Character Stereotyping

The "Mean Popular girl"

we usually find one of the prominent characters in coming of age films is the Popular girl that others admire and wish to be.This character is usually portrayed as powerful,independent,rebellious divas that are always concerned with their appearance. These stereotypes have been used several time in successful films such as the classic "Mean girls"  "Clueless" and "Duff". This is a stereotype Luiza and I have chosen to avoid on the solemn reason that it has been used a lot and is quite cliche.

The "Jock"

This character is usually sexualised and are presented as confident,rebellious,vain and attractive. They can be either glamorised or disliked in the movie.Sometimes the main character ends up falling for the bad boy who is actually a romantic inside for instance in the film "10 things I hate about you" but they can also be rejected at the end of the movie once the main character realises they're not worth it.

For Example "Clueless" We wanted to create a love interest in our movie that is not necessarily a rebellious bad boy but a popular character that obtains some of the bad boy qualities such as confidence and vanity.

The "GBF"

Gay best friends have recently become stereotypes for coming of age or even Chick flick films.They have become more acceptable in social groups and are usually portrayed as comical characters.
Patrick in "the perks of being a wallflower" is a important character who is best friends with the protagonist he conforms to the stereotype of being funny as he brings the majority of the humour to the film.

The "Nerd"

This character is usually glamorised in coming of age teen genres they tend to be the protagonist. We are made to sympathise with them as we notice their struggles with trying to fit in or receive validation by other people. The audience usually follows them on a journey as they either have a transition or they accept themselves and feel confident with themselves. This is shown in our protagonists in "Duff" "Mean girls" "she's all that" and many more. This is a stereotype we intended to portray through our main character Lola.