Family Relations • Campus Ethics • Social NetworkEcology: A Glimpse and Reflection on ContemporaryYouth Growth Issues——Taking Luoluo’s YouthFilms as an Example

Abstract

Youth are the driving force of social development and the future of the nation. Attention to and narration of youth growth issues remain a perennial topic. Since the beginning of the new century, youth films, as a cinematic genre, have demonstrated a narrative pattern of “youth–film–youth,” while focusing on the real dilemmas encountered during the growth process. This article, by taking three youth films directed by Luoluo—a young filmmaker observing young people from a youth perspective—as case studies, concentrates on three major growth stages of contemporary youth: middle school, university, and the workplace. It also highlights the three public spaces through which youth connect with social life: family, campus, and online networks. The study reveals the difficulties and underlying causes in the growth of young people. Through the lens language of film, it explores and reflects on the problems that have emerged in youth growth since the new century, and further proposes countermeasure considerations.