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Coming of age research
1.
2. What is a coming of age film?
Genre of film that focuses on the growth of a protagonist from youth to
adulthood.
Personal growth and change is an important characteristic of this genre.
The main characters in the film are usually between the ages of 14 and 19.
3. Theme
For a coming of age film multiple storylines can be considered such as
relationships, virginity, drugs, pregnancy and friendships.
The films are all about encouragement and experimenting; this creates an
effective film as the audience will be able to relate to the storyline or
character.
4. Audience
A coming of age film is normally targeted at a teenage audience as they
can relate to the characters.
However they can also include explicit and controversial themes which
can raise the age rating to 18 which would draw in older audiences.
Some coming of age films can be targeted at a younger audience if the
storyline focuses on softer issues.
5. History
Rebel without a cause (1955) is one of the first coming of age films
The breakfast club (1985) is probably the most famous coming of age film
Almost famous (2000) a very famous coming of age film, right on the millennium
The perks of being a wallflower (2012) popular coming of age film made from the
Stephen Chabosky book
6. Directors
John Hughes- the breakfast club & sixteen candles
Mark Waters- Mean girls & Freaky Friday
Richard Linklater- Boyhood & Dazed and confused
7. Actors
Molly Ringwald- The breakfast club, Pretty in Pink, Sixteen Candles
Emma Roberts- The art of getting by, Its kind of a funny story, Wild child
Nat Wolff- Paper towns, The fault in our stars, stuck in love
Shailene Woodley- Divergent, the spectacular now, the fault in our stars
Mae Whitman- Duff, the perks of being a wallflower
Logan Lerman- the perks of being a wallflower, Percy Jackson
