Quadrophenia 1979

Mods and rockers conflict
Teenagers shown as fairly tame, only swearing, drinking, and driving recklessly occasionally
Rocker 'we're all the same really' Jimmy Mod ' I don't want to be the same'
Drug use by teens
Violence between mods and rockers
Very upbeat music tastes
Referred to as strange by older people

The teenagers and all of their ideals and emotions are reflected upon a story of gang violence. Due to the contextual elements of the film this gang violence is revealed through the conflict of mods and rockers that had developed due to different cultural ideas and music associated with each gang. The film depicts this clash of ideas early in the film when one of the rockers tries to justify acting normally by saying "we're all the same really" while Jimmy, who is a mod responds "I don't want to be the same". The teenagers within the film are represented in an explosive and revolutionary way. The mods all take drugs, referred to as "blues" which were some of the most popular drugs among youth culture at the time of the film. They show no care or regard for themselves or others as they are willing to drive recklessly through the streets on their bikes, sometimes even under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol. We can also see this when the main mod Jimmy drives through a fence and destroys the garden of the host of the party. They are all represented to be highly sexually active during a party scene. The music that they listen to is frowned upon by older generations due to it's extreme themes and racy rhythm. The teenagers are shown to be violent throughout the film as they threaten and use bad language towards each other. As the film escalates, one of the rockers end up being ambushed by the mods after an attack on one of their own. This ends in a brutal way, leaving the rocker bloody and bruised after the attack. Teenagers are also shown as mentally unstable within the film as the main character begins to struggle with his sanity, revealing it as a condition that runs in the family.