THE FALLOUT – Beautifully heartbreaking. Catch it on HBO Max.
IF YOU DECIDE TO WATCH, TRIGGER WARNING: School Shooting.
A lesson in age-appropriate dialogue. Do you know how hard it is for me to write in teenage speak? This film captures their awkwardness, insecurities, lack of emotional maturity, and slang so well. We sometimes dumb them down instead of learning how they communicate. We write them on the nose because of how simple we assume their communication is when really, they may say less. Their truth is often buried deeper in subtext than adults. It’s not an easy thing to do, so kudos to those who understand the voices of young people aged toddler through teenager.
P.S. All of the relationships are so good. So full. So unique from the next. The sister relationship is just… I’m a little sister, so I get it.
And Jenna Ortega is everything.
Written By: Shannan E. Johnson