Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 1:01 am
A real footage film made by two bullied high school kids.
If you want "fresh" for your viewing experience, stop reading now and just watch the film. It's only 80 minutes long.
This paragraph is total bullshit. I'm just putting it in as filler to help anyone who wants the fresh experience. So how's everyone doing? Good? Great. Back to the review...
Rather quickly I realized that wasn't true. Not saying they weren't bullied, but I will admit that it instantly made it easier to watch knowing everyone was an actor. That being said, I also believed it to be an "Anti-bully" movie, but I'm not sure that message was the strongest delivered.
It's very difficult to discuss this without spoilers, and this is one of those films that provokes discussion. It's good, but this isn't Terminator 12 or anything like that, so expect lots and lots and lots of talking.
It's a pretty good flick. I think it will remind you of your younger days. It doesn't matter if you were the bully, the bullied, or someone else, it's very real. Probably the best teenaged characters I've ever seen on film.
Oh, and Krista Madison is hot as hell, and I have no idea why she's not in more movies.
So if you're interested, go check it out, and then come back for the rest of the post, which will include spoilers.
Spoilers begin
To me, if the movie's message was anti-bullying, I feel they completely missed the mark. Unless the mark was to prove that the bullied can also be the bully.
To me, this movie was Columbine from the shooter's perspective. You see them get bullied, yes. However, you also see them NOT reach out for help even though the adults advise them to do so. You see one of them change their behavior to make themselves "more normal", and they gain more social acceptance. The one that doesn't is the true villain. Also, because he's mentally deranged, maybe he's not.
So what's the anti-bullying message? Drop your childish ways, grow up, and you won't get bullied anymore?
End Spoilers
If you want "fresh" for your viewing experience, stop reading now and just watch the film. It's only 80 minutes long.
This paragraph is total bullshit. I'm just putting it in as filler to help anyone who wants the fresh experience. So how's everyone doing? Good? Great. Back to the review...
Rather quickly I realized that wasn't true. Not saying they weren't bullied, but I will admit that it instantly made it easier to watch knowing everyone was an actor. That being said, I also believed it to be an "Anti-bully" movie, but I'm not sure that message was the strongest delivered.
It's very difficult to discuss this without spoilers, and this is one of those films that provokes discussion. It's good, but this isn't Terminator 12 or anything like that, so expect lots and lots and lots of talking.
It's a pretty good flick. I think it will remind you of your younger days. It doesn't matter if you were the bully, the bullied, or someone else, it's very real. Probably the best teenaged characters I've ever seen on film.
Oh, and Krista Madison is hot as hell, and I have no idea why she's not in more movies.
So if you're interested, go check it out, and then come back for the rest of the post, which will include spoilers.
Spoilers begin
To me, if the movie's message was anti-bullying, I feel they completely missed the mark. Unless the mark was to prove that the bullied can also be the bully.
To me, this movie was Columbine from the shooter's perspective. You see them get bullied, yes. However, you also see them NOT reach out for help even though the adults advise them to do so. You see one of them change their behavior to make themselves "more normal", and they gain more social acceptance. The one that doesn't is the true villain. Also, because he's mentally deranged, maybe he's not.
So what's the anti-bullying message? Drop your childish ways, grow up, and you won't get bullied anymore?
End Spoilers