"Grease" (1978): A Celebration of Adolescence
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Teen Films
Rvsy20 — 10 years ago(September 19, 2015 10:41 AM)
Every teenager deserves the right to be cool, to be included in some group or other. The friends made in high school form the first tribe outside of family. You share the same taste in music, clothes, and books. You talk about sex and disclose your crushes. You approve of each other in a way your parents dont. Time and maturity will generate a rift, but the bond will never quite be broken because the seed of acceptance planted back then has instilled a sureness of self that will flourish with age.
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