The Hunger Games

A teen movie that I watched and found interesting was The Hunger Games. The reason why I found it so interesting was because it's very unique and presents teens through unusual conventions. It is an action packed science fiction teen movie. Rather than having the teens in a school or college they're in a fictional world called Panem. Panem consists of a wealthy Capitol which rules twelve poorer districts and as punishment for rebellion in the past, each district must provide two tributes. One being a boy and one a girl. The ages for tributes must be between 12 and 18 (basically a teenager). They're selected by lottery, called the Reaping, once every year to compete in the Hunger Games, a televised show, where they must fight to the death in an arena, with the sole survivor rewarded with fame and wealth.

In District 12, when Primrose Everdeen is chosen in her first Reaping, her older sister Katniss Everdeen, played by Jennifer Lawrence, who happens to be an expert archer, volunteers to take her place. Peeta Mellark, played by Josh Hutcherson, a baker's son, is selected as the other district tribute. Katniss and Peeta are taken to the Capitol accompanied by their mentor, Haymitch Abernathy, a past District 12 victor. The reason why this teen film in particular is so unique is because it still contains the element of competition amongst teens, whereas competition in this fictional world is more brutal than ours. The simple fact that Katniss stepped in for her sister raises the stereotype of family in teen movies. Furthermore, you can pick out elements of bullying and young romance. The bullying element is implied from the way that the Capitol not only rules these twelve districts but forces them to battle each other. Young romance stems from the way that one boy and one girl is selected. To reinforce this idea of there being young romance, later on in the film Peeta expresses his love for Katniss. 

Please find below the official trailer for The Hunger Games:

Below are top moments of Peeta and Katniss together: