FILM REVIEW
Sierra Burges is a Loser
One look at this film would make you question whether the amount of drama portrayed by the characters should be encouraged among young teens.
The film Sierra Burgess is a loser developed from a deliberate act contrived against Sierra played by Shannon Purser. Veronica’s conspiracy resulted in Burgess obsessive love for Jamey. Sierra a major character in the film, plays a split personality role which made her both insecure and determined. She mentioned in the film during a close-up shot in her bathroom “You are a magnificent beast.” as a way of strengthening her mind to deal with the daily taunt she faced from her rival, Veronica.
However, Veronica played by Kristine Froseth and Sierra then settle into an unintended friendship that encouraged Sierra to fake her identity. Sierra’s love soon escalates into uncontrollable feelings for Jamey played by Noah Centineo.
Though the film tells a romantic story, the director Ian Samuels based the movie in a high school setting, which was an immature approach to the intense and controversial love story that the writer Lindsay Beer wrote. The extent of faking one’s identity is a criminal offense which should have not been encouraged and promoted in the film. Hence, the thought of utilizing adolescents to portray the role showed a lack of planning in the selection of the appropriate age group by the director and producers of the film.
Some of the themes that were highlighted throughout the film were obsession, trickery, love, and friendship. Each theme was supported in the film which established the actions and motives of the characters. The film used natural and artificial lightings in the scenes to capture the reactions and mood of each actor. The reject and loser as she was called presented in the film her self- confidence despite the fact that she was cladded with insults.
The heartbreaking scenes unraveled in the end as Sierra expresses her feeling to Jamey by saying” Have you ever felt that the world is conspiring against you, telling you that you are not good enough”. However, the film focuses on a sunflower as a descriptive element of the true person Sierra Burgess was. Sierra’s unrequited love ends in a reconciliation with her past.
This Netflix original movie runs for a period of one hour forty-five minutes. This would simply be interesting to young adults who desire to understand the true meaning of self-worth.
One look at this film would make you question whether the amount of drama portrayed by the characters should be encouraged among young teens.
The film Sierra Burgess is a loser developed from a deliberate act contrived against Sierra played by Shannon Purser. Veronica’s conspiracy resulted in Burgess obsessive love for Jamey. Sierra a major character in the film, plays a split personality role which made her both insecure and determined. She mentioned in the film during a close-up shot in her bathroom “You are a magnificent beast.” as a way of strengthening her mind to deal with the daily taunt she faced from her rival, Veronica.
However, Veronica played by Kristine Froseth and Sierra then settle into an unintended friendship that encouraged Sierra to fake her identity. Sierra’s love soon escalates into uncontrollable feelings for Jamey played by Noah Centineo.
Though the film tells a romantic story, the director Ian Samuels based the movie in a high school setting, which was an immature approach to the intense and controversial love story that the writer Lindsay Beer wrote. The extent of faking one’s identity is a criminal offense which should have not been encouraged and promoted in the film. Hence, the thought of utilizing adolescents to portray the role showed a lack of planning in the selection of the appropriate age group by the director and producers of the film.
Some of the themes that were highlighted throughout the film were obsession, trickery, love, and friendship. Each theme was supported in the film which established the actions and motives of the characters. The film used natural and artificial lightings in the scenes to capture the reactions and mood of each actor. The reject and loser as she was called presented in the film her self- confidence despite the fact that she was cladded with insults.
The heartbreaking scenes unraveled in the end as Sierra expresses her feeling to Jamey by saying” Have you ever felt that the world is conspiring against you, telling you that you are not good enough”. However, the film focuses on a sunflower as a descriptive element of the true person Sierra Burgess was. Sierra’s unrequited love ends in a reconciliation with her past.
This Netflix original movie runs for a period of one hour forty-five minutes. This would simply be interesting to young adults who desire to understand the true meaning of self-worth.
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