You know those movies that have a lot of chatter about how great it is
and then you finally watch it and it s like this what y all was talking about Yeah.
The Edge of Seventeen came out in 2016 to rave reviews. I mean top of the line.
I d never necessarily had the desire to watch it but I wouldn t say it s something I was
opposed to. And because it has been requested here we are. This blush bunny presents
The Edge of Seventeen. Going into this film two things crossed my mind because you can see
them coming a mile away. I said to myself in the first, I don t know 10 minutes, Let me guess. Her
dad dies. Whenever mother and daughter don t get along the dad has to die in order to force them
to interact. And by interact I mean argue about how much they hate each other and avoiding
their real problems until their inevitable blow up. Then I said Let me make another prediction.
Since I m on a roll here. Her only friend in the world is going to fall for her hot brother.
Because why else would she only have one friend and a hot brother? If you ve seen the film then
you know that moments after I made my prediction these things transpired. Well not completely but
you know the start of it. But even with these trope setups there is still one huge
problem with the film. It is a film about nothing. A whole bunch of nothing happens.
I usually start these videos with an introduction to the synopsis for those who have not seen it
but I was a little stumped because after it ended I couldn t put into words what the movie
was about. Is it about a girl navigating through high school obstacles? Is it about a girl s rocky
relationship with her parent? Is it about the perils of sibling rivalry? Is it about the up s
and down s of friendship? Is it about a misguided search of love? Now some of you may be thinking or
even saying out loud Girl it s literally about all of the above why are you being nitpicky? Did
you not watch the film? You know what, dislike and unsubscribe, you always complaining about
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Just click- click the like. Let s talk about this, I m sorry.
No but follow me with this for a second. Yes, technically the movie is all of the above but it
doesn t amount to anything. And I don t mean that in the way of there needs to be some big finale
because as we know those can be super corny at times and it takes you out of the feel of the
movie. The Edge of Seventeen feels like a moment in time. There s no grand opening, there s no
grand closing. And the climax is anticlimactic at best, lets just call a thing a thing. There
is nothing driving the plot of the film. There are a couple of things that contribute to this.
For one the underdeveloped characters. And again, I think it s because the filmmakers are relying
on the we re at the scene of the crime and we re going to take you along with us thing. But
it falls short. Let s take Nadine s best friend Krista, for example. She s introduced as the one
person that actually wanted to be her friend. The person who she related to and relied on most. But
this gets derailed because Krista sleeps with her brother. The thing about it is, when this happens
I don t really care. I don t care at all actually. I couldn t care less! Ok, I m doing
too much its not that deep. Let me reel it in. But as a viewer, this doesn t affect me. Why? Because
the audience doesn t see much between Krista and Nadine to begin with for there to be an emotional
attachment to their relationship. Nadine feels betrayed but I m just sitting there like
.ok. Had there been a scene where they were hanging out and we saw a moment between them
like wow it s really them against the world then my reaction would have been different.
Which takes me to the relationship between Krista and Darian. It comes out of nowhere. Like there s
no precursor to how this comes to be. Nadine has been raging on her brother and we get
nothing from Krista. There s not a well actually he looks kind of cute today. Or a Is Darian home,
is Darian going to be there? Nothing that shows she has the slightest interest in him. So as
their relationship builds to the demise of Nadine and Krista s friendship, it doesn t feel like it
s worth it. But it also doesn t even read as a dilemma. So making her choose between her friend
and her boyfriend is pointless because it s like based on what we are seeing She doesn t have a
strong relationship with either of them. So who cares! And then the other weird part about this
whole shebang was the fact that after Krista and Darian sleep together people are all of a
sudden interested in being Krista s friend. So it was like does the whole school know already,
where is this coming from? That plot point was thrown in there to drive a wedge between
Krista and Nadine but it didn t have much meat to it. The other thing that contributes to the films
emptiness is that there is not a focal point. Yes, Nadine is the main character but why? What is
the end game here? What is the audience supposed to be getting out of this? Because honestly in
the end everything just works but it s like why? Did she go on some deep soul searching binge will
taking a hike? Where did the introspective the world is not about me and the people in my life
aren t that bad light bulb come from? I was left with those thoughts. But to be honest with you,
it s not a bad film. I know somebody is like You just said it wasn t about anything Listen,
two things can be true. Just don t go in with huge expectations as I did. There is a certain
level of comfort that comes with it as one of the blush bunnies stated on instagram. I think
this in large comes from the relationship between Nadine and her teacher. Played by the great
Woody Harrelson. You know when you see him there s going to be laughs, with his serious tone
delivering dry humor. When the film begins we are introduced to their relationship. Her teacher is
the type who when she graduates they will be life long friends. Strictly platonic. Nothing weird.
But just her homeboy. There s no sugar coating with him. No I m going to talk to you like this
because I am a teacher and you are a student and that s the way this is supposed to go.
Nah, none of that. He just gives it straight up and down like six o clock. He lets her be,
whatever she assumes- just is, and he provides a safe space for her. It was pretty refreshing
to see. Not to mention the chemistry between Hailee and Woody was perfect. I can only imagine
how many times they broke character while filming. Something else that I surprisingly
found comforting? This movie kind of taps into the nerdy best-friend who s in love with you thing.
Except Erwin is not her best friend. And we don t get much of them together. But I think the
subtlety of them getting to know each other works. His nervous energy juxtaposed to her
having some sort of confidence for once. However comma There was a tinsy weeny flaw in there.
Nadine is a pretty girl. The type of pretty that most people would agree on. She definitely
looks like she play s eenie meenie miney moe in the dark when she s picking out her clothes
but that s workable. But you mean to tell me that all this time no one has been interested
in her? Not one person until this guy she s been going to school with for years
asked her where she got her hoodie from? I m not buying it. They should ve come better than that.
There s even a part in the movie where she s at a party and this random person tells her that she
and her brother remind her of the movie Twins. And Nadine s like oh the movie with the tall guy
and the short funny looking one. And the girls like yea, that s you and your brother. Girl bye.
But anyways in the end would I recommend this movie? Yea, I d say it s blush bunny
approved. It s one of those movies you watch on a rainy day. You curl up in bed,
order Chinese food and just get lost in the abyss of nothingness that is the edge
of seventeen. Did you like the film? What is it about it that makes you go this is a good
movie ? Let me know down below. I m curious to know. To be clear it is an enjoyable movie.
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