Review of The World of Us

This movie was like watching a more relatable and less exaggerated version of 'Mean Girls'. I cried so much watching the whole movie because it felt like I was watching a movie of my early life. I had so many flashbacks to me making my first friend and the fights we had, trying to fit into school groups, and jealousy. It also made me realize how similar my childhood best friend was to the short haired girl, how important she was in my life and how good she was to me despite how much I needed to be cool and popular. As much as Jia's character became less likeable as the movie progressed, I actually related more, because she's a human and she's making so many mistakes, but that's just part of childhood. Another part where I cried was the scene with Sun's father. The part where her dad is drunk on the street, but his face is filled with happiness when he sees his daughter's friend walk by says a lot about how much he cares about his daughter. I related to that so much, when he started blabbering about how much he missed seeing her at his home playing with his daughter. I also appreciated that the movie incorporated a scene with Sun's grandfather's death. It was around the same time that my grandmother died and the scene where Sun stared at her father sobbing in his chair gave me flashbacks. And finally, the scene that made me cry the most was the ending. I thought it was beautifully shot; it was like an art piece. It was a cliffhanger, but I enjoyed that it was up to the viewer's interpretation because most of us have our own endings to finish the movie with.