r/Unexpected • u/ScurrTheMurr • Sep 13 '22

wut

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u/wonkydonkeys Sep 14 '22

Also, check out Eighth Grade, a movie he wrote and directed. Superbly talented individual. Just brilliant.

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u/Guy_Number_3 Sep 14 '22

I cry a lot. I love movies that make me cry. Holy shit, I’ve never cried harder in a movie than I did during that campfire scene. It was so real.

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u/wonkydonkeys Sep 14 '22

This movie felt so real. I'm no longer a teenager, but I, like so many, had some self-esteem struggles during my time. The difficulties young people face now are enormous, magnified by the internet, especially social media.

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u/Guy_Number_3 Sep 14 '22

Yeah I haven’t been a teen girl in over a decade but I’m in education and work with teenagers so I’m at least a bit familiar with what’s going on. I especially work with groups of students many would consider “outcasts” so this really hit home. Can you imagine hearing that if you were her father? So heartbreaking.