1. 1. International Depiction of Youth in Film Deanna Kim, Fabiana Tesauro, Shohei Takahashi
2. 2. General Premise of Gokusen (2009) Delinquent teens in High school Adults perceive them as degenerates
3. 3. General Premise of Gokusen Teacher arrives to teach important aspects of life (friendship, family, love) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_5LV_irIGA 5:10 (really cheesy)
4. 4. General Premise of Gokusen Teaches students how to assimilate into society (By treating the kids like people) Conclusion: Kids become functional members of society
5. 5. Gokusen (2009) 13:37 How delinquent high school kids are represented in Japan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPrU9MD4HV E
6. 6. Characters High school Delinquents: Outcast of society No future Teacher from Japanese Mafia: Protects students no matter what Caring, Parental figure to students Teaches importance of friends and family
7. 7. Adults 2 types of Adults: one that can empathise with youth one that condescends on youth 1:48 - 3:04 (How 2 types of adults view HS kids) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvJvqcb0QoU
8. 8. Youth and Japanese Culture Music: J-Pop https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNriGWEUHAE Why J-pop? Marketability Established fan base Pop-idols
9. 9. Youth and Japanese Culture Fashion: conventional vs. counter culture
10. 10. Tre Metri Sopra Il Cielo Three Meters Above The Sky Based on the best selling novel by Federico Moccia & Directed by Luca Lucini http://www.viki.com/videos/1031537v- three-meters-above-the-sky
11. 11. Who is Federico Moccia? Italian novelist, screenwriter and director Born in Rome in 1963 1992 Tre Metri Sopra il Cielo 2004 The book has unexpected success and its turned into a film starring: Riccardo Scamarcio Katy Saunders Continued his career writing and directing many youth books and films
12. 12. Other works Love 14 I Want You Sorry but I Want to Marry You Sorry but Im Calling You Love
13. 13. General Premise Tre Metri Sopra Il Cielo follows the impossible love story of two characters coming from two different realities Step played by Riccardo Scamarcio Babi played by Katy Saunders ?
14. 14. STEP (Stefano Mancini) - Beautiful - Dangerous - Rebellious - Delinquent - Wants to escape his privileged family - Secretly sensitive - Caring and a good friend
15. 15. BABI (Barbara Gervasi) - Private perfect school girl - Privileged family - Before Step she has always followed the rules - She explores her sexuality and life through this new relationship - Goes back to her privileged life
16. 16. The Best Friends Pollo Pallina Daniela (Babis sister)
17. 17. Parents & Teachers Babis parents: rich, strict, work and school obsessed, overly protective Steps parents: divorced, clueless his mother: cheater, liar Babis teacher: mean (even though shes just doing her job), gets blackmailed by Step into giving Babi good grades MIN: 2:00
18. 18. Youth Related Themes Young Love Difficulties of growing up Excitement of breaking the rules Fashion Riccardo Scamarcio: the italian James Dean Music Radio Chaos: FM 107.3
19. 19. Young Love Young Love: full of promises, full of hope, ignorant of reality Valentines Day Step and Babi relationship leads them to Explore their sexuality Grow up especially in their relationship with their parents Find their own separate ways Pallina finds her way into Pollo and Steps world Babi is not willing to give up security and safety
20. 20. Growing Up Realizing parents are only humans Step and his disfunctional relationship with his mother Pretty in Pink Exploring their sexuality Pollos death
21. 21. Rebellious Youth Parties Motorcycle Races Graffiti Tattoos
22. 22. ROMA A love song to the eternal city
23. 23. Music & Fashion Steps Leather Jacket Babis silk scarf The 3MSC tattoo Radio FM107.3 Radio Chaos Tiziano Ferro Sere Nere