This is a high school student-made film. The storyline follows a teenage girl who comes home from a particularly rough day of school, and wishes she could skip the hard parts of life. The next day she realizes she has the power to skip periods of time. However, she starts misusing this power and doesn't realize she's skipping everything in her life.
The plot is amazing! It's definitely relatable to anyone who had a rough day, at school or work. And it's very easy to understand what's going on. It does feel a bit rushed at the end but that doesn't spoil the movie as a whole.
The camera work is wonderful! It's a bit basic but I enjoyed the way the camera is always to the back of the mom. That's a nice detail. It subtly emphasizes the teenage girl's disinterest in what her mother has to say. The actors' performances are good. The girl's performance was okay, but I was thrown off by how calm she was. That doesn't feel real and it felt as though she was reading from a script. The same issue applies for the mother - she didn't come across as so believable either. Of course one should keep in mind that both of these girls are high school students, so the actor playing the mother is the same age as the girl.
This takes place in the modern day and in the future in two houses - the family home of the teenage girl and the house she will have when she gets older. The sounds are ambient background sounds made during recording. It feels a bit quiet without any background music especially when the teenage girl would wake up after a skip. My favorite part is the teenage girl. She's relatable and I can see myself in her. Her struggles, her wishes, the way she acts all feels real and it's what attracts me to the film.
The film's message is life shouldn't be skipped when it gets hard or before you know it you'll have no life left to live. Be aware that the film shows a skeleton and has mentions of death. No visual gore but that imagery could scare small children.
I give Skip 3.5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 12 to 18. By Valerie M., KIDS FIRST!
This is a high school student-made film. The storyline follows a teenage girl who comes home from a particularly rough day of school, and wishes she could skip the hard parts of life. The next day she realizes she has the power to skip periods of time. However, she starts misusing this power and doesn't realize she's skipping everything in her life.
The plot is amazing! It's definitely relatable to anyone who had a rough day, at school or work. And it's very easy to understand what's going on. It does feel a bit rushed at the end but that doesn't spoil the movie as a whole.
The camera work is wonderful! It's a bit basic but I enjoyed the way the camera is always to the back of the mom. That's a nice detail. It subtly emphasizes the teenage girl's disinterest in what her mother has to say. The actors' performances are good. The girl's performance was okay, but I was thrown off by how calm she was. That doesn't feel real and it felt as though she was reading from a script. The same issue applies for the mother - she didn't come across as so believable either. Of course one should keep in mind that both of these girls are high school students, so the actor playing the mother is the same age as the girl.
This takes place in the modern day and in the future in two houses - the family home of the teenage girl and the house she will have when she gets older. The sounds are ambient background sounds made during recording. It feels a bit quiet without any background music especially when the teenage girl would wake up after a skip. My favorite part is the teenage girl. She's relatable and I can see myself in her. Her struggles, her wishes, the way she acts all feels real and it's what attracts me to the film.
The film's message is life shouldn't be skipped when it gets hard or before you know it you'll have no life left to live. Be aware that the film shows a skeleton and has mentions of death. No visual gore but that imagery could scare small children.
I give Skip 3.5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 12 to 18. By Valerie M., KIDS FIRST!
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