History PlayingWith / AdultsAreUseless

** A more horrifying take would be [[TeenageWasteland the adults are]] killed]] [[ThereAreNoAdults by the monsters]]. The adults may have been killed to ''weaken'' the children.

** The adults secretly know what the kids are doing... but don't interfere because it's good training for when they become adults and get to join in the even more awesome superheroics the ''adults'' are keeping secret.
** The adults secretly knew what their kids were doing, and didn't get involved because they're even more secretly the villians.

* '''Double Subverted''':

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** A more horrifying take would be [[TeenageWasteland the adults are]] ''[[KillEmAll killed]]'' [[ThereAreNoAdults by the monsters]]. The adults may have been killed to ''weaken'' the children.

** Only ''some'' adults are useless - some get in the way of the kids and do nothing but this, but others step in when they're informed of the problem

* '''Enforced''': The producers are working with a CompetenceZone limited to the average age of the target audience, and anyone not aged 7-15 is useless to the plot.

** The Adults are useless and just give worthless advice, or [[CassandraTruth refuse to believe what the kids are saying]], and refuse to step in, and something bad happens that they could have prevented. (Kids are hurt with varying levels of severity, for example.)
** Adults ''encourage'' the bullying wither directly or with their own inaction.

** All the adults present on the film suffer from [[BumblingDad varying degrees of retardation]] and personality disorders like paedophobia.

* '''Double Subverted''':

** A more horrifying take would be [[TeenageWasteland the adults are]] [[ThereAreNoAdults ''killed'' by the monsters]]. The adults may have been killed to ''weaken'' the children.

** The children of Adamsville are [[DamselInDistress the resident damsels, constantly captured and waiting to be rescued]], while the adults battle monsters and mafia.

** It ''looks'' this way, but when the adults finally step in, ''really'' start to get things done.

** A more horrifying take would be the adults are ''killed'' by the monsters. The adults may have been killed to ''weaken'' the children.

** In the small town of Adamsville, parents have no idea of the life-threatening situations their kids go through. For example, teenagers Alice, Bob, and Charlie fight off the supernatural on a daily basis, but no one notices provided they get to school on time and are home for supper.

** The kids are good at keeping their parents in the dark.

** All the adults present on the film suffer from varying degrees of retardation and personality disorders like paedophobia.

** The adults have their own jobs and responsibilities to take care of.

** The children are useless while the adults battle monsters and mafia.

** The adults [[NotNowKiddo never listen to the kids stories about what's going on]], making the children feel depressed and leading them to [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption give up]].

** One single adult believes them, giving the kids new hope.

** The adults [[NotNowKiddo never listen to the kids stories about what's going on,]] making the children feel depressed and leads them to [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption give up]]

** The monsters

** In the small town of Adamsville, parents have no idea of the life-threatening situtations their kids go through. For example, teenagers Alice, Bob, and Charlie fight off the supernatural on a daily basis, but no one notices provided they get to school on time and are home for supper.

* '''Downplayed''': Most adults don't seem to be clueless or incompetent and some of them help the young protagonists, although more often than not it falls to the kids to save the day.