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Treat if you are sick, you are not special
Trevion 2022-09-17 08:56:09
Nadine is really selfish all the way, whether it's to Krista or her family, Owen, teachers. She broke with Krista because she was the only friend and was "snapped" by her nasty popular brother, never thinking it might be because the two like each other, and because of her relationship with Owen Nadine ended up changing Like Krista, she doesn't really hate being gregarious, she's just stubborn because of her personality. With my mother, in fact, the two of them have more in common. They act impulsive and don't understand tolerance. In the end, my mother's fearful revision of the information is the most poke point. And my brother, my brother is actually the worst. After my father died, he basically replaced his father's coordinating role in the family. Nadine is really lucky to have such a group of people to tolerate her, and even to have the help of teachers and NPC-like existences like Owen. The most touching point of the whole film is to convey such a message that there should be no illusion in the world that you are weak and you are rational, that if you are sick, everyone should tolerate you, and that you are the most special illusion if you have problems. But the irony is that youth movies always like to describe the stories of sick young people, which are described as cool, but they are actually just a self-comforting rhetoric. If everyone really thinks Nadine and her brother were mourning and cool before reconciling, why are they still gratified by the "happy" ending at the end, and call it growth? But how boring it would be if the perspective was shown from Nadine's brother's point of view. In addition, Hailey's acting skills are good, and she can objectively show the selfishness of the character. I hate Nadine but I love Haley's acting. Mom's acting is also great. From a youth movie perspective, it's overall pretty good. However, the sequelae of watching too many youth movies is that people always think that growing up, as long as you experience such a thing, you can get a new life after a period of time, which is false.
Extended Reading
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Nadine: [writing a text to a boy she has a crush on] Nick, I'm just gonna say it, I like you. I've liked you for months. I think about you every second. I don't know, maybe I even love you. You're so complicated, but simple, and I just feel this connection between us, I feel like I already know you, and I just want to be with you. I want to give you head, I want you to put your mouth on my tits, I want to feel you inside me... We can do it in the Petland stockroom. - Nadine.
[pause]
Nadine: Oh my god. Oh my god.
Nadine: [to herself] You sound like a fucking psychopath. You can't send this.
[She accidentally sends the text]
Nadine: What? No. Shit... Oh my god. Oh my god, no way, no, no, no way, no. FUCK! Oh my god! Shit!
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Darian: You're right about everything. I'm only here for me, and my life is fucking incredible. I love it. I love spending another night talking Mom off the ledge, I love only applying to schools nearby, because who knows what'll happen in the house if I'm not around to fix it, and I love...
[getting choked up]
Darian: that the one person who makes me feel like I could take a fucking breath... I can't have without completely destroying you. So, you're right. You're right, it's a blast. I win.