"Youth culture movies: how soon is too soon?"

This article written by Jane Graham is based on the time period between when a youth culture is around and when a film is made about them. Stuart Cosgrove, cultural historian said a film about a specific youth culture can be made "between about 13 and 25 years" in the article. It appears the majority of films follow this time period, however there are exceptions where longer is taken to allow for hindsight to be great enough for a good film to be made. The article brings about the problem of having to appeal to both the ex-youth culture members and teenagers of today's society: "Carlton's theory also emphasises the importance of establishing a link between the era covered in the movie and the social concerns nagging at its present-day audience". Prior to reading this article I hadn't put much thought into the production of films which focus on a particular youth culture as there haven't been many recent examples of this which have provoked me to think about it. However, now I can understand the implications of producing a film in such a close time period after. I feel that films conveying particular youth cultures should be left to the latter years in the 13-25 year scale as this allows enough time for hindsight to occur. I don't feel that the people who were teenagers at the time would avoid seeing the film when it comes out as they would want to experience the nostalgia. What's more, the youth of today would be inclined to see it if it incorporated some of the same social problems that they face today - which it probably would as the same social problems are repeated across many generations - relationships, drugs, family issues and other similar problems.