However, to dismiss this as just a "teen movie" is to miss the point entirely. Director Harmony Korine uses the guise of a spring break party movie to deliver a neon-soaked, hypnotic nightmare about the corruption of youth and the American Dream.
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On the surface, Spring Breakers looks like a typical teen exploitation movie—four college girls desperate to escape their boring lives and fund a spring break trip to Florida. When they don’t have the money, they resort to a violent crime, landing them in a downward spiral involving drugs, guns, and an infamous local rapper/gangster named Alien (James Franco). However, to dismiss this as just a "teen