The classical Hollywood tradition of filmmaking has been both extremely influential and successful since the 1920s. Furthermore, the classical Hollywood cinema technique of making movies is not limited only to movies in the United States. For instance, “The Road Warrior, although an Australian film, is constructed along classical Hollywood lines” (Bordwell et al. 97). Director Alfonso Cuarón’s Y Tu Mamá También, which was produced and distributed in Mexico, is a coming of age story revolving around two young friends, Tenoch and Julio as they go on a road trip to the beach. As it uses the coming of age narrative, Y Tu Mamá También is a good example of the classical Hollywood cinema form. According to Bordwell and Thompson, there are five key features a film must have to be considered a classical Hollywood film. First, “the plot focuses on one or two characters who want something” (Bordwell et al. 98). In a coming of age narrative, such as Y Tu Mamá También, the main characters are the characters who accomplish a series of goals which eventually change who they are as a person. Moreover, there should be a barrier which these characters must overcome in order to complete the coming of age quest. As Bordwell and Thompson put it, in a classical Hollywood film, there should be “an opposition that creates conflict” (Bordwell et al. 98). In a coming of age narrative, the main characters must undergo a process of change, which is also another characteristic of classic Hollywood