Saw this with my best friend when it came out in theaters, both being fans of Bos and also thinking the trailers were really great. I remember us both coming out of the theater thinking it was really good, mostly because of the exceptional acting of Elsie Fisher and the realistic portrayal of scenarios many found themselves in during their middle school years.
I re-watched this movie a couple weeks ago, now my third watch, and I found myself liking it even more. It took me a second to realize why… see, the first time I watched it with a lifelong friend, and so we compared and contrasted our experiences at the time… then the second time, I watched it with my wife, and of course, we did the same thing. This most recent time, though, I was watching by myself… and it was then that I found myself no longer thinking back to my own eigth grade experiences… but instead, almost seeing these "life experiences" put on full display - frustrations and disappointments and worries that similarity exist even as you get older.
Maybe it's silly, but I could feel that dread of showing up to a big gathering late and not immediately connecting with someone to talk to. Maybe a work function, or your spouse's friend group.
Agressive advancements from people you trust.
Family and friend's that don't understand what's bugging you - and if you tried to put it into words, you know it WOULD sound ridiculous.
Wanting social situations to just be easy. To find people you're comfortable with. Pushing away those that you are comfortable with in a self-destructive cycle.
Don't get me wrong - adulthood brings with it the grand ability to give less and less of a shit about other people. No, I don't really give a fuck if someone judges my swimsuit or I have to drink a beer by myself on the side of the pool and bask in the sun. But that human desire to just fit in - maybe not at a macro level, but in micro moments here and there - just scattered throughout life - and constantly looking in the mirror and asking yourself "is it me?" Is something that I think anyone can relate to at least at some level.
Anyway… I'm rambling… I just really like this movie, and it's fun after a couple watches to realize you might like it for even more reasons that you initially thought. How's everyone else feel about this one?
I re-watched this movie a couple weeks ago, now my third watch, and I found myself liking it even more. It took me a second to realize why… see, the first time I watched it with a lifelong friend, and so we compared and contrasted our experiences at the time… then the second time, I watched it with my wife, and of course, we did the same thing. This most recent time, though, I was watching by myself… and it was then that I found myself no longer thinking back to my own eigth grade experiences… but instead, almost seeing these "life experiences" put on full display - frustrations and disappointments and worries that similarity exist even as you get older.
Maybe it's silly, but I could feel that dread of showing up to a big gathering late and not immediately connecting with someone to talk to. Maybe a work function, or your spouse's friend group.
Agressive advancements from people you trust.
Family and friend's that don't understand what's bugging you - and if you tried to put it into words, you know it WOULD sound ridiculous.
Wanting social situations to just be easy. To find people you're comfortable with. Pushing away those that you are comfortable with in a self-destructive cycle.
Don't get me wrong - adulthood brings with it the grand ability to give less and less of a shit about other people. No, I don't really give a fuck if someone judges my swimsuit or I have to drink a beer by myself on the side of the pool and bask in the sun. But that human desire to just fit in - maybe not at a macro level, but in micro moments here and there - just scattered throughout life - and constantly looking in the mirror and asking yourself "is it me?" Is something that I think anyone can relate to at least at some level.
Anyway… I'm rambling… I just really like this movie, and it's fun after a couple watches to realize you might like it for even more reasons that you initially thought. How's everyone else feel about this one?
