The Edge of Seventeen

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1. ›Mi vida a los 17: Que rara es la adolescencia / The edge of seventeen: how weird is teenage [ESP/ENG] @Justtalking@justtalking1629d

   

   Hola amigos espero que todos se encuentren genial, hoy quise repetir una película que tenía tiempo sin ver se llama Mi vida a los 17, está película quizás no la repetiría 100 veces, pero es una película que sin duda vale la pena, así que hoy amigos les comentaré de que se trata y porque me gustó tanto.

   Hello friends I hope you all are great, today I wanted to repeat a movie that I had not seen for a long time is called My life at 17, this movie maybe I would not repeat it 100 times, but it is a movie that is definitely worth it, so today friends I will tell you what it is and why I liked it so much.

   

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   Mi vida a los 17 nos cuenta la historia de Nadine es una chica que a la edad de 14 años perdió a su papá de forma trágica, antes del accidente nadine sentía que solo era comprendida por su papá, ya que se notaba que su mamá tenía gran favoritismo por su hermano mayor, pero ella no tenía problemas por eso, ya que tener el apoyo de su papá era suficiente, Nadine también tiene una gran aliada, su mejor amiga una chica que conoció cuando estaba chiquita gracias a una oruga y que desde ese momento han sido inseparables.

   My life at 17 tells us the story of Nadine is a girl who at the age of 14 lost her father in a tragic way, before the accident Nadine felt that she was only understood by her father, since it was obvious that her mother had great favoritism for her older brother, but she had no problems for that, since having the support of her father was enough, Nadine also has a great ally, her best friend, a girl she met when she was little thanks to a caterpillar and since that moment have been inseparable.

   

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   Con los años Nadine se empieza a dar cuenta de muchas cosas, como por ejemplo que su aspecto físico no es el mejor, pero el de su amiga es increíble, tanto así que cada día se ve más radiante. Nadine odia casi todo, tiene una actitud pesada y muchas veces egoísta pero no le importa.

   Over the years, Nadine begins to realize many things, such as that her physical appearance is not the best, but that of her friend is incredible, so much so that she looks more radiant every day. Nadine hates almost everything, she has a heavy and often selfish attitude but she doesn't care.

   

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   Nadine solo tiene una amiga y el apoyo de un profesor al cual ella molesta siempre a la hora de su descanso, del resto su actitud no permite que muchas personas se acerquen. La mamá de Nadine luego de la muerte de su esposo decidió hacer su vida con otros hombres pero lastimosamente no tiene mucha suerte en el amor.

   Nadine only has one friend and the support of a teacher whom she always annoys when it comes to her break, otherwise her attitude does not allow many people to approach. Nadine's mother after the death of her husband decided to make her life with other men but she unfortunately she does not have much luck in love.

   

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   Luego de una fiesta en su casa que termino con una resaca horrible Nadine descubrió a su mejor amiga y a su hermano juntos y su ira se desbordo, su actitud empeoró cada día mal al punto de agredir verbalmente a su amiga y a su hermano en muchas ocasiones.

   After a party at her house that ended with a horrible hangover, Nadine discovered her best friend and her brother together and her anger overflowed, her attitude got worse every day to the point of verbally attacking her friend and her brother on many occasions.

   

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   Estando sola, sin amigos ni apoyo Nadine se da cuenta que quizás no los necesitaba en su vida en primera parte he intentará hacerse su propio camino siguiendo sus propias reglas pero pronto comprenderá que ella es la que ha apartado a todas las personas a su alrededor por su mala actitud.

   Being alone, without friends or support Nadine realizes that perhaps she did not need them in her life in the first part and she will try to make her own way following her own rules but soon she will understand that she is the one who has separated all the people around her for his bad attitude.

   

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   Nadine luego de una gran vergüenza, entenderá que sus amigos y su familia siempre la han querido por lo tanto dará un cambio radical en su actitud para poder mejor para ella y para los que quiere.

   Nadine, after a great shame, will understand that her friends and her family have always loved her, therefore she will give a radical change in her attitude to be able to improve herself and those she loves.

   

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   En mi opinión está película nos muestra la faceta cruel de algunos adolecentes, cuando tienen malas actitudes, de como sin darse cuenta apartan a sus personas a su alrededor por si forma de actuar. Yo sinceramente creo que a veces todos tenemos malas actuaciones sin darnos cuenta pero es por eso que debemos auto evaluarnos en ocasiones para saber si lo que hacemos esta mal o bien.

   In my opinion, this film shows us the cruel side of some teenagers, when they have bad attitudes, how they inadvertently separate their people around them in case they act. I sincerely believe that sometimes we all have bad performances without realizing it, but that is why we must self-evaluate sometimes to know if what we do is wrong or right.

   

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   Merecemos el amor que recibimos pero si damos malos tratos lastimosamente eso es lo que vamos a recibir a cambio.

   We deserve the love that we receive but if we give bad treatment pitifully that is what we will receive in return.

   

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   La adolescencia es difícil, la vida de cada persona es difícil por muchas circunstancias pero no podemos ir odiando y tratando mal a las personas como si ellos fuesen culpables, porque eso es una manera es sentenciar a inocentes y es por eso que me gusta esta película, porque es el claro ejemplo de eso.

   Adolescence is difficult, each person's life is difficult due to many circumstances but we cannot go on hating and treating people badly as if they were guilty, because that is one way it is to sentence innocents and that is why I like this movie , because it is the clear example of that.

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2. ›The Edge of Seventeen: Not as terrible as I figured it would be@netflixr1994d

   I am not a teenager anymore and have a difficult time putting myself into the heads of anyone who is. I grew up in a very different time and the idea of having cutting edge phones and your entire life including social life being based on what it is that you do on social media just seems so bizarre to me. I'm not going to be one of those "back in my day" people because yes, I guess things change and when video games first hit the scene when I was a kid I am sure our parents though that it was crazy that we spent so much time on these machines instead of outdoors.

   My own life aside, I nearly never decide to watch these teenage films and if it weren't for the trailer that prominently featured Woody Harrelson, I probably wouldn't have.

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   This is yet another coming of age teenage film and we all know there are plenty of those out there already. I don't know what it is called, but some of the action is narrated at the beginning by the main character "Nadine" (Hailee Steinfeld). She has the usual outcast issue that once again, is nothing new in films or TV and her older brother is attractive, athletic, smart, and loved by everyone at school - this character is also nothing new to the teenage drama genre.

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   What I suppose is kind of unusual is that Nadine's best and kind of only friend who she has had since 2nd grade or something like that ends up dating her brother after a small drunk party that is held at Nadine's house. Nadine not-so-secretly envies and loathes her brother and at first she tries to hang out with them both, but realizes very quickly that her friend's attention is almost entirely focused on her brother.

   So Nadine goes on a bit of a mid teens crisis including attempting to become promiscuous but that idea kind of falling flat. She also, in her trials to become popular or at least relevant in her school ends up ignoring the advances of someone who is genuine and is a super nice guy.

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   This is all very typical and easily predictable but in the middle there is some really good comedy built in as Nadine is extremely clever and at least initially comfortable with her outcast status kind of in a Juno type way.

   The real star of the film is Woody Harrelson for me as he plays a role that you wouldn't normally see him in as a high school teacher with just the right level of cynicism that Nadine is able to connect with. The moments that Nadine goes to him for guidance are the best moments in the film.

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   Unfortunately Woody is only in about 10 minutes of the film total, but now that I have had some time to think about it, if he was in more of that the "i don't really give AF teacher" schtick would probably wear thin if he was in much more of it.

   Should I watch it?

   Even though this film is clearly directed towards young adults and teens, I found it very enjoyable and even a bit endearing at times as far as the importance of family is concerned. These sort of touching moments hit me right in the feels and while that is not the central theme of this movie, it is there as part of the overall plot.

   This is not a slapstick comedy, it isn't a dark comedy, I wouldn't even say it is a full on comedy. It is a drama with a few comedic yet nicely executed moments. I went into this film presuming i would turn it off after just 10 minutes or so but it turned out to be one of the more captivating films I have seen in recent times.

   

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