Codes and conventions of a Coming of age

A coming of age film is normally considered to be about the transition from childhood to adulthood normally targeted at teenage audience. Coming of age genres normally emphasize dialogue rather than action. The main character in a coming of age film tends to be around the ages of 16 to 18 which normally are the ages in which go to the cinema and watch this genre. Coming of age film normally consist of multiple story lines such as virginity, pregnancy relationships and friendships. The story line is normally realistic with the protagonist often facing realistic everyday challenges. A break up between characters normally occurs and breaks down. Other things tend to happen as well like illness, lessons learnt and a hero comes out victorious.