A stereotype is used to categorise a group of people. People don't understand that type of person so they put them in classifications thinking that everyone who is that needs to be like that, or anyone who acts like their classifications is one.
A good example of a movie which contains a variety of stereotypes is 'Not Another Teen Movie' directed by Joel Gallan. The purpose of this movie is to parody other Hollywood teen movies that have met great box office results. These stereotypes consist of the Nerd that is generally intelligent, lacks power and may wear glasses, the jock who wears a varsity jacket and is quite dominant, the popular girl that every other girl wishes to be like and the cheerleader who is a dumb blonde rich LA girl. These stereotypes stem from movies such as American Beauty, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Jawbreaker and The Breakfast Club including many more which 'Not Another Teen Movie' decided to include.
The intertextuality humours the audience as it over exaggerates and mimics the way their favourite teen movies represent teens within society.
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