This opens with a Long Shot establishing the scene and the area that the teens will use. The use of music, modern-rock at the time, shows what type of characters will be in the film, especially when coupled with the establishing shot.
Delving into the characters, the use of simple comedy shows how this group might be a bit awkward socially and physically which many people will remeber about their teenage years. The dialouge is instantly used to express the problems and lives of the characters, especially looking towards the near future, setting up the premise of the film.
This is widespread in many teen dramas for example "American Pie" (1991, Paul Weitz) the premise of prom in the future is instantly made within the first 5 mins. All this leads to the inclination that teens are self-centred and only focused on the short-term, something that we should keep in mind if doing a teen drama.
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