![]() ![]() Only then does Sam decide to take charge of her fate and make her last day a worthy one. What begins as confusion turns into indifference, then anger. Sam is, at the film’s beginning, self-absorbed and cruel, but after repeating the same day the same way, she realizes something needs to change. From the loving gaze of a childhood crush to the unapologetic sexuality of the token lesbian, from the relentlessly bullied misunderstood loner to the adorable little sister with a lisp, Sam attempts to mend the relationships she has failed to foster. “Before I Fall” manages to capture Sam’s personal growth, while allowing her to develop relationships and storylines with her surrounding cast of characters, all within the frame of one repetitive day. While other teen movies may focus on the romantic, “Before I Fall” brings some much-needed attention to the value of friendship for the average teen girl. ![]() ![]() Yet, the friendship of Sam and her clique goes far beyond the surface level. ![]() No matter how much she grows one day, her buddies make the same immature remarks the next day. While Sam is evolving with each rendition of her last day, her friends are stagnant. They Snapchat everything, they shriek one too many times and they say things like “bae” and “Should I post this?” What at first is an irritating representation of today’s teens soon becomes a scarily accurate portrayal of this generation. At the film’s start, Sam and her posse are unbearably basic. ![]()
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