Intertextuality

Intertextuality is to select the previous text to create new text or humorous. In order to understand it, the audience need to familiar with original text. For example, in the film, The Siam Renaissance (2003) which is based on popular novel, Thawipob. It is the romance and fantasy style directed by Surapong Pinitka. The film based on popular novel Thawipop by Tomayanti . Florence Vanida plays the role of Thai Consulate who is brought back to Siam during King Rama IV. In that period, Siam or Thailand was turbulent as Britain and France tries to colonize Siam so she has to help her country to survive with her ability.

intertextuality which suggests another dimension to the film. In this film, the written text could be change to visual text which the characters will be shown to audiences. Although this film based on novel, the artifact is different from the original text. The original text focuses on a romantic story between Maneejan and young official administration Tep along with solving the colonized problem, but the film focuses on the way to solve the problem rather than a love story. Therefore, this film uses the novel as its reference to reveal the plot structure and characters rather than copy.

Narrative Setting

Settings

Never Been Kissed shows two settings which the audience obtains teenage setting and romantic setting. In the teenage setting, it considers about there are three groups in high school popular culture, they are the pretty girls, prince charming and the brains. Adolescents from the movie are struggling on their life to be famous and popular. By looking at outside of people’s characters, everyone has high self-esteem and confidence. On the other hand, inside of people’s personality, everyone has low self-esteem and dissatisfaction. For example, for pretty girls, they always bring mirrors and want to give perfect poses and wonderful facial expression in every moment; the prince charming performs perfect in every way that male adolescents’ want to be like him, and female adolescents’ want to be with him. There is no doubt that he has confidence in front of people. These are evidences perfectly explains imaginary audience that Elkind (1967) argued was characterized adolescents always think others are watching and evaluating them. As the result, the pretty girls have high self-esteem on their good-looking and outfit. The girls consider they are important toward other people, as well as their attitudes.
In romantic setting, the romantic comedy movie always gives the audience a romantic fantasy, therefore; the myth of romantic comedy ends traditionally with a kiss. By looking at the ending scene, Josie stands on the field, asks for five minutes on the clock, and waits in silence. Then Sam finally shows up to kiss her with crowd cheering. Furthermore, Hollywood’s traditional stories of courtship and marriage have focused on the women’s resistance to romantic attachments, so the kiss often represents a valuable moment of change for her to find all fulfillment in men.

Fantasy Theme

The leading female character, Josie, who has the second chance to experience high school, what she wants to be and how she is going to do for not being regret since she has been through high school once? Josie chooses apparent hypocrisy from Elkind (1967) argument of egocentrism adolescence. Apparent hypocrisy (Elkind, 1967) occurs when teenagers appears to say one thing and do another. For example, Josie wants to cross over from unpopular to coolest because of her undercover reporting project to find out nowadays what high school popular culture is and what youths think about. However, in the reality people, especially teens, what to be apparent hypocrisy because it is easy to be around a target group that they want to be familiar with.
The leading character, Josie, also is satisfied most of people’s fantasy that if there the second chance, I will make it better. According to Bormann (Foss, 2004), fantasy theme is a method used by groups to intensify the group dynamic based on a communication that allows information sharing regarding issues relating to the group. Therefore, when a group comes together, attention must be paid to the group's social climate. As the theory suggests, this leads to a more productive group that not only achieves cohesion socially, but also productivity is heightened. This cohesion is gained by the group willingness to discuss outside issues and situations to give the group a sense of comfort and certainty about the other group members. There are two facts of fantasy theme analysis appeared in Never Been Kissed (1999). First, fantasy theme effects egocentrism adolescence from Hollywood movie. Second, fantasy theme gives another chance to people to have a better result when they meet the same circumstance again.

Hollywood Movies

Hollywood movies is part of American culture, also often represents American fantasy vision which people dream about but hard to make it real, no matter fiction movies, such as Back to The Future (1985), Star Wars (1977) , Harry Potter (2005), or action movie, such as, Independence Day (1996), Terminator (1984). Furthermore, teen’s movies probe into current adolescent society or youth problems, such as, Girl Interrupted (1999), American Pie (1999). There is fantasy everywhere in Hollywood movies. Moreover, Hollywood gives a huge impact of American society. Comedy is the most popular type of movie in Hollywood, especially teen comedies. These movies are very successful because they incorporate adolescent fashion, well-liked actors and actresses, and discuss current campus issues.
Movie is one of the direct impacts to teen’s popular culture because movie cultivates idol adoration. Young people like to chase on the popular culture from imitating Hollywood actors or actresses, the way to speak, the attitude to express emotions. Therefore, more and more Hollywood movie producers, directors often aim on current phenomena on campus and being interested in making film on adolescent topics. Never Been Kissed (1999) also focuses on teen’s popular culture, explores what teens need and give its audiences a fantasy regarding to a 2nd chance to experience high school again. Moreover, Never Been Kissed (1999) is a movie that tells both sides of the story the teens and adults. Their review collides in a way that gives them both important, yet also pokes fun of them both. Although the movie tells a story, also reflects current society, although in a more ironic and dramatic way.