Firstly when it comes to teen films the common sub-genres of the movies are: love/romance/sex, violence, comedy, musical, horror, supernatural/fantasy, thriller, regional, action and sci-fi. Secondly the conventional themes and topics are mostly about teenagers rebelling, love, romance/ sex between them, relationship with boyfriends and girlfriends, friendships, family problems( teenagers and their parents in conflict always arguing. Parents not understanding teenagers and teenagers always getting into trouble). To add to this teens movies portray teens drinking, doing drugs, in gangs and being violent/ aggressive therefore a common theme is gang deprivation/ crime/fighting. Conventional themes for teen movies also include sexuality, drams, race and ethnicity and American dream( being successful). happiness, music, dancing, singing, entertainments, competitions, sports are also involved in the themes for teen movies.
Furthermore when talking about locations, there are different locations in which teenagers meet at in teen movies. For example:
Locations within home:
Bedrooms, kitchens, living rooms, Dinning rooms, gardens, basements, toilets, bathrooms, front yard, swimming pools.
Locations within school/college:
corridor with lockers, stairs, outside college/entrance, classrooms, toilets , gardens, canteens, head teacher's offices, roofs, halls.
Sports locations:
football fields, changing rooms, basketball courts, swimming poles, dance rooms.
Hang out locations:
coffee shops, restaurants, beaches, cars, friend's houses, shopping centres, fast food shops, playgrounds, parks, woods
Other locations:
other countries, Saturday jobs locations.
Characters in teen movies
Bullies
Geeks
Captain of the sport teams
Cheer leaders
Popular girls
Rich boys
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