One binary opposition set up in Twilight is the location. Twilight follows a girl named Bella who moves to her dad's house in a new town and starts a new school. Where Bella's mum lives you can see palm trees, cacti and sunshine shining. Also, in the background when Bella's mum drives her off, you can see a beach in the background. On the other hand, where Bella's dad lives the audience can see a damp looking road which shows that it has been raining and overall the scenery of the town Bella's dad lives in is very dark and dull.
A crane shot and a match cut are used to show the transition between both locations and to show the binary opposition. Bella's mum lives in a hot and bright environment whereas Bella's dad lives in a cold and dull environment.
An interesting binary opposition shown is part of Bella's voiceover. She calls her mum "mum" but calls her dad by his first name, Charlie. This gives an insight to Bella's relationships with her parents, she is closest to her mother and her dad is basically a stranger to her that she doesn't know him as her dad.
Another binary opposition shown is when Bella is entering the school, one boy in a group of 3 or 4 people comments on Bella's car to which she, shyly, says thanks. This shows the boy is popular compared to Bella as he is part of a group whereas she is on her own.
Another teen movie I looked at was The Social Network.
The opening scene of The Social Network is a 10 minute conversation between Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of Facebook, and his girlfriend. The conversation takes place in a bar and eventually leads to the couple breaking up.
One binary opposition I found was Mark Zuckerberg was dressed informally, wearing a GAP hoody, in a formal place whereas his girlfriend was wearing formal clothing in the formal place. Shot reverse shot is used a lot in the opening scene to show the conversation.
An interesting binary opposition shown is part of Bella's voiceover. She calls her mum "mum" but calls her dad by his first name, Charlie. This gives an insight to Bella's relationships with her parents, she is closest to her mother and her dad is basically a stranger to her that she doesn't know him as her dad.
Another binary opposition shown is when Bella is entering the school, one boy in a group of 3 or 4 people comments on Bella's car to which she, shyly, says thanks. This shows the boy is popular compared to Bella as he is part of a group whereas she is on her own.
Another teen movie I looked at was The Social Network.
The opening scene of The Social Network is a 10 minute conversation between Mark Zuckerberg, the creator of Facebook, and his girlfriend. The conversation takes place in a bar and eventually leads to the couple breaking up.
One binary opposition I found was Mark Zuckerberg was dressed informally, wearing a GAP hoody, in a formal place whereas his girlfriend was wearing formal clothing in the formal place. Shot reverse shot is used a lot in the opening scene to show the conversation.
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