Bree

Not for smaller children, but there are many children with anxiety and excessive fears who simply need to see that there is beauty in what we fear. Someone said its "unconventional" and that's a perfect way to describe the storytelling. It's bitter sweet and pulls your heart as we see Orion at different stages of life, but imo sometimes we need that.

Religious propaganda topped with struggle love and redemption arks for abusive men. DOES NOT need to be remade for younger generations. Does have the good message of leaving abusive men, which the older generation especially needs to hear, but abusive men should not be forgiven just becausd they "found God." Black female trauma should never be forgiven.

Please stop the brother-to-brother competing over the family-friend trope. We know Netflix loves taking storylines from popular shows, but it's creepy and didn't even build- she just moved in. Cole is a bad person and selfish. I'm sick of these "teenage girls" falling for bad people; why can't they just be with good people? In fact the whole family is insensitive. I think what's worse is that, unlike Belly, she has nowhere else to go if things hit the fan. She has no second home, that pressure must suck. And it doesn't hurt for things to look realistic, it's clear it was incredibly low budget, but its insulting. Half of the cast looks 25. A kitchen in the cafeteria? A super clean house with a bunch of teen boys? Puts skateboard down and rides in the house to get to the door which was 2 feet away. Quality over Quantity Netflix, and please stop the tropes. If you got to the bottom of this rant though, I stayed curious as to what would happen next which of course makes this mindless bingeable.

Biggest issues - Needs more characters. Needs to use the characters more (the family, especially mom and sister, the friends). The traumatic event felt very unfinished for a movie marketed towards this. The movie felt rushed. Pluses - Maddie and Jenna together was enjoyable, but that's personal opinion. Jenna acted soo well especially in therapy, she carried the whole show. I have never been in a mass shooting. But the shooting scene felt real. I watched the movie in a public space, and I was on high alert after. I almost yelled at the characters to be quiet while in the stall. However, I feel the movie shifted away from the shooting after a while. Maybe the movie wsn't meant to be dark but considering the first few scene pull you into a event light this, I feel the movie was too light (of course that's subjective though). The writers did not know teenagers talk. After Maddie used the 😭 emoji and "lol," I knew. And they lets Jenna's shoes stay untied which is small but irked me no. As for pacing, the months passed so fast. I thought the movie was meant to discuss grief, but everything seemed okay. (This sounds tonedeaf but their was no scene about the school after and bare representation of other students. It seemed like the shooting was just a fleeting moment. I think the turning to drug aspect was good representation, but the ending sucks. She tells her mom and vows to never do it again, but she was going down a rabbit hole and it felt somehow rushed. The movie itself feels very unfinished, I almost wish there was a second movie with flashbacks.

Spoiler alerts below. Disclaimers - I did not read the books & I am above the target audience by a few years. Watch! Watch! Watch! It's a light-hearted, feel-good, magical show about friendship that can attract any age. It reminds me of a combination of Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, the Netflix animated series, and My Little Pony. The animation is fantastic, especially on a bigger screen. I love the vividness and the color. Layla's hair is a standout. I love the attention to her curls when she transformed and how realistic her hair is. Each outfit accurately portrays their energy. The friendship is also a really lovely aspect of the show. They learn to let each other protect one another, and it's all about the power of friendship (that's why it reminds me of My Little Pony.) It reached #5 in only a few days, so that gives me hope for a season 2. If there is a next season, this may be a hot take, but I hope we get more characters. I would love to get to know other students in the school or villains, etc. I wish they weren't the only group we see being paid attention to by Miss Primrose. I'm hoping it won't become a stagnant, repetitive show, but the story builds, and the characters expand from their tropes. Then again, I'm not the intended audience of the show. I also hope we learn more about the other main character's backstories and a little less about Sophia. That said, I also don't love how much the writers relied on character tropes. Sophie - headstrong, unwilling to rely on anyone, leader; Layla - the bookworm, Ava - the quirky girl who is too friendly and yearns to make friendships; Isabel - competitive, daredevil, bold; Rory - the trickster; Valentina - the bully/antagonizer yet still has a heart. They're good starting personalities, but I wish they didn't have to play so hard into those tropes and gave them just a little more complexity. A note is that Ava reminds me exactly of Sammy in Camp Cretaceous. And Isabel's personality reminds me of Dash from My Little Pony. The repetitiveness of character "personalities" always gives me severe deja vu.

It is so unbelievable. The actors can actually be great with better writing. But in the first episode alone he flies to Yemen I'm like what 5 hrs. He didn't even ask for time off, they didn't notice he was missing. He goes alone everywhere and doesn't even seem properly trained in interrogation techniques. Also the first episode can be less boring. I am inclined to believe they picked him off the street because how is he in the CIA without the experience. Overall there should be way better writing

I'm going to give Strange World 4 stars to counterract ppl giving it 1 star due to characters being gay. People are too ignorant. That being said the hatred toward the father and leaving him in unknown territory was not a good storyline to follow... or rather it put me off from the movie at the beginning. I believe it redeemed itself toward the end. I did not see the living organism plot coming although I should have since it can be fairly common. I like how they normalized characters being gay in Disney's big push for inclusiveness especially with a movie that they can't cancel since it doesn't need a sequel. At the beginning I felt the movie missed some. Maybe it did, but I love the dad reconciliation theme. Father and son are more alike than one realizes is common but still heart-warming. I don't believe this is a pure kids movie, I barely understood the virus idea as an adult. But for a little older kids it sends powerful messages and I will continue to love Pixar and its creativity.

Season 2 of Diary of a Future President made me fall in love with this show exponentially. Last season (the 1st) seemed so impersonal to me. So much so that I forgot about the show and did not seek out to watch season 2. But, as characters, specifically, Bobby explored his sexuality, I saw the family connect, which sparked something in me. This family became the family I wish my family had and wish to have. Of course, there are circling themes, as shown by Gabriele's fear of her children growing up. Bobby's use of the repetitive word "chill" is extremely accurate. I disagree with people saying that Bobby's character is controversial. People can not open their minds to the idea of a family that isn't "typical." He quickly became my favorite character, and sometimes I wish we knew his thoughts instead of Elena's. The way he came out in this show is also atypical. Usually, we see them gathering their courage, trying to call the whole family together. I like how he did it his way with different people, and it was interesting to see the different reactions. As for Elena, her problems love to take up the show's focus. It makes sense she is what the title stands for, but sometimes her issues seem annoying. However, I acknowledge the lessons she learns because everyone learns them at some points. People say that Disney is pushing mature themes onto Elena and, therefore her audience like kissing. I do agree with this assertion to an extent, but it is relevant in that grade. Not that prevalent, but still. However, puberty is prevalent, and boys should learn about these topics as well. Parents like these are the reason boys seem so disgusted when they see feminine products. They do give an important lesson at the end of the kissing episode, though, like waiting for that right person is important. Also, this show is not for little kids at all. I'm an older teen, and I enjoyed it, so there's definitely a higher audience that can be targeted. I don't usually do reviews, but I had to give a positive review to even out the negative ones. I need season 3, and I wish people would think more progressive as Disney is pushing towards so we can have deeper conversations.

Loved it and I love how their represent the boys sexuality. The show can be a bit boring at times, but I think it gives the most accurate representation of high schoolers on Netflix.

It's been a while since I binged a show in less than a week. I like the characters and there stories. It can be predictable, but the are far more plot twists. I need season 2 like yesterday.