John Tucker Must Die

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lzrj97cGifw

The trailer has used a number of techniques to try an invite audiences to come and see the film. First of all it starts with loud music and cheerleaders cheering as a basketball game is going on. There is a narrator telling the viewers what the film will be about as she opens the trailer by saying “this story is about john tucker”. Also the trailer shows the great humorous scenes that are in the movie, this will persuade viewers who like comedy to come and watch it. Like most trailers the director has tried to get the best scenes from the movie to display to viewers as they will be attracted to these, from viewing these they will want to go and see the whole movie.

 The main character John tucker is represented to be a typical American teenage boy, good-looking, very popular, captain of the basketball team and in American slang term he is a “player” as the trailer reveals the film is about him dating many girls at the same time, and when they find out they try to plot a revenge. In this sense men are presented as egomaniac, and have no respect for women, as he is cheating on all of the girls. 

 
On the basis of the trailer the target audience would be teenagers from a B,C1/2 social economic background. People who enjoy comedy, people who have been in situations like that e.g. been cheated on whilst in a relationship or people who have cheated on their partners. Boys who can relate to the protagonist would be popular guys who have a lot of experience with girls.

Hollywood characteristics that I can identify are firstly the hierarchy in schools based on popularity and status. All the boys and the girls are good-looking actors/actresses and have some sort of sexuality appeal which is a very important value in Hollywood.