Teenage Outcry

After watching and listening to sundry clips of "Baba O 'Riley", I now know why this teenage anthem is ageless and has remained embedded in society. These clips differ in regard to film making, but they emanate similar feelings. There were a plethora of feelings I felt were prevalent throughout the clips such as; aggression,rage,confusion,isolation,sadness,and despondency. These common emotions often overlap and create ambivalence within a youth's life, which commonly results in a vexed or "troubled" youth. This ambivalence isn't exclusive to youths, but they are the demographic most drastically affected by it. They, unlike the majority of adults, have either not acquired emotional filters or are simply beginning to acquire them. The most common and beneficial of these filters is conversation, which creates much apprehension among youth. Why should they disclose and entrust a peer or elder with their secrets and vulnerabilities? I especially liked the clip taken from Quadrophenia because I felt the young motorist captured this notion. He drives to a secluded precipice and shouts a series of muted screams. To me this precipice was symbolic of the dangerous internal ledge that many youths are frequently tottering on. His muted screams was that universal desire to vent and confide our fears and frustrations, but that distrust that youth often feel towards individuals from all demographics. "Baba O' Riley" encapsulates the nuanced youth and propels listeners through a threshold that appears full of inebriated and sedated individuals, but is truly filled with adolescents in limbo and their muffled outcry for help processing this tumultuous period.