Movies and Their Effects on Teens

By: Cody Maymon

Thesis As teens grow older movies become

more special and begin to have a positive and lasting impact on their lives.

Definitions Popular culture refers to the beliefs

and practices, and the objects through which they are organized, that are widely shared among a population.

A theatrically released nonfiction motion picture dealing creatively with cultural, artistic, historical, social, scientific, economic or other subjects

Positives Movies provide a fun activity for

teens to do on the weekend Nearly 35% of all movie tickets sold

can be attributed to the young people of ages 12 to 24

Positives Cinema can build up a teen’s

imagination because it takes them to another place where they have never been before

Positives Movies can open the eyes to what’s

out there for them and show what problems are happening in our world

Negatives Movies can take up a lot of time and

they cost a lot of money for a teen

Negatives The promotion of the use of drugs Teens are twice as likely to try

smoking when they see more scenes of smoking in movies as teens that see fewer instances of these scenes

Negatives Violent behaviors Movies can sometimes show the

wrong way to deal with problems

Conclusion: There are many other factors that

weigh far heavier on the wrong decision such as family life, friends that are chosen, and the environment the teen was raised in

Movies can have a greater positive effect on the teenage population with the inspiration they can give to all

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