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Thoughts on Adolescence on Netflix?
Posted on 9/15/25 at 2:04 pm
Posted on 9/15/25 at 2:04 pm
I found it so boring and simplistic. The plot is basically just the boy gets commits murder and gets arrested, the boy initially denies it, the boy later admits that he committed the murder, and was influenced to do so by "toxic masculinity" he found online.
I can't believe how this is considered the show of the year. I've rarely seen a more boring and simplistic show in my life.
The only thing that was impressive about the show is how they somehow managed to stretch out such a boring and simplistic show to be 4 episodes long.
I can't believe how this is considered the show of the year. I've rarely seen a more boring and simplistic show in my life.
The only thing that was impressive about the show is how they somehow managed to stretch out such a boring and simplistic show to be 4 episodes long.
This post was edited on 9/15/25 at 2:13 pm
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Posted on 9/15/25 at 2:09 pm to UFFan
It supports Hollywood's agenda so they gave it an award.
Posted on 9/15/25 at 2:23 pm to boogiewoogie1978
I thought it was masterful with the one-take camera production. I liked the plot even though it was predictable
Posted on 9/15/25 at 2:23 pm to UFFan
I am pretty sure each of the episodes were shot in a single take, which is impressive from a filmmaking standpoint I guess.
Otherwise I agree the story was ultimately underwhelming and I found myself wishing I had spent the time watching doing something else.
Otherwise I agree the story was ultimately underwhelming and I found myself wishing I had spent the time watching doing something else.
Posted on 9/15/25 at 2:44 pm to UFFan
i thought it was all white, not great.
Posted on 9/15/25 at 3:11 pm to Sam Quint
I don't think it was exactly an anti-white film, but I do think that they deliberately made the main character white because the show would get lambasted as being racist if the main character wasn't white.
Posted on 9/15/25 at 3:12 pm to UFFan
quote:Yes. If he had been brown, people wouldn't have liked how unfairly accurate it was.
I don't think it was exactly an anti-white film, but I do think that they deliberately made the main character white because the show would get lambasted as being racist if the main character wasn't white.
Posted on 9/15/25 at 3:37 pm to UFFan
Outside of the “single take” filming, it was just another show to me. Not bad, not great.
Posted on 9/15/25 at 4:26 pm to UFFan
It was okay. It got close to touching on some of the problems boys are facing with online content and loneliness. But it failed when they created him to be an anger-psycho maniac who had a propensity for violence.
That kind of person has a dangerous reaction no matter the context.
That kind of person has a dangerous reaction no matter the context.
Posted on 9/15/25 at 5:33 pm to UFFan
Any project that's anti-white or pro-lgbt is automatically going to get a ton of critical praise and award nominations and wins.
The critics and award circles judge a project by its political narrative every single bit as much as the other qualities.
The critics and award circles judge a project by its political narrative every single bit as much as the other qualities.
This post was edited on 9/15/25 at 6:56 pm
Posted on 9/15/25 at 6:23 pm to UFFan
I gave it a chance but when I found out that the actor/writer/director based it off of a African Immigrant (son) committing murder of a bunch of white English girls and then he flipped it or an incel son, I just couldn’t keep watching. The filming style was gripping and well done, after I learned that I just DGAF.
Posted on 9/15/25 at 7:10 pm to 3nOut
I thought it was great and sort of terrifying as a parent of a young boy. And impressive from a technical standpoint. And I think the acting was really good. Especially the dad.
I had gripes I think, but all in all I enjoyed it and think it should be required viewing for parents just based on the content itself.
I couldn’t care less that it was based on a story with different races. That’s just looking for something to get mad about IMO. Ultimately it could’ve been a completely fictional story and had the same impact.
I had gripes I think, but all in all I enjoyed it and think it should be required viewing for parents just based on the content itself.
I couldn’t care less that it was based on a story with different races. That’s just looking for something to get mad about IMO. Ultimately it could’ve been a completely fictional story and had the same impact.
Posted on 9/15/25 at 7:21 pm to UFFan
A lot of soft people in this thread.
Posted on 9/15/25 at 8:05 pm to UFFan
It's stupid that they changed the story to be woke, but it was otherwise really well done, the performances were incredible. The technical feat they pulled off with the cinematography is reason alone to watch.
Posted on 9/15/25 at 9:10 pm to coolpapaboze
I liked it but towards the end it wasn’t about the main story and more about the family
No closure whatsoever
No closure whatsoever
Posted on 9/16/25 at 11:01 am to UFFan
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I don't think it was exactly an anti-white film, but I do think that they deliberately made the main character white because the show would get lambasted as being racist if the main character wasn't white.
i agree.
Posted on 9/16/25 at 8:02 pm to UFFan
The endless irony of a show that won big, was directed by a man up against 5 women, he wins, but of course, because it's Netflix, the white kid gets the award when the real life story was based off a black kid.
So much privilege, it's almost a crime.
So much privilege, it's almost a crime.
Posted on 12/8/25 at 12:34 pm to dallastiger55
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I liked it but towards the end it wasn’t about the main story and more about the family
No closure whatsoever
Watched it last night because it was one of the only shows I hadn't watched that was on the AFI top 10 shows list.
Very meh to me. I do appreciate the way it was shot and unique way the story was told, but the episode with the psychologist was incredibly annoying. One minute they are bff and then one minute they are just straight up yelling at each other. I get the kid went off the rails and at one point she was threatened but right before that she was basically yelling at him. TVs/movies always miss the mark with psychologists and therapists. That episode kind of took me out of it and had me occasionally looking at my phone the next episode because of it.
They were going with a toxic masculinity narrative during the meeting with the psychologist but by the end they steered away from that and even showing the dads anger issues in EP4, they showed he was actually a good dad and was doing the best he could. I guess his real problems stemmed from the incel stuff online.
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I liked it but towards the end it wasn’t about the main story and more about the family
No closure whatsoever
Thought it had really nice closure. Probably the thing they did best imo. The story wasn't just about the kid, it was about the family having to live with what their kid did. He's in a facility and going to plead guilty and he'll do his time but the family has to live with the consequences the whole time too. Thought they did a nice job of showing that. Not sure what type of closure you'd be looking for.
Posted on 12/8/25 at 3:55 pm to coolpapaboze
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It's stupid that they changed the story to be woke,
What part of the story was woke? Finished it last night and trying to think of anything woke in there and nothing is coming to mind.
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