Analysis of a teen film-Holiday Homework

A teen film that I watched over the holidays was John Tucker Must Die (2006). This film follows three teenage girls (Ashanti, Sophia Bush, Arielle Kebbel) who plot revenge on the basketball team captain John (Jesse Metcalfe) who has been dating all of them at the same time. They enlist the help of the new girl in school (Brittany Snow) to help get their revenge.

The genre's of this teen film are comedy and romance. There are a number of typical teen film locations are used in this film such as the: high school gym, classrooms, bedrooms, kitchens and school halls.
There are a number of different stereotypes in this film such a: The jock and the nasty cheerleader however some of the characters are not represented in the typical stereotypes.

THE JOCK
                                                    
 The character of John Tucker is played by Jesse Metcalfe. His character is represented as the jock and the player. His character is often seen wearing sports clothing including a basketball uniform and headband while doing scenes in the gym. He is also represented as a player by the way that he is always seen around women.





THE NASTY CHEERLEADER

The Character of Heather is player by Ashanti. Her character is represented as the nasty cheerleader. This is seen by the way she responds and speaks to other characters. She is often seen wearing a cheerleading costume or crop top and is seen is all the scenes set around the school gym.