Holiday Task

jThe teen movie I have been watching during the holidays was Hungerj jGames and Hunger Games: Catching Fire.j

• The genre of this film is Fantasy and Adventure as well as a bit of Romance.
• It contains and follows the typical genre of a teen film because the issues and themes raised in the film relate to teen life, for example:

These two Gif Images of the left shows that the Hunger Games film contained romance between the characters. This follows a typical genre of a teen film as love and relationships are common themes used in the storyline of a teen film. The effect of this is to attract the female teen audience as it is a sweet and feminine storyline.

In this film, romance is also used to make them question who the main character (Katniss) really loves.

The two Gif Images placed on the right illustrates that the film also contains friendship. Friendship is always essential in a teen film as it motivates the main character to find the solution to the 'problem' or  'dilemma' in the film. In this case, Katniss makes new friends to help her survive in the new challenge she has to face.

The theme of siblings is also used in the film. Sometimes it can be sibling rivalry where they both fight for popularity and among their household and their parents to favour them more. in this case, the older sister (Katniss) cares about her little sister's (Prim's) wellbeing, health and safety. Again this is common in teen storylines as older siblings can tend to get worried over their younger sibling.  

Peer Pressure is also shown in this film (Gif Image on the bottom right). Peer pressure is common in teen films and the plots caused by peer pressure varies (drugs, alcohol, sex, education, earning money, gaining popularity). In the film, Katniss is pressured by President Snow to be in a relationship and not side with the civilians.

Despite the themes used in the movie, the location does not fit in with the typical genre of a teen film as it is not set in high school. This is because it is a fantasy film, therefore the setting used are all made up and are not based on reality, e.g the Districts  they use instead of towns and at one point in the film they are in a  forest, where the characters have to complete a difficult challenge. Again this is not like a typical teen movie as we do not have to face the same hardships that  the characters in The Hunger Games have to do in order to survive.