Sometimes, in search of an interesting movie, you can shovel huge lists, focusing on awards and cast, but still can not find anything suitable. Some filmgoers prefer to watch films of a certain genre, and all other films somehow pass by their attention. But dramas about teenagers like to watch the audience of almost any age, regardless of preference. This can be explained by the fact that each of us was a teenager, and we all perfectly remember this difficult and rather chaotic time.
Youthful maximalism as fertile ground
It is during the adolescent period that all life problems seem to swell to a universal scale, and the consciousness is amazingly experiencing all the events. In the movie, everything is exaggerated even more, and in general, dramas about teenagers play on the most sensitive strings of the soul of the viewer. They make you sincerely worry about the characters, sympathize with them and with startling impatience wait for the resolution of their troubles.
Mature american teens
In creating a movie of this genre, like many others, the Americans succeeded. Their interest in social issues is completely inexhaustible. Perhaps they believe that the dramas about teenagers diverge well, and maybe, in fact, they are trying to convey the problems of the younger generation to society. In any case, there are a great many examples of such films in American cinema. What is the philosophical movie “Gracie's Choice” worth, the main character of which is forced to raise her little brothers on her own. Without her care, the boys would end up in an orphanage, and so Gracie has to grow up very early. This movie illustrates very well the mentality of the American nation. It is customary for this people to go to work from an early age and engage in vacation not only rest and idle strolling through the streets, but also earning their first capital. Dramas about teenagers shot in this country breathe vitality, so watching them can be difficult.
The main choice of the life of a young Japanese
Japanese also like to talk about teenage issues. In many animes, the problem of choosing a future life path, university or profession, becomes a priority. That is why many Japanese animated films are high-quality and very beautiful dramas about teenagers. The list of these tapes is quite large, as teenage themes are touched on in many anime in the genre of the shonen. First of all, you need to name such animes as “Say: I love you”, “I have few friends”, “The Tale of the Four and a Half Tatami”, “The President is the Maid” and even “Five Centimeters Per Second”. In each of the animes listed there is a theme of first love, problems of acceptance by peers, the desire to stand out from the gray mass and search for oneself in this life. The Japanese take this issue very seriously, because for them, choosing a university means choosing a life path. The character of such animes can choose a higher education institution for several series in a row, weighing all the pros and cons, and at the same time his thoughts will be occupied with romantic dreams.
Love that knows no boundaries
The ubiquitous Americans are able to shoot a rather mediocre movie, taking as a basis a rather non-standard theme. From this skill their not too famous drama about teenage love with elements of a thriller with the screaming name “Fan” suffered. The picture tells how a girl named Madison falls in love with the first handsome school and goes literally at all to seduce him. Her despair goes so far that Madison is trying to kill a handsome girlfriend and ruin his athletic career when he realizes that he will never pay attention to her again. The filmmakers slightly went too far, rewarding Madison with remarkable physical strength, an amazing mind and an overwhelming cunning. The actress, who played the role of Madison, does not play very convincingly, but the viewer still causes irritation, which means that she completely copes with her role. The life-affirming ending in the "villain got what he deserves" style may seem too harsh to someone, but this is another "trick" of modern American cinema.
Teenage dramas in Estonian
A very strong teenage drama is also the Estonian film “Class”. This tape is about how strong is the hatred of adolescents towards each other and what they can do to avenge their offenders. While dramas about the love of adolescents focus mainly on the emotional experiences of the heroes, here the viewer sees their physical suffering, including quite serious ones. The unfortunate Josep, who is being bullied by the whole class, is afraid to somehow respond to the offenders so as not to get even more next time. When Caspar stands up for him, he instantly becomes an outcast and himself - such is the price for humanity. It is amazing how immature, failed people get the desire to offend the weak in order to feel significant and strong. Caspar and Josep endure bullying for a very long time, until they cross all known boundaries. Their revenge will never help them feel satisfied, nor will they clear the honor trampled upon by hooligans.
"Scarecrow-meow-dog"
Soviet filmmakers also often delighted viewers with films on similar topics, and one of the most popular is considered to be the Scarecrow film with little Christina Orbakaite in the title role and Yuri Nikulin in the image of her grandfather. “Scarecrow” is not a very believable, but very sensual film about teenagers. The drama of the picture is the sacrifice of the main character in the name of saving the honor of a comrade. When, because of this, all the guys give the girl a silent, and then an extremely cruel boycott, the rescued comrade turns away from her, because being with society, even with such, is more important to him. At the end of the film, the situation becomes too stale, and Orbakaite begins to replay much, however, in general, the picture is commendable. It is a must-see for all lovers of Soviet cinema and those who believe that Kristina Orbakaite is truly talented.