Angela J.

Ok I love this show for so may reasons, but let's just talk about the main characters for a sec. Julie has some love interest but that isn't even the main focus(Which is great that it's not romance-centric). Watching her have moments with Luke and Nick in this love triangle, yet it didn't feel like a sappy teen film. Instead, it has a look at friends and family, really digging into the concept of 'family isn't just blood'. It's beautiful to see the character Julie grow and watch her lean on others through a difficult time in her life(This is great to show as so many young kids may also have similar struggles). Julie has 'I feel broken' moments, but then she also has 'fierce queen' moments as well. It's a nice balance. Alex is such a great character for so many reasons. Firstly he is known to have anxiety/be anxious(how is this great you may ask). This is great because often in tv/movies we see teens or young kids living their best life with the occasional struggle, but they resolve it eventually. With Alex's anxiety, we see something that kids/teens go through being normalized, he has anxiety and ways to deal with it. The anxiety doesn't go away it's apart of him and everyone's ok with that. The second thing I love about Alex is he doesn't have a coming out story. There is never an outright moment where he goes "I aM gAy EvErYoNe!"(I mean his actions scream gay but that's different). Like no we don't need that and thankfully we didn't get it. He simply is gay and everyone accepts it. This is so refreshing because young people can watch this and see someone like them, and it's normal and accepted by his friends. And let's not forget the fact that the character Alex has a love interest, but also that there are specific scenes that highlight their romance. They did this without sidelining it or shoving gay down our throats. Just the right amount to be appreciated. Reggie is amazing in his own way too. We know from the first couple of episodes that his parents were always fighting and close to a divorce. Even though they don't touch on it much it is nice to see that each character has their own struggles. As I keep saying young people can relate! The character Reggie is very upbeat bubbly and almost always happy. Even though it's clear he's had his fair share of struggles he persists no matter what. He brings just a slight edge of comic relief, like a touch, and then it's gone. That is all you need though because Reggie is such a well-rounded character. He's edgy and punk but also funny and relatable. Luke has a great storyline as well. His parents don't understand his love for music and he leaves them. Relatable much?? People might not think it, but when I was younger I knew so many friends who were in similar situations as the character Luke. Not all of them left but they knew the same pain. This helps not only kids relate, but other people understand what kids in these situations are going through!!! Luke has a romance with Julie but it's not the main focus and doesn't overshadow any of the other themes that are in play. Luke is a passionate teen who cares about his music and wants to be heard. There are so many other characters I could talk about because each one is so uniquely special. With so much attention to detail for all of them.

Good quality movie, fun to watch. Although some of the songs weren't the best in my opinion.