youth rebellion theme
There is conflict between an older generation and a young, up and coming generation over established moral and cultural norms.
15 total · 12 major · 3 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ahp5x21 | major | One gathers from the cultural backdrop of the time that the juvenile delinquent Anne and the nonconformist young hitchhiker Len represented a larger challenge to the prevailing social order, as represented by the law-abiding older man Charles. |
| bridesheadrevisited1981e1x01 | major | The story follows Charles as he enters the University of Oxford and is admonished by his older relatives. He decides to go against all their advice, fall in with a "disreputable" crowd, and eventually drops out. |
| movie: A Clockwork Orange (1971) | major | Alex DeLarge led a small gang of violently delinquent youths. |
| movie: Black Oxen (1923) | major | Janet Oglethorpe faced criticism over the wild flapper lifestyle she led. |
| movie: Bumblebee (2018) | major | Charlie was rebelling against her mother and soon-to-be step dad throughout the film. She repeatedly clashed with them and obtained a car, which turned out to be Bumblebee, without their permission. |
| movie: Burst City (1982) | major | The punk rockers carried themselves with a stick it to the man attitude, and didn't show a care for societal conventions such as they existed. |
| movie: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) | major | Mutt, a teenage "greaser", embodied the rebellious spirit of 1950s youth. |
| movie: The Blob (1988) | major | Authority figure distrusting Brian Flagg was a rebellious teen with long hair, an earring, a leather jacket, and a motorcycle. |
| movie: The Stepford Children (1987) | major | Steve wanted his two disobedient teenagers to be more responsible and tried to have them replaced with well-behaved android replicas without his wife's knowledge. |
| movie: Village of the Giants (1965) | major | Eight teens became giants and used their newfound physical power to rest control of their town from a bunch of old fashioned, stuffy adults with old fashioned priorities. |