I had read about the film and its premise and quickly decided it wasn’t for me because i doubted that it would be handled with any kind of subtlety. You’re braver than i, especially considering that you have relevant personal experience as you detailed.
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Definitely worth watching. There are some horrific scenes I covered my eyes for, in case that matters to you. Also, we all agreed that the overt Nazi references were too lazy…so we looked up when the movie was actually filmed, and realized that several years ago it wouldn’t have seemed so overt. Coming out now, the parallels are too glaring.
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It felt overly intellectual, and it reminded me a lot of my dad, and how he was like that, not always understanding how emotions worked. Yet, sometimes art is like that, and that has value to. It’s definitely stuck with me and made me think about what I would have liked it to be.
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I just saw this anime trailer pop up on my YT feed
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Oh yeah, saw that trailer a while back. It’s looks amazing, doesn’t it!?!
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I didn’t know i needed this in my life, but thank goodness for Japan.
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They put out some hilariously great stuff over there, for sure…
Another fun one that has an insanely weird premise (a Zombie idol band!?!)…
It’s nuts, but lots of fun.
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I agree that this 4-episode series is amazing.
The acting performances are INCREDIBLE, especially considering it’s 15 year old Owen Cooper’s FIRST on screen acting role, and each 50 minute episode was shot in ONE TAKE!?!?! By contrast when I was on NBC’s Superstore it took us about 5 days to shoot one 22 minute episode, with multiple takes of each scene to get close ups, wide coverage etc. So I can’t even begin to imagine how much intense planning and rehearsal went into shooting this show! There’s no room for error. Flub a line? You gotta start the whole EPISODE over again from the top!
I especially appreciated how the series tackles masculinity in a way that’s both honest and critical without being heavy handed or preachy. And the gravity of the story really hits home with the long continuous shots. It almost feels like you’re watching a docuseries as the story unfolds like an elaborate piece of choreography with the camera weaving in and out of the cast and lingering so close almost as if you’re right in the room. That said, I realize the accents, the content and the pacing won’t be for everyone but I think it all worked together flawlessly. A solid 10 out of 10.
A comment in response to Franchesca Ramsey’s post:
Stephen Graham, Ashley Walters and the entire cast are exceptional. As a scouser born and raised in Liverpool, this is an issue that cuts across countries, cultures and societal problems we are all clearly facing. Here in my Kensington, Liverpool L7 community we are dealing with young boys and girls being drawn into the disturbed, damaging social media narrative of patriarchy, identity and acceptance. Parents missing the mark when it comes to what their children are up to in and out of the family home. Over stretched and under funded, staffed secondary schools with teachers on the brink of pressure. It’s a multi faceted problem that we all must take responsibility for. I would like to see ‘adolescence’ mandatorily shown to young people entering into secondary education and discussed openly. I’m launching a non profit community kitchen and growing garden and I will use the space especially in the summer holidays to engage our young local people to talk openly, build confidence, explore self love and acceptance. I got so much from ‘Adolescence’ as it’s the time, reality of the communities we are living in and amongst. For those expecting a cut clean ending, you need to watch and process with an open mind.
Edit-- regarding the makers’ astounding technical achievements:
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If nothing else they’re always with you.
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If someone told me that a mainstream news outlet would be talking about someone like Fakir Musafar in a way that didn’t imply some kind of social panic, I’d never have believed you… but here we are…
The trailer includes some very extreme body modification, FYI…
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I saw a little about him in the film Modify and I wanted to learn more about him. Thank you for this!
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He’s very a very interesting figure for sure!
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More on Fakir:
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I have (or had) that…
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I loaned mine out, never got it back.
I casually mention that this copy is downloadable.
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I watched the whole thing yesterday and loved it.
I have to admit that at first I misunderstood an important piece of information though: Somehow I got the idea that the video showed an earlier altercation that just made him look really bad instead of the actual killing. I didn’t connect the dots there until they talked about it quite a bit later.
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Ah, that would change your interpretation for awhile. I’m glad I caught right away that the video shows him doing what he’s accused of. Knowing that raises questions about why both he and his father are so adamantly in denial for such a long time.
Good to hear you loved it. I think there’s something hopeful or I dont know, encouraging, that such good work all around is still happening, AND with such important subject matter.
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I didn’t have that one, but I knew plenty of people who did so I’ve at least perused it, and I had a bunch of the other ones. The JG Ballard issue is the one I miss the most (stupid river!)
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