Before I Fall

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

... and break free from the monotony take her on an emotional and moving journey that culminates only when her actions align to create the final right decision. Russo-Young said reading the script was very emotional and unexpected as she initially thought it was going to be another teen movie but found herself moved. “I think that the beautiful thing about Sam is that she learns that her flaws don’t define her,” Deutch said, which she said was something that spoke to her on a personal level in her own life as a middle schooler and high schooler. But Deutch isn’t the only character on a journey to find who she is. Halston Sage’s character, Lindsay, is one of Sam’s best friends, and at first glance seems to be the classic popular girl. But as the story progresses, the reasons behind who she is and what has shaped her in her past are revealed. “A huge part of why I fell in love with Lindsay was because you didn’t just see the stereotypical mean girl you’re used to seeing in so many high school films,” Halston said. “And that was a big part of ...

Before I Fall' Explores Groundhog Day Themes, For Teens

... 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 they've all "lived it in some shape or form.". Open Road Films acquired the distribution rights to the film shortly after they finished the movie, making it one of the rare Sundance features that audiences will definitely be able to see. In the case of "Before I Fall," it's coming up quickly too. Russo-Young says Open Road plans to release it on over 2,000 screens on March 3. "I hope it finds its audience," she said. "It's the kind of movie I wish had been around when ...

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

... Walters's autobiography, Audition. (Also very good! That woman has lived.). Tuesday, Feb. 7. It went like this: Alarm went off; grabbed my phone; started to pull up the New York Times; threw my phone to the ground in disgust; husband 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 ...

Before I Fall’ Repeats A Worthwhile Message

... 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, Deutch is the hero here. The young actress has been around for a few years, with semi-breakout performances in stuff like Everybody Wants Some! and Why Him?, but emerges here in a big way. Make no mistake: this is a good bit of acting. Sam is a complicated character in the way so many teens are: perhaps too complicated for themselves to fully grasp. Consider a scene in which Sam asks her mom (the lovely Jennifer Beals) if she thinks she’s a good person. Initially reticent, her mom recalls a kindness from her childhood, concluding: “you do one good thing, then you go from there.”. Befriending Juliet Sykes emerges as this one good thing, and is a concept never fully fleshed-out. Sam becomes determined to get to know this tortured, bullied soul, but we never learn enough about her. She remains too much a prop for the lead character’s own redemption, up until the very end. That said, what the film is driving at remains intact. It’s not as simple ...

Before I Fall’ Tells Uniquely Grim Tale

... after Sam has been killed in a car crash, but suddenly, she wakes up untouched in her bed on the last day of her life, Feb. 12, commonly known as “Cupid Day” at her high school. “Cupid Day” is a day in which students try to obtain as many roses — and thus secret admirers — as possible to promote their popularity, or lack of it. The day after her death, Sam realizes she knows everything that will happen on that ill-fated day: She will receive several roses, be invited to a lame peer’s party later that night, have plans to spend the night at her boyfriend’s house and everything in between until she dies in the same car crash at 12:40 a.m. In ‘Before I Fall’, the teenage protagonists premature death causes her to reflect existentially. (Photo by Harper Collins). She relives this day more than six times and in ...

Popular Girl Lives And Dies Seven Times In Before I Fall

... in “Why Him?” stars anew as in the deeply touching book-to-movie adaptation “Before I Fall”. In “Before I Fall,” Deutsch plays Sam, a high school student who has everything a girl could want:  popularity, a hot boyfriend, cool status, fun friends, loving family and seeming happiness.  But beyond the superficial, Sam’s life wasn’t so charmed. She was one of a clique of high school mean girls who made life hellish for those different  from them.  When she’s killed in a car accident, Sam is forced to relive her last day on Earth seven times in order to get things right.  She attempts to make sense of what befell her and gain a better understanding of herself and others. In the process Sam evolves, learns to be a good person and comes to accept her fate. Based on the book of the same title by Lauren Oliver, “Before I Fall” is set on Feb. 12, which at the high school Sam attends, is known as Cupid Day. With her looks and popularity, Sam has never given much thought to others, especially those not as blessed with teenage good fortune. But on a fateful day, ...

What If You Had One Day To Change Everything

... 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 with Lindsay and friends. Photo credit: __link__. But while driving home, Lindsay’s SUV hits some sort of obstacle in the road that causes the car to flip and seemingly kills everyone inside. As with the time-loop-story tradition, Sam wakes up in her bed only to discover that it’s once again Feb. 12 – Cupid Day. The cycle repeats itself over and over again no matter what the distraught teenager does. As time repeats itself, Sam begins to question how perfect her life really is, how her choices have impacted those around her and if this is the kind of person she wants to be remembered for. Ry Russo-Young , the movie’s director, described the particular age that the story takes place in Sam’s life as “a time of intensity and drama…It’s a moment when your peer relationships feel like life or death.” Russo-Young goes on to explain that she feels that it’s at a period in a teen’s life when they are more connected to what it means to ...

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The Cast Of Before I Fall Breaks Down The Movie

... 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 name. She was just as excited as I was because she saw my name on the list of journalists. Zoey divulged her jealousy for not having little dots over her “e” like I do and I’m pretty sure we became best friends in that moment. I’m also sure that everyone else on the interview hated me. Oh well. Local: What was the hardest scene for you film? Either technically or content-wise. Zoey Deutch: It was an independent film and, the irony of making a movie about not having enough time is that we did not have that much time at all. We had to block shoot, which means we had to shoot every single scene 6 times and on ...