Genre - Research (Superbad)

Superbad takes a completely different approach than the previous productions (Mean Girls, Project X). Superbad was written by two middle schoolers who didn't feel as if they could relate to the High School movies made in the 80s/ 90s. Since most movies were glossy affairs with rich parents without any sense of consequence and stakes. Superbad is a movie about not forgetting and revisiting the past. The screenwriters Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg utilized their own lives and personal experiences,  into the most iconic moments of the film. The initial idea of the movie was two boys just trying to buy booze for a party their senior year,  where they each hoped to hookup with girls for practice before college. But after years of revision they added proper story on top of the plot. 

The representation of childhood innocence, swagger, and misguided confidence is what makes this movie so relatable, not only to teenagers and pre-teens but also to adults who can relate to these acts from their childhood. Although the film was R rated, it blutenly represnted the way kids spoke/ or wanted to speak, with quick comebacks and invented profanities. The main actors were a representation of what kids wanted to see, themselves. But what their goal was to emotionally connect the audience to the film, in a relatable way. It was the relationship between Seth and Evan, and the world around them is what makes the audience truly care, and that feat is due mostly because of Superbad's unique development. From a perspective of an adult, it shows how truly dangerous it is for a couple of teen kids to be a party with adults, although it might have felt exciting and dangerous as kids. It is hindsight of their rewrites, that make the movie go bigger and terrifying. Through the eyes of Seth and Evan their world is so small and  everything  is beat to hit and an obstacle to overcome, for every bumbling cop, addict, and bully in Superbad their biggest fear is to lose one another, losing your best friend is hard and the rebunt jokes foreshadows how they truly feel. 

This clip shows the real meaning behind the production, their relationship. How they truly felt about each other, and their biggest fear, losing that relationship. 

This is exactly what I want to portray in trailer, behind the funny moments and jokes I want to emotionally connect the audience, have a true meaning behind the story, a lesson.  I want the audience to be able to relate their own personal lives, from different points of view,  leaving them wanting more.