Locations in Teen Angst Films

A lot of teen angst films are set in schools. Different teen angst films use different characteristics to represent the fact that the setting is a school. For example:

Mean Girls
Several scenes in Mean Girls are set in the High School in the film. Some scenes are in a classroom and some are in a 'cafeteria', which, while uncommon in Britain, is a very stereotypical element of American High Schools. The cafeteria scene in Mean Girls is famous for showing the cliques of high school, which is another stereotype of high school.

Juno
Another stereotype of High Schools/Secondary Schools in teen angst films are lockers. Most high schools have them, so including them in a scene suggests that they are in school. Juno uses lockers to represent that one scene is taking place in a school corridor. 

 

Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging
Another example of a school setting in a teen angst film is the classroom in Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging. Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging is a British film, meaning that it is more relatable to a British audience. While American classrooms are usually set out with singular desks, British classrooms tend to have bigger tables with several students sitting round each.