The connotations of the title "WILD CHILD"
The "WILD" connotes that of freedom, of unpredictability which is highlighted further with the following word in the title "Child". Children are free souls, they're unpredictable in the best of times, and more often then not rather curios of situations and the ones around them. This is probably a result of them being nurtured and watched so closely that they lack the freedom to go and explore he outer world around them and what it has to offer.
The fact that the lettering is in gold a purple connotes royalty, it connotes power, possession, wealth which little children will strive for, stereotypically every little child's dream is to become a prince of princess one day. To live a 'happily ever after' kind of life and get everything their heart desires. This is often due to the heavy influence of children fairytale books. This could suggest that wild child is a film based of a girl that is rather rich, or doesn't struggle for money in other words, and possibly is quite popular, and glamorous. The fact that its in sans serif font connotes that it's rather serious, bold and upfront with what it has to offer to its target audience. Maybe they're trying to portray the main characters personality through this, we could connote that Poppy the main character within this film, is rather bold and upfront with people and situations, that she doesn't mess around and that she gets straight to business.
Connotations of the Tile 'angus, thongs and perfect snogging'This tile is rather counterypical of its genre Teen angst because its rather long, stereotypically they're eye catchingly short and to the point whereas this this title is rather long, and seems to take on the form of a list.
The fact that the title is in serif font and is white connotes innocence and purity, that a lot of teens possess and the serif font connotes that the film is light hearted, it's not heavy or serious it's just a lot of fun to watch and become attached to. With the the blue lip symbol on the end of the title after the word 'snogging' illustrates the message they're trying to put across. A lot of children will make a big thing about their first kiss, it's a milestone in their lives and just emphasises that they're growing up. This in mind, for young teens this is a huge deal, that needs to be just right and taken seriously. Stereotypically every child will grow up dreaming of the perfect first kiss, and that's possibly what the film is tyring to convey here.
The title is in a sans serif font and is purple which is a stereotypical feminine colour and stereotypically it would be girls who watch Teen Angst films. The sans serif font connotes seriousness and intensity and the fact that 'Mean' is in bold, highlights one of the stereotypical conventions you will find in Teen Angst film, the 'Mean girls/gang'. Purple connotes royalty and passion, from this you can connote that this film involves the popular mean girls, who take over the school and everyone is scared of.
The word 'Clueless' connotes uncertainty, innocence and naivety which stereotypically young teens are. The fact that it's in sans serif font and it rather bold with silver lettering and at the bottom of every letter it glistens, connotes glamour, sophistication and elegance which stereotypically every teen strives to be. When you're growing up and you become a teenager stereotypically they don't want to be treated like children anymore, so they try to portray how "mature" they're through their appearance with sophisticated clothes and wearing makeup etc. This is possibly what this film is trying to capture with it's title that Teens want to be treated like they're a adult to, with respect, that they're just as capable as any other adult and they don't want to be patronised anymore because of the stereotypical connotations attached to that of a Teen.
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