Teen Dreams: Reading Teen Film and Television from 'Heathers' to 'Veronica Mars'
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| Rating | : | 4.12 (918 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1845111842 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 232 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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No author needs to be this arrogant W. Harris I usually don't write reviews, but from the moment I picked this book up, I felt compelled to change that. While I'm sure the author had good intentions, this book was not entirely what I expected. The author spent the first 1/3 of the book seemingly bashing John Hughes and his films describing their short comings in a way that suggested not only did she dislike JH and his movies, but they somehow just annoyed her to the point that she wanted to get rid of them all together.. DartyGirl said Synopsis. After heavily pursuing this book for a research paper on the topic of teenage transformation in film, I have come up thoroughly disappointed in this book. It references two of my three films of focus, but rather than applying any analytical skill, it makes terrible and very off-beat assumptions about the films and provides little more than a synopsis of the films. In the section, "The Trouble with Boys", I intended to find reasons or ideas as to why girls are so obsessed wit
From John Hughes' early films, to the cheerleaders of Bring It On, the films and their characters deal with sex and gender relations, presenting a picture of the hidden life of teenagers. In this pioneering and entertaining book, Roz Kaveney examines the crucial films and television shows in the teen-driven genre and reveals the inner workings of their consistent themes. Hit teen films can also promote products, launch bestselling soundtrack albums, and be career-makers for young actors. Kaveney also shows how the teen genre has absorbed classic material in the case of Clueless, has made up gender etiquette manuals like American Pie, and how teen films and TV series deal with the tragic and comic undersides of the American dream.
Her books include, as editor and chief contributor, Reading the Vampire Slayer (I.B.Tauris, 2002); as author, From Alien to The Matrix: Reading Science Fiction Film (I.B.Tauris, 2005).. Roz Kaveney is a freelance writer and editor
Her judgements are ultimately those of a fan, and all the better for it.' - Time Out 'There is a lot of insight.' - Independent on Sunday . 'Kaveney is an inspired guide, blending academic rigour with journalistic accessibility