Ansley

Honestly, I had high hopes for this movie, but it didn’t end well. (spoiler warning) I’m going to say this now. The only message I got from this movie is the only way to fulfill your dreams is to disobey your parents. It starts with our average underdog highschool girl going through life with her little friendgroup and how convienient, it’s prom week (and let’s not forget about the “dreamboat” she wants to ask out). Sorry, but this movie felt way too much like a Turning Red and Luca mashup. I didn’t have any trouble keeping up with the story until Chelsea, the new student showed up. I personally thought it got insanely fast after that. It seemed like in the span of a average length movie, they tried to fit in three to four hours of info. I literally blinked, and she was already diving into the ocean to find her grandmother moments after she found out about her being an actual kraken and completely ignored how she had been forbidden to go into the ocean her whole life. There way too much going on, I watched this movie less than half an hour ago, and I barely remember anything. I’m just going to put this out there, maybe I missed it, but I really didn’t see a valid reason for Ruby’s mom to run away, or for her and Chelsea’s mom to have this rivalry. It was cool and all that Ruby found her “purpose,” but why was she so desperate to even do this? To go to prom and get a boy. HONESTLY. Please give me an actual girl power reason! AND: Who even was Chelsea?! I am so confused… Is she Chelsea or Chelsea’s mom or I don’t know, some rando sea goddess?? The ending was pretty underwhelming and unrealistic, knowing your average highschool. Yes, I know that there won’t be a giant kraken to literally crash prom, but still, everyone won’t just magically accept you for who you are. It’s unfortunate, but it’s the truth. The only thing I can say was actually good about this movie was the soundtrack. This movie was an utter disappointment for me, but I’m not here to spark some war. It’s just my opinion, and it’s your choice to take it well or just hate on me.

Insanely underrated masterpiece. That’s all I have to say