How are Binary oppositions established through teen movies? 

Binary oppositions in teen movies such as BulletBoy are conveyed through Mise en scene, Editing, Sound and Camera. As seen in the opening scene, we instantly realise  Ricky ( Ashley Walters ) is in prison as he wears grey tracksuits, laying down beside a window that has bars through it. Also, as the guard states " come on sleepyhead, time to go home", this sets the background of freedom and crime as he's in jail to start with. Therefore, the use of mise en scene and sound instantly suggests conflict and opposition between being restricted/locked away and freedom within the first 2 minutes. In addition, as he approaches the counter and leans on it, the male guard demands him to "step back from the counter". This suggests that people in jail are not treated equal compared to non-convicts. As a result we identify conflict between authority/state and the non convicts. The environment ricky is in is dull due to the lighting. Possibly due to the clothing he wears which is grey tracksuit, whereas, the officer is in a white shirt uniform which he is then revealed as being more intelligent. Although this may be wrong.  At first, the wide-shot exposes the environment and restrictions ricky was experiencing. Whereas, the wide shot used to expose the office is shown to reveal the props used. For example, a phone rining in the background was not answered, folders, computers etc show how free they were although they were employed in a prison. However, both windows and doors more caged incase of emergency of a prison uprise.