Saw it last year at SXSW and it’s fantastic. Probably the bleakest and most honest portrayal of a school shooting I’ve seen in a movie. No on-screen violence, but man is it still so hard hitting.
Jenna Ortega is a star in the making (if this wasn’t a January release she could easily have picked up some awards for this), and Maddie Ziegler actually does a great job as well (the opposite of her performance in that Sia movie.)
It’s a very interesting take on a school shooting. And I think it’s a very important one. When I was a freshman in 1998, my school had a shooting. I knew the shooter.
The feeling of being 14 and having to deal with not only the real tragedy of it, but to also carry the guilt of being one of the shooter’s “friends” was difficult.
I’m 38 years old now and still have obstacles to deal with from that incident.
Elephant was always a great film capturing a real version of such a tragedy, but this film here seems to show what the students dealt with after that basically shapes them into adults.
Without knowing anything about this film, I’m going to guess Mia is a great singer who has become self destructive due to the shooting. The film will end with her changing her name to Celeste. Boom! Vox Lux prequel.
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War never changes.
I came for nukes and left with a teen drama, my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.
Holy fuck this is going to be one hard watch!
Saw it last year at SXSW and it’s fantastic. Probably the bleakest and most honest portrayal of a school shooting I’ve seen in a movie. No on-screen violence, but man is it still so hard hitting.
Jenna Ortega is a star in the making (if this wasn’t a January release she could easily have picked up some awards for this), and Maddie Ziegler actually does a great job as well (the opposite of her performance in that Sia movie.)
I love them, can’t wait to watch it!
A lot of school shooting related movies lately. This, *Mass*, and *Run, Hide, Fight.*
Looks like it’s trying way too hard.
Jenna Ortega getting more good roles is always a plus. She’s great.
Ouch… Shailene Woodley is now old enough to play a psychiatrist. Time flies.
Movie seems well made.
HBOs been nailing it recently.
It’s a very interesting take on a school shooting. And I think it’s a very important one. When I was a freshman in 1998, my school had a shooting. I knew the shooter.
The feeling of being 14 and having to deal with not only the real tragedy of it, but to also carry the guilt of being one of the shooter’s “friends” was difficult.
I’m 38 years old now and still have obstacles to deal with from that incident.
Elephant was always a great film capturing a real version of such a tragedy, but this film here seems to show what the students dealt with after that basically shapes them into adults.
Without knowing anything about this film, I’m going to guess Mia is a great singer who has become self destructive due to the shooting. The film will end with her changing her name to Celeste. Boom! Vox Lux prequel.
Is this going to be released in theaters too? Or HBO Max only?