This film is about Nadine, a junior in high school who knows that high school isn’t exactly High School Musical. She goes through so many struggles during her peak of awkwardness, unlike her senior, all-star brother Darian, who ends up dating Nadine’s best friend. This film is a journey through Nadines crazy ups and downs as a high schooler whose stories may be relatable to all high schoolers out there.
A scene that really stood out to me was when Nadine is swimming with Erwin. This scene takes place in Erwin’s grand pool right in front of his massive house which looks very royal. This scene takes place right after a subjective shot when Nadine brings Erwin down about having sex and then he plays,”The Dickhead Song.” Right after that there is an adorable montage of Nadine and Erwin just handing out and playing in the pool, which is beautifully shot. This montage included various shots of their legs underwater, their arms above the water synchronized to the fun music playing in the background, underwater shots of them simply swimming back and forth with the unique blue of the pool perfectly embracing their moving bodies, as well as the typical “splashing,” of each other in the pool which created this fun environment. The point of this scene was to really illustrate Erwin’s personality and that sex isn't his first priority and that a girl and a guy in a pool alone just hanging out is possible. This was on of the earlier hints to Nadine that he is a, “good guy,” and that she should be focusing on him instead of Nick who literally just got out of jail, but still manages to be super hot. Overall this movie was fantastic. It hit almost all the elements of being in high school and with a character like Nadine, the film was very successful. Although Nadine isn’t the average high schooler, everything she goes through and her personality traits are all relatable and every high schooler has gone through that as well. What really made this film was definitely the great amount of second-hand embarrassment the audience feels. There was SO MUCH second-hand embarrassment but thats really what high school ends up being, embarrassing moments that become cringy and unforgettable memories.
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May 2017
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