Before I Fall

Before I Fall’ Tells Uniquely Grim Tale

... her life from her dead body. Sam begins to realize what matters most to her and what she regrets. She ends up deeply regretting the lack of compassion she had for her peers, the fakeness she sees in her friends, the vain and shallow person she really was and, most of all, her lack of purity. Sam begins to unravel the depths of her death and when she realizes her death is intertwined with something or someone else, she realizes there is no turning back and must make the best of the day she must relive. This eye-opening novel made me realize that I have had moments in which I do not think about what matters most to me in life. Thinking about the finality death makes me realize how important it is to live the best life that I can. Sam realizes several times throughout the book how she didn’t say “I love you” enough. She focused too much on what other people thought of her and not enough on herself or what she wanted for her future. I think this a very valuable lesson because as people, we only have a certain number of tomorrows. We never know when our time will run out. In the long run, it is best to live life to our morals and values and spend the ...

What If You Had One Day To Change Everything

... faced with the biggest decision she has to make in "Before I Fall". Photo credit: __link__. Sam, portrayed by “Dirty Grandpa’s” Zoey Deutch , seemingly has the perfect life: popularity, a close-nit group of friends, the hottest boyfriend ( Kian Lawley ) and a loving family. Beyond the superficial surface, her life isn’t as ideal. Her clique, led by top-dog Lindsay ( Halston Sage ), are the school’s elite mean girls who make life miserable for classmates who don’t live up to their status. This becomes apparent when the mean-girl quartet are seen bullying social-outcast Juliet Sykes ( Elena Kampouris ) – having sent her a rose with a note reading “Maybe next year, but probably not,” on their school’s annual “Cupid Day”. Though, events take a turn for the worst at a party held by a childhood friend named Kent Mc Fuller ( Logan Miller ). The kegger is crashed by Juliet, who gets into a fight with Lindsay and her faithful followers. This ends with Juliet running out drenched in alcohol and the girls leave the party soon after. Juliet Sykes running off after her confrontation ...

The Cast Of Before I Fall Breaks Down The Movie

... a mean girl vibe for this movie. Halston Sage: You know, I think that everyone has a little mean girl in them somewhere. It’s just how well you deal with expressing that or hiding it. I went to an all-girls high school growing up and I think I’ve known a few Lindsays in my life. I was really focusing on not so much being mean but why she was mean and finding out that her vulnerabilities and her insecurities come from having seen her parents go through a [spoiler!] divorce. When I was able to understand why she treated people the way she did, it helped me get into that mindset of “Okay, I’m gonna be mean to this person because I want them to feel as broken inside as I feel.” It helped me, honestly, understand people around me who treat others maybe not in the way that they really should. We laughed and when she signed off, she told me to have a good time in the snow. I love being a star. When Zoey Deutch came out, I immediately introduced myself because we have the same ...

Before I Fall' Explores Groundhog Day Themes, For Teens

... was really intense and that we should all be asking ourselves those questions no matter what age we are.". In "Before I Fall," Sam is a popular member of a group of beautiful but vicious girls (including Halston Sage, Medalion Rahimi and Cynthy Wu) who mercilessly taunt their frizzy-haired peer, talk endlessly about their own status in the school (as reflected by how many roses they get on "Cupid Day"), and selfie and party and tease as though this moment will never end. In other words, there's a lot of room for growth. "It reminded me of my own experiences being a teenage girl and my peer relationships — the authenticity of those girl friendships and the intensity of them. Love one day and hate the next," Russo-Young said. She was excited, too, to be directing a teenage girl movie as a woman, noting how many of the classic teen pics about girls have been directed by men, including "Pretty in Pink" and all the John Hughes fare, "Mean Girls" and "Easy A." Her own personal experiences, and that of the author and the screenwriter and the cast helped add an authenticity to this story of female friendships and life because ...

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Before I Fall’ Repeats A Worthwhile Message

... a teen movie past, but the themes resonate for today’s youth and they resonate clearly. Kent throws a party at which Sam is pressured to lose her virginity to an embarrassingly drunk Rob. Before this can happen, however, Juliet shows up to confront the girls, Lindsay in particular. What results is a painful exercise in cruelness towards Juliet, led by Lindsay but participated in by most everybody. This scene, like most from this first day, is repeated throughout in different ways and never gets easier to watch. The night ends with Sam and her friends in Lindsay’s car, distracted enough to cut close to an oncoming truck, thus resulting in an accident that takes Sam’s life. But then, of course, she wakes up to the same day. And while Russo-Young does well in driving the narrative forward, narrowing in on Sam and her gradual path to goodness, ...

Before I Fall’ Reminds Audiences Of The Important Things In Life ‹ Pepperdine Graphic

... of teenager, high-school movie. “Before I Fall” was originally a book written by Lauren Oliver and then adapted to film by Maria Maggenti. Deutch said she loved the book, and while she read, she found herself crying a lot. “One thing that the book does so well is making you feel like you’re inside Sam’s head,” Deutch said. Deutch said the opening and closing shots of the movie came by chance when she and Russo-Young were running through the forest taking pictures with their own digital camera. She said that the randomness of the creation of those shots speaks volumes about the process and the movie. “What I really loved about this story was the message to appreciate those around you,” Halston said. “I live my life for my family and for my friends, and I think the only thing you can really control is how you treat those people and what you do with your life, and the actions that you take.”. Deutch said by the end of the film when she watched it for the first time ...

Popular Girl Lives And Dies Seven Times In Before I Fall

... Rahimi). They are the girls who make life fairly miserable for classmates on the fringes, social misfits and anyone not in their elite social set. Their focus is trained on clothes, popularity, boys, partying and sex. Sam wakes up and goes to school, taking in stride the flowers and other tokens of admiration given her and the attention she has grown so used to. As the day goes on, problems arise, but she brushes them aside—until late at night when she leaves a party with her trio of gal pals. “I think it’s awesome so many women were involved,” says Deutsch. “The book was written by a woman, the script was written by a woman, the film is directed by a woman and it’s primarily a female cast. There’s something really special and cool about that. I’m super proud of that element.”. The search for authentic identity is a critical element in the story. “The ...

I Didn't Look At The News All Week And It Nearly Killed Me And Also Made Me Stronger

... asked me if I'd officially gone bonkers. The answer was yes. Avoiding the news is hard. I had meetings all day, so I spent a lot of time in the car and could not turn on my best friend, NPR, to keep me company. Instead, I downloaded some podcasts, and when I got bored of words, cried along to Adele. I love Adele. If she can get through seemingly never-ending heartbreak, I can get through not reading the news for a week. Bless up, Adele. Since I was meeting people I didn't know every very well in professional, business environments, I didn't feel comfortable telling them right off the bat not to tell me anything about current events, but in each of my three meetings, I had to eventually say something because all we talk about now is the news. Luckily, everyone I told was understanding, intrigued, and impressed — they should be! Several people said they wanted to do the same. To them I said: Throw ...