my movie recommendation/review:
if you’re looking for that tumblr-era, teenage girl fantasy, liberated, effortlessly cool, beautiful in that messy way. broke but glowing, sharing a cramped apartment with your best friend, working minimum wage jobs to get by, dancing the nights away like the world isn't burning,,, this is it ! this film captures that exact feeling. the freedom, recklessness, and warmth of having someone who just gets you.
i found it unexpectedly funny too, especially after the halfway point. the kind of humor that feels real. the kind of laughs that come from shared moments. and as someone who’s never had that kind of life,,, i’ve always been stuck in classrooms, in an environment that worships academic status ,, it felt like a window into another timeline i never got to live. i’m grateful for the education i have, of course. i know that’s a privilege. but watching this movie made me ache for that kind of freedom. even just for a weekend or a night.
what really hit me, was the friendship. that ride-or-die kind of love between girls, it was so pure and real. i never really had that growing up, not like that. but through this movie, i felt, saw it, and it was beautiful. even if the cinematography wasn't groundbreaking or experimental, the vibe was everything. it looks like a summer memory that won’t go away. the dialogue isn’t overly polished, but that’s why it works. it sounds like how people actually talk. how teenagers really sound in the middle of nowhere, chasing feelings instead of futures.
of course, there’s also the misogyny in the film,, the casual kind, the everyday kind, the kind we know too well. it’s ugly, it’s real. and watching it, you can’t look away. because this isn’t just a movie thing. it’s still happening and it makes me sick.but despite all that, the film doesn’t lose its softness. it stays warm, human, and funny. and maybe that’s why i loved it so much. because it didn’t try to be more than what it was. it just was honest, messy and glowing.
i love stories like this,, raw, chaotic, and full of youth. stories that feel like diary entries, or a polaroid taped to your wall. it had that dreamy american youth aesthetic, messy freedom, big feelings, no plans. i know i’m probably biased because i eat this aesthetic up, but this one really hit me.
it’s a comfort film. a stoner buddy movie. a little chaotic, sad. it made me feel so many things i didn’t know i missed.
if you need something fun, something that makes you feel alive and nostalgic all at once—watch this. it’s a little bit of magic in a world that feels too serious most days.
(p.s. posted this on my letterboxd)
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