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ArcherDavis
CONTAINS SPOILERS6/10  3 months ago
Right after I watched this movie I was feeling so saddened and moved that I rated it as a 9 but after two hours of reflecting on the subject I realised that it just was sad, nothing more. Yeah it was well-performed and thought after but that's it. Suicide, sexual orientation, bullying, puberty, grief, and guilt were the subjects this movie wanted to address but it failed to do so for almost all of them. Let me give you some examples: 1. Suicide happens more in queer community and it has multiple reasons. No one commits suicide just for one reason. It's always a combination of depression (or being prone to it) and other factors like family and society. For a teenager with a stable and loving family and some friends at school (which both are shown in the movie) being dumped by your best(or boy)friend is not enough reason to take your own life and I'm saying that as someone who has actually worked with patients with suicide history. 2. The main plot was that the protagonist was trying to distance himself and his best(or boy)friend because of harsh opinions of others and bullying at school. What I saw instead was two supporting families, two nosy girls at school who just asked about their relationship and a slap on the ass cheek by an asshole. I don't know about you guys but I won't consider that enough bullying to dump the person I truly love. You may say "Oh Archie, they're just kids! they don't know any better!" Well they have to. Because if teenagers start making major decisions like leaving someone or this world based on such stupid things, they're gonna be facing some problems pretty soon in their lives.
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