Just a little snippit linking my previous blog to the texts:When I saw Superbad, I immediately thought of Greenfield's Fast Forward and her themes of representation and growing up far too fast. At every stage of the movie, the main characters were trying to do something that was beyond their years – especially with the alcohol. The work glorified underage drinking, even when it really didn't pay off in the end. It leaves you with the “And they did this for what?” question, much like the girl/guy who had the plastic surgery in Greenfield’s piece.
All of this also flows nicely into Hine's concept of the "teenage mystique," insofar that Superbad perpetuates the "teenager as a problem” stereotype. The movie basically defines Hine’s argument that this mystique serves as an excuse for parents to “neglect the coming generation and, ultimately, to see their worst fears realized.” These “worst fears” are manifested when the police officers, yes police officers, takes the side of the teens and behaves like them. This movie doesn’t help the teenager’s case! It's almost like... the officers themselves succumbed to Hine's "mystique!"
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