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Duplicate of Teen film genre 1.4 exam
Duplicate of Teen film genre 1.4 exam
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What is meant by "
live vicariously
" through someone?
Experiencing something through someone else's shoes
Liking someone because they're cooler than you
Looking up to someone
To physically hurt others because they are better than you
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What is a characteristic of teen film?
Stock Characters
zombies
low key lightig
Stereotypes
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What are some of the stereotypes of JOCKS?
Bullies, good looking, get all the girls
Insecure, mean, unwanted at home
Sports-obsessed, athletic, unintelligent
Hiding that they're gay, secretly a nerd, always sad
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Why was Andy a bully in The Breakfast Club?
He wanted to impress his dad
Because he was a jock
He was too dumb to know any better
He wanted to impress Claire
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How do we know that teen film continues to be a popular genre?
Quotes and vocab passes over into teen culture
Hollywood continues to make these films
Young actors in Hollywood are going crazy and going to rehab
They become cult classics
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Why was Allison on detention in The Breakfast Club?
She was bullying the nerds at lunchtime
She wanted a makeover
She brought a gun to school
Nothing - she had nothing better to do
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What is a teen film?
High school dramas focused on family dramas
Focuses on coming of age stories targeted at teens
Comedy about teenagers targeted towards adults
Documentaries about the school experience
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Why are these events used in teen film?
To encourage teenagers to take risks
To appeal to the audience
Young people can relate to them in real life
They make the actors seem cool
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Where is the jock on the social hierarchy?
On the same level as the rebels
At the top - he is the prom king
Similar to teachers
At the bottom with the nerds
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What did Kat hate most about Patrick in
10 Things I hate about You
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That he never called
The way he combs his hair
Hig bug dumb combat boots
The way she doesn't hate him not even a liltle, not at all
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Which film genre did we study this year?
Chick flicks
Teen film
Horror film
American high school movies
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What is an example of a stock character?
A character made from cardboard
A character who stocks supermarket shelves
A jock or a rebel
A person who drives stock characters
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What is the second characteristic of teen film?
High school setting
The use of popular music
Make over scene
coming of age narrative
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What is a feature of the coming of age narrative?
Rites of passage
Prom or graduation
Turning 16
Risky teenage behaviour
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What is an IMPLICATION or problem with using coming of age narratives?
It makes viewers feel uncool for watching them
It promotes American values and traditions over your own
It gives Lindsay Lohan more money to do weird things
It normalises risky teenage behaviour
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What is the name of the original REBEL character from Rebel without a Cause
Troy bolton
Katniss Everdeen
Jim Stark
James Standish
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What is an implication of using stock characters like the jock?
More young actors get their big break in films
Jock guys appeal to everyone
It makes bullying and a lack of intelligence look cool
Makes you feel like you will never be perfect
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In the exam essay, I should
discuss how and why teen films have changed over time
explain the commercial implications of teen films
underline the names of the films i reference
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Why is the JOCK used as a stock character in teen film?
Everyone knows a jock from their high school days
Girls want him, boys want to be him
He is so good looking
Gives new actors a role to fill before they become famous
