Brick

theres no fundamental reason why this can't be told with adults but because they're all like 15 it's so strikingly out of perspective for an adult that it begs them into the world of the film and for teenage viewers it provides a small school story that feels huge and real because when you're that age everything is that real. some kid's basement to a high schooler is just as high stakes as something like the warehouse in "8MM" Archie Andrews knew what tf was up when he talked about the triumphs and defeats, the epic high and lows of high school football