Miller's Girl
Write what you want.
A talented young writer embarks on a creative odyssey when her teacher assigns a project that entangles them both.
Wokeness: 0%
Overall Score: 100%
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John Logan
Well-made, subtle, (almost fully) based movie with some DIE casting
Some DIE casting that can be forgiven due to the film’s exposing of the emotional violence a woman can direct at a man by employing the #MeToo movement’s tropes. A good case study in weaponization of one’s alleged victimhood.
Additionally, the overall message is based: to call a weak male to bravery and to realizing his true potential.
Also has subtle commentary on censorship, which I find based.
DIE elements:
A cringe-worthy DIE character in power position as the principal, and a weak white male that whines in front of her.
Two supporting characters representing body positivity but there is no lecturing on it. They are believable and do not feel forced.
Created: 04-12-2024
Michaels
Don't stand so close to me
Even after reading the above review, I was not expecting to like this movie. I was expecting statutory rape. Rest assured, the girl is supposed to be 18 and the actress, Jenna Ortega, was 21 at the time. Of course, it's still illegal and unethical if a high school teacher abuses his power. While the director leaves some events off screen and ambiguous, what we get to see is relatively tame, with most of the action playing out in minds, words, and eyes. That mental action is INTENSE. And the film is almost anti-woke in its treatment of this delicate subject matter.
Jenna Ortega is half Mexican, half Puerto Rican. With the film being set in Tennessee, she tried to do a Tennessee accent, but she mangled it. Otherwise, Jenna Ortega nailed the part and made the movie.
That is not the opinion of most IMDB reviewers. They pan Ortega's acting and everything else about the movie, giving it only a 5.2/10. One of the rare thoughtful, positive reviews speculated that there may have been a campaign against the film by professional reviewers for reasons unknown. Plausible. One reason NPCs might have been triggered is because the movie shows that #MeToo can be abused.
There is a character who claims to be bisexual and a kiss between girls. These are just lascivious teen girls, not flag waving members of the LGBT+ community. No woke flag on the play. Also, I believe the director chose a black female as the principal to highlight the threat to the white male teacher's job. Not DEI.
Don't expect any of the characters to be admirable. In an interview on Screen Rant, the writer and director, Jade Halley Bartlett, explained, "I think that no character in this movie is a villain or a victim. They're all the things. And that includes Boris, Beatrice, and Winnie. The whole court is out of order." She also mentioned that this was her first film. Holy cow, a home run on the first swing.
A subtle thing I noticed is the vines. When you see Mr. Miller clearing the vines on the shed, think about what this means. Maybe all is not as it seems.
In summary, writer/director Jade Halley Bartlett delivered a tense, emotional story with an anti #MeToo component. I consider it a bit anti-woke and a lot remarkable.
Created: 04-21-2024
