The Bling Ring.

The Bling Ring is based on a true story about a group of common LA teenagers that break into the houses of some of the top models in Hollywood. Their robberies simply consisted of them unlocking the front door to celebrity mansions and stealing what they desired. All of their brake-ins happened between a period of a year from 2008 to 2009. The value of their stolen items was believed to reach

3 million dollars.This movie explores the themes of teenagers that look up to celebrities. But the face that their obsession pushes them to entering a life of crime changes the stereotypical teen movie.

Stereotypical Teens?

The movie is mainly dominated by female characters, however they are joined by a boy. The main story follows the girls around where they get up to stereotypical girly stuff, such as; shopping, hanging out at each others houses, going to parties together, talking about other girls. By making the teens do usual things it allows the majority of the teen audience relate with the movie characters.

 Therefore making the teenage audience more interested in the plot and story-line.

Themes of the movie.

The teenagers life mainly revolves around who has the best clothes, car and most friends. Their life is very materialistic, which for some teenagers and be familiar theme.

However throughout the movie we see the teenagers drinking and smoking weed. This touches on the theme of drugs. This can also be a familiar point for some teenagers. However I find it weird to include crime as a sub-genre to teen movies; as it isn't usually related to teenager. This makes this teen movie different to other teen movies; because its not a familiar story.

Relationships is also a common used theme among teen movie; this is because we can all relate to friends we have had or had. This also creates a stereotypes that teens can have problems with friendships and other types of relationships. As this is seen in the movie.

Music teens listen to.

In the movie most of the songs used are talking about sex,drugs and crime. This in some way reflects the way the teenagers live their life. However the teens do not seem to realize their life is similar to that of their music. There is also a lot of club music which is stereotypical for teens because it suggest we are familiar to clubs and drinking. It stereotypes teenagers as party people.