"10 Things I Hate About You" produced by Gill Junger is a modern retelling of Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew". Although both texts were produced in separate decades, they still manage to showcase the same themes and issues. The film “10 Things I Hate About You” explores the ideas of peer pressure, individualism, and confidence with the use of settings, camera angles, and costumes. Ultimately “10 Things I Hate About You” exposed a variety of themes that could potentially help teens make the right decisions. Peer pressure is often the main reason behind the choices made in a teenager's life. This problem is no different in “10 Things I Hate About You.” The film is set in a stereotypical 1990s American high school, with teenagers who regularly participate in social activities to "fit in" or because "other individuals were participating in a certain activity", as a result the individuals find themselves involved in activities to which they were not necessarily prepared for. Do. Dating is a case of peer pressure observed in the film, Bianca, Katrina's sister and Mr. Stratford's daughter, constantly states, "I'm the only girl in school who isn't dating." she feels forced by her friends and boys who constantly ask her to go out, to participate in normal high school activities. Another example of peer pressure is Katrina Stratford, in the scene where Katrina explains to Bianca why she despises Joey, she states that when Katrina and Joey were dating, they had sexual relations in light of the fact that "everyone was doing it". ". When she told Joey she no longer wanted to have intercourse because she was "not ready," Joey immediately dumped her. Subsequently creating the though... middle of paper... issue, no tattoos, no piercings, no butchers animal rituals of any kind." Mr. Stratford does not trust Bianca and Katrina's decision making, as he thinks they will conform to normal teenage activities which he believes will ultimately end in a disaster such as an unwanted pregnancy. "What's normal? Those damn... Dawson's River children sleeping in each other's beds and what not?" Ultimately, trust forms between the older relationships: Kat and Patrick, Bianca and Cameron, and Mr. Stratford and his girls. In conclusion, the movie “10 Things I Hate About You” directed by Gill Junger explored a wide variety of themes and issues such as peer pressure, the value of individualism, and the elements in a relationship. These themes are directly related to problems displayed in high school society and can potentially help adolescents make good decisions.