1. The focus was on our teenage girl
protagonist and briefly featured a teenage
Chivalrous:
boy in the last 10 seconds of the
sequence. Therefore, the audience can The teenage boy saves
only make a couple of assumptions about the protagonist from
the teenage boy. This is the way we
falling onto the floor,
interpreted our leading male role.
representing other
teenage boys as kind
and respectful to
females.
TEENAGE
BOY
Shallow/superficial:
When he catches the girl, the male love interest ‘checks her out’ by looking at her appearance. Teenage
boys may be represented as shallow and only care about superficial elements instead of the qualities a
person holds. This isn’t completely negative but his shallowness could spur conflict later in the film,
potentially damaging his relationship with the protagonist.