This film was directed by a woman and it is about the lives of women and girls, from the viewpoint of little girls in middle school. I think general misogyny is largely to blame on the abnormally low ratings this film gets. Why do I say that?
Because first of all, this film was absolutely timely in two ways: it dealt with the subject of Internet bullying and its real world impact on children and was additionally one of the first films that I know of which utilized the technique of incorporating text speak and emojis into a major motion picture. This matters because the technique has been copied since Subkoff's 2015 flick, and it's relevant thematically to the plot of the film and to the perception of modern people especially younger adults and children.
Secondly, the cinematography is nothing less than breathtaking, there are scenes to rival any giallo or horror masterpiece in #Horror from the opening shots to incorporating fine art into the film, and of course, the famous "talent show" scene.
I think a huge part of the problem is that not enough people have even seen this film and I hope that it will be considered a cult classic in about five more years.
Because first of all, this film was absolutely timely in two ways: it dealt with the subject of Internet bullying and its real world impact on children and was additionally one of the first films that I know of which utilized the technique of incorporating text speak and emojis into a major motion picture. This matters because the technique has been copied since Subkoff's 2015 flick, and it's relevant thematically to the plot of the film and to the perception of modern people especially younger adults and children.
Secondly, the cinematography is nothing less than breathtaking, there are scenes to rival any giallo or horror masterpiece in #Horror from the opening shots to incorporating fine art into the film, and of course, the famous "talent show" scene.
I think a huge part of the problem is that not enough people have even seen this film and I hope that it will be considered a cult classic in about five more years.