Inbetweeners 2

The Inbetweeners 2 is a 2014 British comedy film and sequel to The Inbetweeners Movie (2011), which is based on the E4 sitcom The Inbetweeners. It is about four young, middle class, white adults called; Will, Jay, Neil and Simon who take a gap year and go to Australia to visit their childhood friend Jay. Who has moved out there to live with his uncle and cousin, although the main reason for him moving is to find his ex-Girlfriend Jane, though, the other three friends do not know this yet. Simon and Will are depressed and ostracised at university; Neil is working in a bank; and Jay is taking a gap year in Australia. He emails Neil, claiming that he is now a top DJ at a popular night club, lives in a luxury mansion, and has daily sex with multiple partners. This convinces them to visit him in Australia

The boys are portrayed as typical young adults who are wealthy enough to afford a gap year to Australia but cannot afford to travel properly like some of the more posh and snobby characters we meet through the film. They are represented as classic uni students who are fed up of the everyday life of university and want to try something different and try a change and so would like to try the travelling experience. They are all shown as typical young boys who are foolish and cause a lot of trouble to themselves not anyone else. They are also seen as rude and slightly derogatory when it comes to girls as they only see them as objects that are used for sex and not a lot more.  This is shown as a main theme in the film as it typifies the thought of the boys being stereotypical young adults living uni life.

The film also links to some key theories I have studied including Hebdige’s theory which says young adults look for fun but this can often lead to trouble. This is like the Inbetweeners as they are always looking for fun things to do but this often leads to trouble for them, although, usually to themselves never anyone around them.

It also more links to George Gerbner’s theory which is a social theory that presents the fact that the more tv young people watch the more they will believe the social reality it sets. He shows the cultural opinion of young people being idiots as they have seen people on tv acting like such.