Representation of Age

The opening seconds of this scene represents the irresponsibility and carelessness of the youth as they tried to lie their way out of getting into trouble. This is emphasised due to the close up shots of the two boys attempting to hide the video camera which soon after is revealed to be broken. The older generation is also displayed in the exposition on the scene where the elder  teacher is seemingly grumpy and shows no sympathy towards the boys. His dress sense is noticeably out-dated, implying the stereotype of the older generations.

In the next clip of a young boy and a middle aged man demonstrates the immature and lazy nature of the teens. The boy's reaction when the man mentions completing an essay is simply immature and shows he has no interest in education. Also the man says "your handy work is it?" relating to a smashed window. This implies the violent and stupid behaviour which youth are stereotyped with.

Teenage girls are displayed to be dressing up by putting makeup on and wearing revealing school clothes in order to make them look older. Women are considered vulnerable when being categorised by age and the younger girls attempt to look older and target what is portrayed to be attractive by the media. This shows how the youth are irresponsible as they are easily influenced by the media and do many things to their appearance to look attractive when in fact, they look unattractive and tarty. Also in the part of the scene one of the girls mum is portrayed to be a 'hoe bag' which implies how she attempts to be youthful despite her age, demonstrating the stereotype given to mothers who try to disguise their age and act young. A soundtrack is introduced which is considered to be hip hop and once again associated with the younger generations.

A section of the scene shows how the youth of todays society are particularly aggressive and violent by the presentation of a girl behaving rather offensively and violent towards a boy who seems harmless and gentle. This demonstrates how youth are considered to be disrespect as they don't seem to have many morals towards other people. Also the dramatic hip hop soundtrack is once again introduced which makes the scene seem more chaotic. The subject of this confrontation is the affair of the two peoples parent which implies how the older generations are still attempting to be young and not behaving responsibly.

The concluding moments of the scene show a man attempting to look more youthful in his appearance by seeking advice from a woman who herself is trying to stay young. The fact that her advice is also extremely unusual shows how they both are out-dated in the worlds current state in fashion. Also the realisation that he is trying to look younger symbolises how older adults are not comfortable with their age and they try to make them look like the definition of youth which the media portrays. The outfit that he has been acquired to attracts negative reactions from both teens and middle aged people, illustrating that people are stereotyped to their age and if they attempt to alter their image in order to look younger or older, they can be victimised and negatively thought of, attracting unpleasant comments.

The location throughout the whole  scene is at a school which associated with young students and teachers who are referred to as old.