The Extra Mile

The Extra Mile

Sunday, 11 January 2015

Blog Task 13

Sub-Genre Conventions

High School Drama                       

  • Film - The Inbetweeners Movie
  • Plot -  The school year has ended for these 4 friends and they prepare to go on holiday to help Simon get over his heartbreak of losing his girlfriend. This is their first holiday without parents so they plan to get wasted. During their insane holiday they meet 4 girls who are perfect for them. But they don't notice until some of the craziest stuff happens including snorting poo and a drowning child.
  • Story line - Four friends go away on holiday
  • Characters - Will McKenzie , Jay Cartwright , Neil Sutherland , Simon Cooper , Carli D'Amato , Alison , Lucy , Jane , Lisa and James
  • Social Groups - Nerds , Cool Girls , Cool guys



Youth Drama       
  • Film - Kidulthood
  • Plot - The film is about a group of teenagers who have an issue with a gang member. Throughout the course of the film these two factions have many different encounters including the main antagonist being attacked and spreading lies about a girl. The war comes to an end when the main character goes to a party and speaks to the girl who is pregnant with his child and profess his love for her. This causes the main antagonist to come and attack him brutally with a baseball bat killing him in the process.
  • Story Line - Story about a group of teenagers living in London who get involved in gang life with terrible consequences for one person.
  • Characters - Trevor , Alisa , Jay , Sam , Becky , Moony , Claire
  • Social Groups - Gang bangers , nerds , bullies , trouble makers , normal kids.


This also shows the difference between High School Dramas and Teen Dramas , with the latter being a lot more serious and gritty while the other uses a more jokey comedy based story.

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