Superbad Movie Analysis

Film Analysis Superbad is a film that tells the story of three teenage boys in their last semester of high school desperately trying to gain sexual experience before going into college. Seth and Evan have been best friends ever since they were eight years old; they share a lot of memories together, but unfortunately Seth was not accepted into Dartmouth so they will not be going to the same college. Neither of the two boys is popular in their high school; they are considered to be an outcast. One day they were finally invited to a party by a girl that Seth really likes so he agreed to supply the alcohol. The problem was that Seth was not of age. He resorted to asking a nerd named Fogell who is going to be Evan’s roommate in college. Fogell recently got his hands on a fake ID. Seth’s plan …show more content…
How’s that? If you don’t buy the alcohol, I will kill you! Fogell: Killing me won’t get you any alcohol jerkoff! I’m the one with the ID!
Seth: Then I will kill you, cut off your ugly face, put it over mine, and buy it my fucking self.
Fogell: You don’t have the technology or the steady hands to pull off a procedure like that! Evan: Seth, calm down! Fogell, stop crying like a bitch and buy some fucking alcohol! Fogell: what? Evan: Man, I’m sorry, but we need this to happen, okay? This scene is an example of Fogell’s cognitive dissonance. Cognitive dissonance can be described as “inconsistent cognitions arouses psychological tension that people become motivated to reduce” (Kassin et. Al 239). In other words, it is when your mind has two opposing thoughts. Once this happens we automatically want to reduce the dissonance by changing one’s actions, thoughts or attitude. Fogell is considered to be a nerd he usually does not do rebellious things like this. One part of his mind is telling to him to do it and the other part is telling him not to do it. Seth and Evan have a big role in reducing his dissonance and he finally gives in and does it