Diary of a Wimpy Kid
PG, 2010, 20th Century Fox
Director:
Thor Freudenthal
Starring:
Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron, Rachael Harris, Chloe Moretz, Steve Zahn, Devon Bostick
Plot:
Pre-teen Greg Heffley must somehow survive the scariest time of anyone's life... middle school. To Greg, middle school is the dumbest idea ever invented. It's a place rigged with hundreds of social landmines, not the least of which are morons, wedgies, swirlies and bullies. Based on the best-selling illustrated novel by Jeff Kinney.
1
Boy experiences first day of middle school
Themes: Awkwardness, Change, Gender Roles, Growing Up, Outward Appearance, Teen Issues
2
Middle-schoolers discuss popularity
Themes: Acceptance, Comparison, Judging, Pleasing Others, Self-Worth, Status, Teen Issues
3
Teens rejected due to Cheese Curse
Themes: Abandonment, Acceptance, Isolation, Loneliness, Outcast, Rejection, Teen Issues
4
Rejected boys forced to have lunch on floor
Themes: Acceptance, Belonging, Isolation, Loneliness, Rejection, Teen Issues
5
Boys mocked by peers
Themes: Embarrassment, Meanness, Ridicule, Sarcasm, Teen Issues, Youth
6
Boy told "being himself" won't win friends
Themes: Acceptance, Appearances, Being Yourself, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Status, Teen Issues
7
Teens watch cheesy self-esteem video
Themes: Acceptance, Being Yourself, Belonging, Outward Appearance, Self-Esteem, Self-Worth, Teen Issues
8
Boy tries to 'improve' nerdy friend
Themes: Being Yourself, Conformity, Outward Appearance, Pleasing Others, Status, Teen Issues
10
Actors' fight ruins play
Themes: Anger, Controlling the Tongue, Fighting, Gender Roles, Obnoxious, Quarreling, Words
11
Friend rejects boy's attempt at reconciliation
Themes: Friendship, Humility, Pain, Pride, Quarreling, Reconciliation, Rejection