Lady Bird

Hey Charlie !

Today I would like to talk about a movie (original, I know, but wait a sec before you start scrolling past this article) that means a lot to me and that I consider one of my all time favorites : Lady Bird.

It tells the story of a young girl called Christine "Lady Bird" McPherson, who struggles with the idea of growing up, has boy problems and a rocky relationship with her mom. It might seem like any teenage movie but unlike those the story is actually accurate and touching, not imagined by old white men who can't remember what being a teenager is like.

The character of Lady Bird is complex and thought-provocking, because she has "typical" teenager problems (boys, parents, wanting to get into a good college) but is not a stereotype, and I personally could relate to her quite a lot. She makes mistakes and takes bad decisions, but overall it feels like she is growing up and learning in front of our eyes.

As I said before, it is not like any teenage movie, and was not supposed to be a hit or a blockbuster ; the director, Greta Gerwing, was not very well known before Lady Bird and thus was supposed to be  an indie movie but it got so popular when it first came out that it won a Golden Globe for best picture and the main actress (Saoirse Ronan, who by the way is awesome) won a Golden Globe for best actress in a comedy film !

The director (Greta Gerwing) is also the writer of the script, and the story is actually partially based on her own experience as a teenager (okay so I'm not sure it was officially confirmed but there are an incredible amount of similarities between the character of Lady Bird and Gerwing's early life). And that makes the movie much more genuine and personal, to me.

But the story is not the only great thing there is : the way it is filmed is very beautiful, from the colors to the backgrounds (okay so I did not manage to find the ones I wanted, but here is an example)

So, just to recap my quite messy article (just love the movie so much, can't keep my thoughts structured) I think it draws an honest and beautiful picture of adolescence, family and growing up.

Anyway, I could write a whole essay on Lady Bird (not even kidding) but I'm going to stop here. I hope I made you want to watch it, and I definitely recommend you to do it ! Here is the trailer if you want to have a first look at how it is, exactly :

                                     

(just a quick note before I leave you alone : Timothée Chalamet is an actor in the movie, who I think some of you will recognise from Call me by your name (; ) 

See you next time,

Anna