselves. The movie played out in comical fashion as these teens find themselves in precarious situations breaking the rules and playing games to elude the principal. As the day unfolds they find themselves learning a little more about each other and all the while they are forced to learn things about themselves.
At school, Charlie finds a friend and mentor in his English teacher, Bill. He also overcomes his shyness and approaches a classmate, Patrick along with his step-sister Sam, at a football game. They become two of Charlie's best friends, they were both outcast. During the course of the school year, Charlie has his first date and his first kiss, he deals with bullies, he experiments with drugs and drinking, and he makes friends, loses them, and gains them back. He creates his own soundtrack through a series of mix tapes full of iconic songs, reads a huge stack of classic books that his English teacher give him because he see that Charlie can go very far in his future.
Todd Anderson (Ethan Hawke) begins his first year at the academy with doubts about his own self-worth. Knox Overstreet (Josh Charles) fights an uphill battle to win the girl of his dreams. Charlie Dalton (Gale Hansen) is the leader of this band of friends and is the risk-taker. Richard Cameron (Dylan Kussman), Steven Meeks (Allelon Duggiero), and Gerald Pitts (James Waterson) appear less within the main plot, but their actions make the film even more enjoyable. Each one of these eight characters contributed to the plot of this exciting story, and effected the reactions of the audience.
This is the main theme of the movie that is the story line that leads up to the action. “The New York Times” states,” enrolled in a high school where social status is determined by the ability to render peers unconscious with your bare hands, Jake finally discovers the therapeutic benefits of breaking faces” (Times). Also, Roeper states in a review,” It’s mindless action, with no excuses.” In these two reviews they are stating that these are great action films by definition. They have nonstop action sequences that will blow your mind. Then the thought of being at a high school that to be cool a kid literally has to beat kids to a bloody pulp with their bare hands.
Due: 10/01/12 Period 5 – (Alternative Film) Due: 10/01/12 Period 5 – (Alternative Film) Film And Sounds Are “So Fetch!” The critically acclaimed box-office hit film, “Mean Girls,” is set mostly at North Shore High School, and follows the life of Cady Herin, a former homeschooled and naïve student, who enters an American high school for the first time. The film encompasses high school issues ranging from experiencing culture shocks, losing innocence and dealing with the infamous “plastics,” the main antagonists of Cady. In this film, the director, Mark Waters, uses sound to show the theme of high school conflicts/issues. Director Mark Waters uses the film technique of non-diegetic sound to portray high school conflicts. This is evident in the beginning of the movie where a very relaxing and upbeat African instrumental plays in the background before Cady’s first day of school when she is talking with her parents.
On Thursday the 3rd of May, three young adults from the mainland visited Taroona High School, and showcased their performance, Love Drunk, to the senior students of the school. Love Drunk, essentially, was a documentary drama, based around the issues of alcohol and rape combined; a very topical issue for the intended audience. The three protagonists were a group of friends in their late teens, named Marko, Lee and David. The plot builds to a climax when Lee invites the boys to a party. Throughout the night, they each consume a large amount of alcohol, which in turn, leaves them all in a severely numbed mental state.
Being motivated, Scott stands up for Marty’s class. He's finally moving again. Here Comes the Boom, reminds me of a Rocky film where the good guy gets beat up, but wins in the end. Scott Voss (Kevin James) reminds me of Skeeter Bronson (Adam Sandler) in Bedtime Stories because he’s the underdog fighting for what’s rightfully his, or in Scott’s situation the student’s right to have
* I went to my first high school dance. * I joined the A.V.I.D program. * I faced my stage fright in after school matters. * I went to my first college fair. * I start teaching flag at my old elementary school.
As my film is about 4 teenagers that go on holiday and have the time of their lives, well so they think. The key aspects that my film involves are that it plays on the teenage mentality of sex, dysfunctional relationships with parents and siblings which again creates humour. Teenage comedy films are very popular to young audiences as they use day to day life which relates to a lot of teenagers, and as this is a comedy they can get away with serious subjects, which you can’t get normally. My film uses different aspects that people can relate to, like how superficial teenage friendships can be, how one minute they’re friends and the next they’re not. And how they don’t think ahead and it’s all about making mistakes and getting past them.
Troy, being a jock, becomes the leader of the student hierarchy. Students easily manipulate teachers throughout the film, which in turn takes away their power of authority. When Mr. Bolton decides to kick Troy off the basketball team due to his involvement in the musical, the mass number of students that object to Mr. Bolton’s decision changes his mind. This displays his inclination to give authority to the students of East High. This Shift of power shows that the students control the school, which complies with the typical high school genre.