Superbad: A Close-up and Comical View of Teenage Life... For Parents?

After recently seeing the movie 'Superbad', I decided to reflect on the message of the movie - that is, if there even was one. I would suggest that curious parents watch this film, as it is a somewhat crude but blunt look at the average teenage life (granted, I'm not going to say that it describes the presented situations with entire realism - it had its theatrical twists and was a bit over the top at times). I found it interesting to reflect upon my own experiences through the movie's point of view about certain things, such as teenage thoughts of leaving the safety of high school for the diverse campuses and dorms of college. There were a few main issues that, in my opinion, seemed to be representing different problems that teenagers face, and they were presented in an interesting, comical, and anecdotal manner:

-Being separated from high school friends.

Although college is an important experience in one's life, I believe that the friends most kids make in high school are the ones that they are closest with throughout most of their young adult lives, on average. They experience many trying changes and learn some of the most important things at a high school age with their friends. In the movie, one of two best friends is accepted into a prestigious college and the other is unable to follow him. This causes much tension between the two main characters, and is often a sore point for their friendship. While some people may not be able to see why there is anger toward the "accepted" friend, it seems like the point 'Superbad' attempted to make was that regardless of motive, the choice of one friend to apply to and attend a college where another friend may not follow was seen as a form of betrayal through the narrow eyes of one teenager. Toward the end of the movie, the tension in their relationship was relieved when they were able to look past those feelings of betrayal and realize that part of "growing up" was being able to be happy for people you cared about, even if you don't get what you want, such as being able to follow them in everything they do - even college.

-Social obligations and popularity.