TL;DR Girl likes girl, they kith, and then don't get together. But it's not a big deal.
I loved this movie a lot when I was in high school. I am now 24 and i think it is not even that good of a movie, to be honest - it's just one of those things you get emotionally attached to as a 17 year old girl that then proceeds to shape your entire personality despite its questionable quality. And maybe I will always kinda feel like a loser artist girl with flannels and chipped nail polish that likes a girl that doesn't like her back.
In this movie, nothing happens (kind of). The acting is, for me, immaculate, not because of the oscar-worthy performances but because Anne is awkward as shit, and you she doesn't talk like a 25 year old movie protagonist, more like just a girl in your math class. The soundtrack has Anthems For a Seventeen Year Old Girl so that alone is a massive win. And the plot is just kind of there.
The protagonist, Anne, realises she has a crush on a girl, has some sexuality realisations and goes about her life as a typical 17 year old, for the most part. We watch as she awkwardly tries to get close and become friends with her, they smooch and then said girl (Sasha) casually dumps her because she is "straight" and that is about the extent of it. The movie is non-linear, with cuts in the middle of a scene that continues 20 minutes later, which somehow changes your entire view of the story. I will say that I disliked the SA plotline they went for in the end, and I think it was a misguided attempt to show that doing a good thing after a bad thing does not redeem you - and though the victim does not forgive the perpetrator, it kind of seems like she "could" or "should".
There is no "highlight" in this movie - it is all subtle and treated as unimportant - no loud music or dramatic camera work, just vibes. And I like that. It is just a story of some things that happened, from the viewpoint of one of the people involved. Despite its questionable quality, this film will always have a place in my brain.
I wish there were more movies like that. And I kinda wish I lived a little more through highschool but no I had to just be depressed or something. Cringe. Anyways, my rating is this: <3
In this movie, nothing happens (kind of). The acting is, for me, immaculate, not because of the oscar-worthy performances but because Anne is awkward as shit, and you she doesn't talk like a 25 year old movie protagonist, more like just a girl in your math class. The soundtrack has Anthems For a Seventeen Year Old Girl so that alone is a massive win. And the plot is just kind of there.
The protagonist, Anne, realises she has a crush on a girl, has some sexuality realisations and goes about her life as a typical 17 year old, for the most part. We watch as she awkwardly tries to get close and become friends with her, they smooch and then said girl (Sasha) casually dumps her because she is "straight" and that is about the extent of it. The movie is non-linear, with cuts in the middle of a scene that continues 20 minutes later, which somehow changes your entire view of the story. I will say that I disliked the SA plotline they went for in the end, and I think it was a misguided attempt to show that doing a good thing after a bad thing does not redeem you - and though the victim does not forgive the perpetrator, it kind of seems like she "could" or "should".
There is no "highlight" in this movie - it is all subtle and treated as unimportant - no loud music or dramatic camera work, just vibes. And I like that. It is just a story of some things that happened, from the viewpoint of one of the people involved. Despite its questionable quality, this film will always have a place in my brain.
I wish there were more movies like that. And I kinda wish I lived a little more through highschool but no I had to just be depressed or something. Cringe. Anyways, my rating is this: <3
