High School Confidential
6. Implicitly, Denby uses the characters’ in the movies ethos to help establish his point. He points out their supposed, point of view and their personalities to make a statement. However Denby calls out explicitly many teen film makers in paragraph 10, he says that, “the entire genre…might be called ‘Portrait if the Filmmaker as a Young Nerd”.
7. Denby’s argument is to show how shallow and critical the teen film genre is. He also states that the subgenre of teen horror is just as menacing. Finally he argues that the genre is a revenge for former nerds on their high school tormenters. He brings all three arguments together through multiple movie examples and a strong opening.
10. He backs this argument up with his claim that all popular students will end up in dead end jobs and all nerds will be making large salaries at developing careers. This is a huge generalization, plenty of popular people are smart and are not necessarily heading into less than fabulous life.
11. These last two genres discussed show a contrast in how all teen films are portrayed. This bolsters his argument in that his research of more movies makes him more believeable. It also shows that no matter how you twist someone can’t win, whether nerd or popular girl. Someone always loses.
12. The likely audience for this magazine would be other educated film critics and persons with artistic knowledge.
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