\/ What I learned \/

From my research, I've learned from the youth culture synopses that I studied that...

• The most popular youth culture films focus around at least one character and there is a recurring theme of surviving (Them trying to survive their surroundings). e.g ADULTHOOD  "Six years after Sam Peel is released from jail for killing Trife, he realizes that life is no easier on the outside than it was on the inside and he's forced to confront the people he hurt the most."
• The main characters always seem to go through some sort of hardship. e.g KIDULTHOOD "This British drama follows a day in the lives of four poor youths living in an impoverished neighborhood in West London"
• It seems quite common  that the main characters are from underprivileged backgrounds of some sort such as raised by a single parent (dysfunctional) , raised in a working class neighbourhood or they have someone (usually a sibling) in their family who is a gangster of some sort. e.g BULLET BOY "BULLET BOY tells the story of two brothers growing up in one of London's most volatile neighbourhoods, where a minor street clash escalates into a cycle of violence that has tragic repercussions."
• Another common factor of these films is the bad guy (villain), it tends to usually be someone older than the main character who is somewhat more developed. e.g ANUVAHOOD "When our boy starts selling weed to get himself out of trouble, local badman Tyrone is VEX, opening up a world of hurt for Kenneth and his misfit crew."
• There is a common aspect of a character with a struggle for identity. e.g BULLET BOY  "When 18 year old Ricky is released from a Youth Offenders Institute he desperately wants to avoid falling back into his criminal past. However, his claustrophobic world and the huge pressure to conform proves inescapable."
• Prison is usually a key aspect of youth culture films. e.g ADULTHOOD "Six years after Sam Peel is released from jail"
• There is usually some sort of violence involved as well as drugs of some kind. e.g ANUVAHOOD "When our boy starts selling weed to get himself out of trouble"
• There always seems to be a common break in equilibrium, an argument between family/friends. e.g MY BROTHER THE DEVIL "One eventful summer, Rashid's sexual awakening forces Mo to confront his own fears and phobias and threatens to tear the brothers apart."
• A common character is one desperate for change. e.g THIS IS ENGLAND "Finding a new lease of life; girls, parties, Ben Sherman shirts, Doc Martin boots and shaven hairstyles"
• Sometimes the main character is trying to get away from something they regret. e.g TRAINSPOTTING "focusing on Mark Renton and his attempt to give up his heroin habit"