2.7 / 4 banana peels
"Travis, what did you think of the movie?"
"That's a verrry thoughtful question..."
Finally saw this over this past weekend and really enjoyed it. Just like "Adventureland" (which I wrote about below, therefore it's relevant in my mind), it's a movie about teenagers learning big life lessons while growing up and involves a very troubled girl as the main character's love interest.
The movie's about a group of friends who collectively write an obscene and violent comic book during their early teen years while they attend an incredibly strict catholic school where Jodi Foster plays the "villain", the head nun there. The boys generally try to create as much rebellious anarchy as they can in their lives outside of home. When they decide to try and steal a cougar out of a zoo, things gradually fall apart, particularly between the best friends, played by Emilie Hirsch and Kieran Culkin.
I don't really want to spoil anything about the relationship between the main character and the girl at school that he likes, so all I'll say is that the girl is very troubled and it brings him to question his ability to forgive her of certain acts that she did in her past, of which she feels the upmost guilt. But the main character can't seem to grasp the concept of forgiving her, even despite her obvious guilt. I can't spoil the ending either, but the main character has to then face guilt about something terrible which he did little to prevent from happening. At the end, he comes to understand the concept of forgiveness and that life is too short to keep grudges and remain stubborn. The comic book, a reflection of the friends relationships with each other over this period of time (and which plays out throughout the movie) comes to a satisfying close and opens the door for a brand new comic, a tribute, a "new start".
Overall, it's a pretty decent movie with some pretty funny scenes, especially one involving a pothead zookeeper. But I'll let you discover that for yourself.
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