So, I've been really into 80s movies recently, so I've been watching a lot of (mostly John Hughes) classic films, like Pretty in Pink, Ferris Bueller, Some Kind of Wonderful, etc. And I find myself thinking, Geez, this is really good! This movie came out over twenty years ago and it's still accessible and fresh. And then I thought, why aren't there any contemporary teen films these days?
The only film I can even think of that was commercially successful that focused on a realistic high school plot (no, not High School Musical) is Mean Girls. Everything else I can think of is Disneyfied (Princess Diaries) or Paranormal/Fantasy (Twilight).
So why aren't there any bitingly honest, well written teen films around these days? Is there still an audience for them? Or are we doomed to having shallow teen films like Twilight and The Hannah Montana movie for the rest of humanity?
ETA: Okay, I've looked at a few lists, and there are some other examples. But they are all extremely awful movies (John Tucker Must Die, anyone?).
The only film I can even think of that was commercially successful that focused on a realistic high school plot (no, not High School Musical) is Mean Girls. Everything else I can think of is Disneyfied (Princess Diaries) or Paranormal/Fantasy (Twilight).
So why aren't there any bitingly honest, well written teen films around these days? Is there still an audience for them? Or are we doomed to having shallow teen films like Twilight and The Hannah Montana movie for the rest of humanity?
ETA: Okay, I've looked at a few lists, and there are some other examples. But they are all extremely awful movies (John Tucker Must Die, anyone?).
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But yeah, there's also that new one, Youth in Revolt that came out that was awesome. And it was based off a book.