Lady Bird

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Drake 08/28/2023 A coming-of-age teen dramedy, from the POV of a sub-upper-middle-class Catholic white millennial from California—so I could plenty empathize, and I do appreciate Greta Gerwig representing our generation on the screen, but those intersectionalities mean the conflicts can only be so much, that they're all of a nature of which they'll sort themselves out with the passing of time, and so many dramatic scenes based on them come off as melodramatic performances from the temporality of a teenager (when there's so time & again a dipping POV following the mother, who should be wiser). All that said, the writing is a quite competent Hollywood 3-act screenplay, with plenty of chuckle-inducing lines, multiple tear-rendering deliveries of monologue-y lines, and a rollicking story to fill a feature-length. Watching in 2023 a film from 2017 set in 2002-03 is uncanny, but this is a worthy addition to the canon for the 21st-century's progression of what John Hughes could muster in the '80s, and the hipster touches (e.g. the Joan Didion epigraph the local band) and depictions of life for an adolescent in the '00s stirred in me that romantic yearning for a simpler time of pre-cynic enjoyment of social living. A full dose of emotional content to invest one's bit of time into. See more Divya K @RT13043596 16h Lady Bird This is not just a story of a teenage girl; it speaks for every parent who works until the end of their days. A mother who works two shifts manages the family and prepares meals for everyone. And despite losing his job, a depressed father manages to handle his daughters' college fees. A brother who looks after his girlfriend and works in a departmental store. Finally, a daughter who is ashamed of her family!! She is not only disgusted with her social status. Nevertheless, she was embarrassed of her own identity, her name 'Christine.' A name is the only identity that we receive from our parents, which we should be proud of, but for Lady Bird, it's a mirror of truth. That separates her from her own delusional world. See more Kevin P @RT55971421 3d A very solid directional debut for Greta Gerwig. It's a unique take on the typical coming-of-age high school story. Saoirse Ronan is great as Lady Bird. She's very funny and believable in the role. It's a relatable coming of age movie about trying to find your identity. The movie has a pretty cliche subplot of the girl abandoning her schlubby friend to hang out with the cool kids. But thankfully this doesn't take up a huge portion of the runtime. It's a real shame that the mother takes her financial insecurities out on her daughter, calling her trashy. I hated the melodrama with "How dare you want to get into another college?" And the mom stonewalling Lady Bird for months. The emotional heart of the movie is their relationship, and I just found it too toxic to be invested and I don’t like how easily it ends in forgiveness without addressing some serious toxic flaws in their relationship. Still, it's a unique and quirky movie with some great acting and a lot of personality. See more David T @Username680 Feb 5 Complete ass, no plot very boring. See more Ethen K. @Ethen Feb 4 This is A Very Good Film. Seeing the relationship between her mom and lady bird was very inspiring. It’s also a very Well written. I really like the journey she went on with trying to get into a good college, While also trying to deal with her mom and hers, relationship and finding her partner. I’d say this film is best to watch for a High school girl since Lady Bird and every other girl in High school is under stress and too afraid to talk to anybody. The twist at the end with the guy was wild though. Overall the plot was very well executed. I enjoyed this film.  See more Laila S @lailasoliman Jan 10 This is a really great movie. I liked it a lot. Amazing coming-of-age film. I would definitely rewatch it! See more Read all reviews

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