Teenage Alcohol Abuse

I watched the multimedia project on teenage alcohol abuse.   I think their argument was that excessive drinking does not have good consequences, especially in when you are trying to balance you’re school work and responsibilities in college.  They portrayed their argument very well, contrasting a student who did not drink the night before a big test and two other students, along with a group of friends, who drank too much the night before the test.  At the end, the non-drinker got a really good test grade while one of the drinkers got a bad grade and the other didn’t even show up.  The music that they played in the background was effective because it was party music the night before the test but the next day there was no music. 

They did a similar set up to the movie “The Hangover.” The type of music they had and the editing made it comparative to the movie where a group of guys drink way too much the night before a big day.  This similarity can connect to the teenage audience because it is a very popular movie.  The audience is kids in college, specifically targeting new college students who have to balance their school work and their desire to go out and party.  The fact that it was made by teenagers helps connect the incoming college students to the video. Watching the video and seeing how silly the girls were acting binge drinking, going out a 3 am, and sleeping with guys, made you realize how irresponsible they are being.  It makes you not feel sorry for them when they get a bad grade on the test or a zero or not showing up.  You feel proud and a sense of justice that the non-drinker who went to bed and woke up on time got the good grade.