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How are teenages portrayed in the media?
Many mediums of entertainment portray teenagers as emotional, overly dramatic and immature subjects who cannot make rational decisions. These portrayals make real teenagers feel they are missing out on components of the high school or teenage “experience” that the media likes to grossly exaggerate.
Why do older people play teenagers in movies?
It has to do with labor laws and with notability. They want popular actors in their movie and there aren’t that many popular actors that are teens so they use adults. Also, having a large group of teens working could be a logistical nightmare because people under 18 are restricted from working as many hours as adults.
Why do older actors play high school students?
A big reason is the flexibility that comes with adult actors such as not having to permit to child labor laws. Also after all these years of using actors who are older make teens who are the actual age seem too young to fit the role.
What are some movies that portray high school life accurately?
A movie that shows both sides of the teen world very well is A WALK TO REMEMBER starring Mandy Moore and Shane West. Even though the main character in this film has leukemia, high school life is very accurately portrayed.
What do teenagers learn from movies and TV?
In the absence of life experience, says Bleakley, teenagers often learn from TV and movies as they’re navigating uncharted waters like gender roles or how to behave in relationships.
Do adolescent films show the reality of teenage life?
Figuring out which adolescent films show the reality of teenage life can be difficult for the untrained eye. It can be very hard to distinguish which movies tell the truth about the formative years and which do not.
Why do adolescents watch different types of TV shows?
The paper also characterized difference in TV-viewing preferences across racial and gender groups. The study finds evidence that adolescents watch TV shows with characters that are similar to themselves, perhaps because these characters help teenagers build their identity.