I bought that Molly really did want to go to a party, but Amy clearly did not, except maybe the movie wanted us to believe she did deep down inside because movies always seem to assume that everyone loves parties? There seems to be an assumption in Hollywood that everyone who stays home to study is actually a poseur who secretly wants to party like everyone else. When actually most of the people who would plan to watch a Ken Burns documentary on graduation night are in fact making that choice because they find it more enjoyable.
The fact that Amy's parents didn't drive her to the airport bugged me too. Like, yes, I absolutely get wanting the last scene in the movie to focus on the most important relationship in the movie, but then maybe... they should have chosen a different scene? Molly and Amy's Last Pancake Breakfast before Amy's parents drive her to the airport, or whatever. It just seemed so bizarre that her parents wouldn't be there for this big milestone moment.
I feel this sometimes in workplace dramas too, where there's a non-work scene - Character X is having a baby! or whatever - and X's workplace buddies are the only people attending this huge moment in her life. No family? No friends outside of work? I realize that it's because the creators are focusing on the characters that the viewers care about, but it still feels weird.
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Date: 2020-04-07 12:23 pm (UTC)The fact that Amy's parents didn't drive her to the airport bugged me too. Like, yes, I absolutely get wanting the last scene in the movie to focus on the most important relationship in the movie, but then maybe... they should have chosen a different scene? Molly and Amy's Last Pancake Breakfast before Amy's parents drive her to the airport, or whatever. It just seemed so bizarre that her parents wouldn't be there for this big milestone moment.
I feel this sometimes in workplace dramas too, where there's a non-work scene - Character X is having a baby! or whatever - and X's workplace buddies are the only people attending this huge moment in her life. No family? No friends outside of work? I realize that it's because the creators are focusing on the characters that the viewers care about, but it still feels weird.