Starring: Bel Powley, Kristen Wig, Alexander Skarsgard.
Diary of a Teenage Girl, follows a 15 year old girl, Minnie (Bel Powley), through 1970's San Francisco. We see her getting up to promiscuous happenings and finding her sexuality and herself.
This was a very different type of coming of age film and it was brilliant. I enjoyed the time setting on this film a lot and the fact that it was based in San Fran. I feel like they were able to do a lot more in terms of fashion, music and the story because of this.
The film itself had a different take on first relationships which was interesting. Minnie started fucking her mothers partner and I feel like this is definitely an aspect that should be discussed in movies and DOATG did this very well as they didn't make it completely negative. The film showed that it was Minnie that initiated everything but also discussed control issues and first relationships in general. The film was very open, honest and didn't sugarcoat things which was refreshing. It also brought back a lot of nostalgia and emotions from remembering what I was like a teenager.
Minnie as a character was someone I could certainly relate to and I'm sure many other girls/women could too. She's a smart girl but she's also daring and experimental. She's not afraid to explore and she does get herself into shitty situations but she also know's how to get out of them. This is the type of female character that should be shown more in films as I feel like it's just more real. Girls ARE fuckups. I also think Bel Powley was perfectly cast for this film and did an excellent job, it was nice to a see a normal girl who just looked average for once, which again, added to the reality and relatability of the character.
The production of this film was outstanding. The backdrop of the city mixed with the cinematography, animations/illustrations, soundtrack and the vintage fashion all came together to make something visually stunning. The use of illustrations especially was something that could've easily been tacky but in this case it really made the film feel more personal and a real insight into this girls life.
Alongside the illustrations was the cinematography. The shots were beautiful and the hazy, yellow toned filters really gave it that extra effect of it being in the 70's and as if you were looking through old sunglasses.
I very much enjoyed this film, although at times there was maybe too much going on and it got a bit confusing, it was definitely a great film to watch. When I first watched the trailer, me and my boyfriend both didn't expect the film to go in the direction it went in. It's not the kind of 'Paper Town's' film you might expect, it's 1000 times better. I would definitely recommend this film too watch and can easily see it becoming a cult film among teens.
Alongside the illustrations was the cinematography. The shots were beautiful and the hazy, yellow toned filters really gave it that extra effect of it being in the 70's and as if you were looking through old sunglasses.
I very much enjoyed this film, although at times there was maybe too much going on and it got a bit confusing, it was definitely a great film to watch. When I first watched the trailer, me and my boyfriend both didn't expect the film to go in the direction it went in. It's not the kind of 'Paper Town's' film you might expect, it's 1000 times better. I would definitely recommend this film too watch and can easily see it becoming a cult film among teens.
