Review of American Teen (2008) by Kelley H — 02 Dec 2009
While an interesting glimpse into teen lives, those focused on in this documentary hardly typify the "American" teen experience. In the shiny absence of people of color, the kids featured were, for the most part, quite well off and most certainly privileged.
Even the issues at the core were trite--getting into college, catching the guy/girl, losing the guy/girl, recreational chemical use, the in club/the geek group... Most of the themes were non-issues, in that at no point was there a question that the kids *would* go to college.
The tension was around *where* each would go. They all bounced from love interest to love interest relatively well, save Hannah, and while the majority of chemical use took place in a posh home, parents didn't seem to care.
If the idea was to document the concerns and lifestyle of American Teens from the 70s, this was right-on. Not so much for the modern, more worldly wise teen.
This review of American Teen (2008) was written by Kelley H on 02 Dec 2009.
American Teen has generally received positive reviews.
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