a warped sense of self
i came across this interesting article. you can read it in it's entirety by clicking here. it's about a documentary being made examining john hughes' era of teen movies and asking him to come back to make movies that reflect more accuarately the teenagers of today.
if the name john hughes doesn't ring any bells, he was the genius behind such movies as the breakfast club, sixteen candles, and ferris bueller's day off. if you watched any of these movies as a teenager, you could relate to how the teenagers looked and how they were portrayed. not so with the teen movies of today. here are some quotes from the arictle.
if the name john hughes doesn't ring any bells, he was the genius behind such movies as the breakfast club, sixteen candles, and ferris bueller's day off. if you watched any of these movies as a teenager, you could relate to how the teenagers looked and how they were portrayed. not so with the teen movies of today. here are some quotes from the arictle.
"All the teens we interviewed said that they can't relate to any of thethe statement, "it's giving kids a warped sense of self" is why i write this post. it's further evidence that the media bombards the teens of today with what they should look like and who they should be. maybe this documentary will send an important message to hollywood. the question is, will they listen.
movies that have come out for them in the last decade."
The consensus is that Hughes understood the awkwardness of being a
teenager, he didn't shy away from real emotions, and he cast actors that looked the way teens look -- acne, braces, unwieldy bodies and all.
Now all the females in teen movies are curvy and well-endowed. Or
super-skinny like Lohan. And the guys are impossibly buff, like Chris Klein.
It's giving kids a warped sense of self...
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Posted by
Nothing |
7:20 AM
Amen! This is well said, and very true!
Posted by
Steve |
6:30 PM
As I teen, I agree with what other teens said. I don't relate to any of the movies featuring teens today and I'm starting to wonder when there will be one that I can identify with. Ferris Bueller's Day Off is probably one of my favorite movies just for the fact that it's unlike the movies about teenagers today.
Posted by
thethinker |
8:28 PM
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