the teen sexscapades/college adventure/party thing has been done to death a million times now. it’s scary to say, but in my generation, it’s become a genre. maybe it was in the eighties too, when you think about the molly ringwald and john cusack movies, but those some how have a different feel. and i really have no room to criticize because there was a time and place for today’s teen ragers with me too. (no, it wasn’t last week.)

but back to my point. in perusing some of the new movie trailers apple fed me today, i came across american teen. i was a little skeptical becuase for me, it’s been 10 years since i graduated high school, and i keep hearing rumblings (that i try very hard to avoid), about a reunion.

i didn’t have a bad high schoolexperience, and any struggles i did go through were not really about school so much, but just working through lingering issues with my dad peacing out and stuff like that. i actually did really well in high school academically and socially. but i have no desire to go back. i was happy then, and i’m happy now and everything in between is just that. so i think if i can get my hands on a copy or find a theater within 150 miles of here showing that movie, i’m going to go see it on the night of my reunion.

even tho i still think this will play on the typical themes in a more realistic way, i guess that is sort of how it was. it’s just hard to generalize it because we always live in the details. the facebook profile for the movie makes my stomach turn a bit, the poster makes up for it. but still i would almost assuredly bet the house that it will be a much better time.