Analysis of a teen movie is SO UNDERCOVER:
When the FBI hires her to go undercover at a college sorority, Molly Morris (Miley Cyrus) must transform herself from a tough, streetwise private investigator to a refined, sophisticated university girl to help protect the daughter of a one-time Mobster. With several suspects on her list, Molly unexpectedly discovers that not everyone is who they appear to be, including herself.
This is a teen movie however, it is isn't a typical one. You don't have the FBI hiring a teenager to solve a case for them they don't particularly know. It's something engaging to watch as it is not stereotypical of a teenager to solve a case but usually older people.
One of the binary oppositions for this movie is stylish vs non stylish. What I mean is that Molly isn't a great fan of fashion and style, she is not someone you would expect to be an expert to know what top matches with what shoe, not someone that knows how to put heavy make-up on. She gets help from the professional make up artists for the undercover case and doesn't do this herself as she doesn't know how to. In contrast to Molly, the girls she has to stay in a home with as her undercover case know exactly all this which clearly shows the differences. The girls are stylish, have the knowledge on how to look pretty on the outside with clothing, make-up etc. These girls are very girly and very typical in a teen movie where as Molly isn't girly and not the type of girl you would expect to see in one. She's not portrayed as a princess, girly,a slut etc but just a normal girl. Another binary opposition is typical vs non typical teenagers. Molly Morris is a non typical teenager, she has the knowledge and a maturity level/mindset of an adult in their mid 30s. She is highly responsible of herself, solves cases and doesn't party. However, these other girls are what you would expect from a teenager. They party a lot, drink alcoholic beverages, seem like education isn't their top priority, do whatever they feel like doing instead of being responsible and mature. Another binary opposition is adults vs teenagers. Molly portrays herself more like an adult as mentioned earlier because she is aware of everything she's doing and knows if it's the right decision or not whereas, the girls she lives with in her undercover case are pure teenagers that live their life at that stage and don't seem like they expand on having the mindset of an older person.
This movie is different to the Bling Ring. The group of teenagers go and rob celebs houses whereas, Molly in So undercover goes to someone's house to seek justice. The Bling Ring are committing illegal acts wheras Molly is serving justice. Molly is a teenager that does not do drugs, smoke or anything that could physically harm her whereas, teenagers in the Bling Ring do exactly that. The Bling Ring clique have a passion for style and fashion where as Molly is a type who would wear casual clothing like jeans and a hoodie and not designer clothes with shoes etc like the Bling Ring Crew. Molly is mature and responsible and is aware of the rights and wrongs whereas, the Bling Ring clique don't seem to understand what is rights and wrongs by doing too many things that are forbidden. The Bling Ring clique do not adhere to the rules whereas, Molly does. However, Molly and the Bling Ring clique do have something in common, they are teenagers, teenagers that do what they love although it means robbing people, it makes them feel better about themselves. Also, if it means for Molly to pretend to be a University student to solve a case then it's completely fine as long as she solves a case, she likes this profession.
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