"Girl's Dream Thirty" plot and afterthought

Francisco 2022-03-19 09:01:03

Thirteen-year-old Gina yearns to grow up very much. After being teased by Lucy at the birthday party, Gina makes a wish that she can grow up immediately, but she did not expect her dream to come true the next day. Gina is already a successful professional. A mature, fashionable and beautiful 30-year-old mature woman, but suddenly faced with the adult world, how will she deal with a completely unfamiliar job and relationship?

The adult world is cruel. Gina has a successful career, but she is increasingly estranged from her family and has no contact with her friend Matt. She tries hard to repair the weakened family and lost friendship. Gina crawled into her mother's arms in the middle of the night. very touching. Gina devoted herself to her work seriously, but her idea was stolen by Lucy. At the same time, she also learned her unknown secrets; especially after she realized her feelings for Matt, she learned that Matt was about to become Someone else's groom, Gina made another wish in her sadness to go back to the past to change everything. The wish came true again. Gina made a different choice and lived happily with Matt in the "Dream Cabin".

Jennifer Garner's performance is very good, panic and confusion when facing her adult image in the mirror for the first time, panic and overwhelm when facing "unfamiliar" boyfriend, childish behavior in work meeting, even with apartment The teenage girls in the building talk about kissing, which naturally brings people into the mood of the story.

The whole film expresses in a light-hearted and humorous way the idea that who we become depends on our choices, and every decision you make may change your future.

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13 Going on 30 quotes

  • Pete Hansen: [Pete suddenly grabs her, and starts kissing her] What's wrong, Pookie?

    Jenna: [disgusted] Pookie? Uh... Pukie! You're married!

  • Lucy: [at a big party] Speaking of disasters, what is she doing here?

    Jenna: Who?

    Lucy: Sparkle's editor-in-chief, Trish Sackett. Twelve o'clock and headed our way.

    Trish Sackett: [smug] Hi, girls. Our J. Lo issue is selling like hotcakes. How's yours doing?

    Lucy: [sarcastic] My God, are things so bad you had to come to our party to eat free food? Put some crab in your purse for later.

    Trish Sackett: You might want to keep some of that biting wit for your magazine. Or you could change the name "Poise" to something more appropriate, like Poison, or Pitiful, whatever's more Pathetic.

    Jenna: You know what? You are rude, and mean, and sloppy, and frizzy -- and I don't like you at all.