The first 10 minutes of Adulthood contains many of the key elements which show the film is a teen movie. We are introduced to the main character, Sam Peel, which in one sense is the hero of the movie as he tries to get back on track after being in prison for six years after killing trife in the sequel. We are also introduced to the villain of this movie, Jay, played by Adam Deacon. In the first part of the movie he already shows his "bad boy" attitude. This attitude is present in the scene when he is having sex with a girl and treating her with no respect.
Other aspects of a teen movie are also present in the first minute of the film. Firstly, people are partying to music which attracts teenagers at the time and there also appeared to be the taking of drugs.
The beginning of this movie signals that it is aiming for a teenage audience as it is portraying that teenagers these days are getting more rebellious and violent. This could be because they want to send out a message to teenagers to try and get them focusing on their education and friendships more than violence, sex and rebellion. The beginning of the film also puts a bad image over adults also. It shows that adults are irresponsible and naive as they allow their children to take drugs and be violent. The director could also be trying to get over a point that adults don't hold as much authority as they use to.
The Film seems to be set in a suburban council estate area in a main city such as Manchester or London.
A sense of upheaval is built up in the beginning of the film as Sam had been released and people are giving him funny looks. Tension creates within the viewers as they are anticipating when Jay or any other of Trife's friends find that Sam has been released.
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