Definition - Synopsis - A brief outline or general view, as of a subject or written work; an abstract or a summary.
"Fish Tank" synopsis
A mother and daughter find themselves locked in an ugly battle over the same man in this drama from writer and director Andrea Arnold. Mia Williams (Katie Jarvis) is 15 years old and lives in a shabby apartment block with her mother, Joanne (Kierston Wareing), and younger sister, Tyler (Rebecca Griffiths). Mia is a reckless and rebellious teenager who frequently argues with her mother and sister and has run afoul of the authorities at school, leading to her being suspended. With plenty of time on her hands, Mia spends her days drinking when she can find alcohol and partying in a empty flat near her apartment. Joanne is a single mother, and she's begun dating a new man, Connor (Michael Fassbender); when Joanne brings him home to meet the girls, Mia is immediately attracted to him, and it's soon clear Connor feels the same way about her. Mia attempts to seduce Connor to take him away from her mother, and when she succeeds, Joanne's greatest anger is not with the man who has slept with her underaged daughter, but the girl who is now a rival for the affections of her lover. Fish Tank was an official selection at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming.
This synopsis to the film 'Fish tank" uses an array of language that is associated with a British, coming of age drama. It reflects the gritty life-style of a teenage girl, that is living in a working class town. Words such as: Ugly, rebellious, teenager, affection and lover create a sense of the genre, and would help an on-looker understand what type of film they will be viewing.
"Angus Thongs and Perfect Snogging"
Georgia Nicolson (Georgia Groome) is fourteen, lives with nosey parents who don‘t understand her, an annoying three year old sister and has to wear a beret to school. She would, however, rather be blonde, have a smaller nose and a boyfriend. Revolving around her hilarious journal entries, prepare to be engulfed in the world of the soaring joys and bottomless angst of being a teenager. This hilarious coming of age story is a very British take on American high school movies like "Clueless" and "Mean Girls". Based on the international best selling series of books by Louise Rennison. Troubled by her ancient parents and buoyed by her cat Angus and her friends "The Ace Gang" Georgia struggles through life in search of her main desires, to get a goregous sex god as a boyfriend and to throw the biggest and best 15th birthday party ever. When handsome brothers Tom and Robbie arrive at school she thinks that her boyfriend dreams have been answered but things are never as simple as they seem.
This synopsis is obviously written to entice the younger audience, but is blatantly written by an adult trying to be 'one of the kids'. During this synopsis the film's genre is clearly classified by relating the storyline to that of other successful and popular 'coming of age' films. Stereotypical teenage ideals for young girls (the target audience) such as 'struggles through life // to get a gorgeous sex god as a boyfriend' instantly makes the film more relatable and appealing.
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