21 Jump Street
The film I have decided to analysis is 21 Jump Street, this film is about a pair of underachieving cops who are sent back to their old high school to go undercover and bring down a synthetic drug ring.
Main Cast
- Jonah Hill as Morton Schmidt
- Channing Tatum as Greg Jenko
- Dave Franco as Eric
- Brie Larson as Molly
- Rob Riggle as Mr. Walters
- DeRay Davis as Domingo
- Ice Cube as Capt. Dickson
21 Jump Street is considered to be a teen movie because it shows teenagers and how they act when they're in a high school environment. Although the actors are not teenagers, they portray teenage characters in the beginning of the film and then when going undercover they take on the stereotypical characteristics of teenagers in order to fit in. Also, the film was mainly created for a teenage audience as the setting is mainly based in a high school. It also explores themes and topics that would appeal to teenagers, such as: Relationships, Drugs, Sex, Partying, Rebellion, Prom, etc.
The conventions which makes this a teen film are unlike any other film. Usually, you would have a girl and a boy develop feelings for each other as the film goes on. However, in this film we see the relationship between Jenko and Schmidt and how that evolves. Like any other teen film, Jenko is the stereotypical good looking Jock who doesn't care about school and is rebellious to the school system, but then you have Schmidt who is obsessed with Eminem which is shown with the bleached hair and the clothes he wears, he is a science geek, he has low self esteem and follows the school system. However when they are sent undercover back to high school as students, the stereotypical roles are reversed as being the jock isn't seen as cool and being smart is seen as cool among the students of today at high school.
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