"I think it works fine with the audience assuming they are between 17-23, and i don't think there's anything in the film that ages them below that. WSS is not set in a high school with high schooler students, like DEH. (and no, i don't think the Dance at the Gym tells us they are high school age - that is a community space, I never took it as organized by or for high school students specifically). "
Well, that is a good point. I guess I've always thought of the main WSS character, or most of them, as teenagers. But I suppose you're right that there's no reason why some or all of them can't be at least a little bit older, and I imagine it's likely that some members of actual gangs at the time were in their early 20s.
On the other hand, GREASE is definitely supposed to be about high school kids, and the actors in that movie were pretty far removed from that in terms of age. |
