The Inbetweeners 2

The inbetweeners 2

Neil, Will and Simon receive an e-mail from Jay asking them to join him in Australia whilst on his gap year, in the e-mail he promises them that Australia is “epic bants”. With their lives now rather dull compared to their happy school days and legendary lads holiday, it's an offer they can't refuse. Once again, they put growing up and working ahead to the future on-hold, and embark on a backpacking holiday of a lifetime in an awful car, inspired by Peter Andre's 'Mysterious Girl'. Will soon finds himself battling with the lads to do something cultural, whilst they focus their attention on drinking, girls, and annoying fellow travellers. The difference between what will wants to do and what the rest of the gang want to do is apparent throughout the entire film. For example when the boys leave to go traveling and they follow the bus that Katy is one at the bus station will is trying to fit in with the other travellers but Neil then comes over and gives him the MCflury he asked for much to the disappointment of Ben  the main traveller in the film. Will and Simon the Two boys who were relatively bright at school are both at university Will is at Bristol University and Simon is at Sheffield University with his Girlfriend Lucy who turns out to be a psycho and is extremely controlling over Simon. Jay Has travelled to Australia on a gap year but is actually trying to find his ex-Girlfriend Jane who is working on a stud Farm in the outback.

The first key theme in the movie is university life and the fact it’s not as good as will and Simon throughout it would be.  Will is at Bristol University and is really struggling to make friends and isn’t included in any of their plans and when he is they just use as a joke for example the party they invited him to. They told him it was a fancy dress party so him, Simon and Neil turns up in harry porter costumes and it was just a normal party and they won’t let the three boys in. when Will gets back to his room his flat mates have taped all his belongings to the ceiling. Will mentions that they do this “all the time”. This shows that for some people uni isn’t the best time in the world.

The second area of the movie I will be exploring is the need for young people to fit in with the people around them. This is really apparent when the boys get to the bus station and will starts talking to the fellow travelers. Will is so desperate to fit in that while he is standing with the fellow travelers they start making fun of him and it gets even worse when Neil walks over and gives will the MCflury he wanted.