A write up of 'Bling Ring'

'Bling Ring

Plot summary
'Bling ring' is a modern teen drama with an intriguing true story line, which automatically interests people of all ages, and many different twists throughout the film. The whole film is set around the lives of American teenagers who notoriously steal the material things straight from the homes of celebrities and wear them as their own.

Characters

	Katie Chang	...	Rebecca
	Israel Broussard	...	Marc
	Emma Watson	...	Nicki
	Claire Julien	...	Chloe
	Taissa Farmiga	...	Sam

conventions

The film portrays stereotypical teenagers as being rebellious, greedy and consumeristic. The film appeals to teenagers because of the Themes and topics:

• relationships- friends and lovers
• crime
• greed
• partying- alcohol and drugs

The conventions are represented through the mise en scene and sound. The characters, music, costume, themes and surroundings.
There is a 'clique' convention shown in this film as well as most teen films such as 'mean girls' and 'ST Trinians'. This means that in the film people are only aloud with in curtain 'clique' if they fit the image within the group already.
The convention of 'music' in the film is shown to be associated with the behavior of the teens. Hip Hop, Dance and R&B are all considered to be connected with crime, money, drugs and violence which in the film the teenagers all take part in.