A Girl Like Her (2015)

When I read the caption about it, it looked really good because I see people get bullied every day,usually I am always a bystander and never fight back cuz usually I am not the person who wants to go against people who are rude to people,also people who bully u guys are going through a hard time or someone bullied them first and then they start and think it is fun

In this film, the storyline becomes clear throughout the movie and why the main character attempted to do something dramatic and fatal. In this day and age, bullying has gotten worse year after year. But after watching this film, you'll have a better understanding of the consequences of bullying. The actors were remarkable until the end of the movie. There was so much emotion and drama that made me want to watch it again.

I didn't pay too much attention at the start to the cast and quickly read what the film was about then got so immersed in the movie that I believed it was a real documentary. I believed Jessica was real and her best friend the nerdy Brian so convincing. Also the film crew and the way they approached the bully Avery...great reason for having the film crew there by the way. I don't cry at movies but I bawled at this one. Not into writing reviews either but had to review this one! Avery is so convincing as the bully, the liar and eventually having been found out, the girl who looks long and hard at herself and finds the good within. One thing I did not find convincing was the eyes at the end of the film opening. Jess had to have her heart restarted and the Dr told the parents all her organs were failing and that it was up to Jessica now. You expect her to die, then she wakes up. A more convincing line would have been for her to die. Sorry.

At first I thought the movie was actually a real documentary, only after googling the characters while watching the movie I discovered it wasn't real. The movie is based on a real story and is filmed as if it really happened to the characters in real life, but it is actually totally staged and scripted. I can't get over the fact how amazingly good this film is. I'm not overreacting if I say it is one of the most beautiful eye opening films I've ever seen. The script, the actors, the way of filming, the uncensored footage, everything is exactly how it is supposed to be! I think this movie will get close to home for everyone who has been a victim, a perpetrator or a witness of bullying. This will really wake everybody up, force them to take a look around and to stand up for themselves and/or others. It will hopefully even make bullies realize what they are doing to others, how they make them feel, hopefully causing them to stop doing so.I rate this movie a 10 out of 10 because I can't find a single thing that is wrong. It doesn't only tell one story, the one of the bullied child like usual, but also the one of the bully and the ones of the people that are close to them. It shows an overall, but nevertheless detailed, picture of the daily life in a high school for the bullied/bullies/witnesses. Not only in an American high school, but in almost every high school in every country. The documentary vibe the movies has, makes it even easier to envision how common this is nowadays, and how hurtful it can be. It happens a lot, most of the time without parents or teachers even noticing it. This film gives the perfect representation of the nowadays high schools and it will open up the eyes of a lot of people not noticing how terrible the lives of bullied people can be!