Faking it to fit in. | Viola Isn't Like Us
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 พ.ย. 2024
- 15-year-old Viola has achieved her wildest dream - getting into a top school. Saying goodbye to her old life at a neighbourhood school was easy. Now comes the hard part - fitting in with her new schoolmates. The girls at her new school are born into privilege and Viola is determined to fake it till she makes it but at what cost?
English subtitles available.
Directed by June Cheong
Starring Pearl Hoo Jia Qi, Jennifer Wilkinson, Cadence Tham
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FINALLY WHEN PICKING ON/BULLYING IN FILMS ARE ACTUALLY REALISTIC INSTEAD OF SOME “GIMME UR LUNCH MONEY DORK” DHAR MANN ASS SCENARIO
Omg stop 😭😭😭 🤣🤣🤣
FRR OMFG
gimme ur lunch money dweeb
*shoves against lockers*
"gUyS, sToP. thIs iSNT lIkE yOu!"
_so you see_
😡😡😡🤬
fr like it’s not all HAHAHA U DONT HAVE SUPREME!!!!
Yk the acting is good when you forget it's acting and start getting mad
And then they start dancing 💀😂
lmao fr
@@romesawsama frr
Then they start lyin’
It’s really sad especially because Viola might seem “gullible” and “naive” to some people, but it’s pretty much exactly what happens when you get into that situation. If you know what it feels like, you’ll understand.
Yeah the feeling is overwhelming
She's a teenager, with a very undeveloped brain to really be able to rationalize why she is behaving the way she is.
fr i used to be thAT friend that talks back no mater what till i moved schools and i cant stand up for myself. i can never win.
True you dont even know that you're changing
@@Spedup1236😢
LOLL THE DANCING WHEN SHES SAYS VIOLA MIND SAYS 😭😭 anyways, this film is way more accurate, unlike other films were they use stereotypical situations. You could also see how Viola started changing the way she dresed and behaved.
FRR
and the way she her accent changed too 😭
NO WAY SAME PFP??
19:45 This scene personal feels so well-written for me is the dreading fact that they just did something bad, but they show it in a way that is so warm and memorable is best describe the feeling of finally getting the validation you wanted, yet it’s short-live and immediately shuts down the second later. This story is so uniquely told I love it 😭
this is EXACTLY what I felt too! v well made ♡
FR, this video is exactly what I feel when I was being left out and bullied, I was forced not to be myself and I’m so glad I spoke up, the backhanded compliments and insults about who I used to be and actually is…
This is exactly how I felt omggg
The acting was superb. The storytelling, everything. It is such a small vignette of what classism really is. The fake feminism, the corporate feminism, the "let others pay for your actions", all this.
My niece got caught stealing alongside her friends who were all rich and born into privilege because she felt peer pressured to do so.
I usually don't like films like this because of the unrealistic depiction of common teasing/passive bullying, but honestly, as a 'new kid' who commonly finds herself in situations like Viola found herself here, I relate so much more than I ever thought I would. Even the girls' mannerisms while gossiping in the bathroom are so familiar to me and though I appreciate its realness, I still do get mad, which is amazing. I recognize those words and phrases way too well for my own good. Huge kudos for this.
Hey I hope you’re okay, that must be tough, you don’t deserve to feel like sh*t or get sh*t thrown at you, i hope you get the validation and recognition to not be judged as you deserve ❤️
the way they start dancing when viola mind says 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
frrrrr😭😭😭😭
And the fact they just went back to normal like if nothing happened 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭✋✋✋✋✋✋✋✋
@@wonyxo-xoHELPP😭💀💀💀💀
@@wonyxo-xo npc behavior 😭😭😭😭
Time stamp?
this is so accurate on what its like trying to fit in
Don't. Why would anyone want to fit in with judgmental, petty, mean, emotionally unhealthy people?
Yeah!!!!
"She isnt like us." THE WAY THAT SUNK IN. OH MU GOD?! THE ACTING TOO, THE CLASSISM. THE WAY SHE STOPPED CHOPPING THE FRUIT AND THE WAY THAT GIRL KEPT TAKING ANYTHING THE OTHER GIRL GAVE HER BUT ITS NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED?? THE ACTING IS ACTUALLY INSANE!! I LOVE THIS AND I GOT ATTACHED TO VIOLA AND WHO SHE IS AND WHAT SHE DOES IN 22 MINUTES.
THE FAKE FEMINISM,WHEN SHE IGNORED HER FRIEND IT PISSED ME OFF SO MUCH I FORGOT IT WAS ACTING!!
God loves you
8:15 BRO THE AMMOUNT OF ANGER I FELT IN THIS PART I CANNOT EXPLAIN. SHE WAS JUST TRYNA HELP AND THIS GIRL KEPT ON BEING RUDE OMFG
Trueee
I tried to help (like the same situation)(when I was like in 12y.o.)but that girl is rude asf 😢
this is so much more realistic and relatable than how all those "anti bullying" programs represent it bro
And also watch Pink's "F*ckin' perfect" music video,it also relates to the topic...It doesn't sugarcoat about the fact that we would be victim-blamed if we stand up for ourselves,my heart cries even if my eyes didn't the moment I watched the music video of the song,cuz I relate to the girl also who loves to draw and makes mistakes in her life and then got gaslighted whenever I try to protect myself
coming from a neighbourhood pri sch and having ended up in an “elite” girls sch..i can say that the ppl represented in the vid are quite accurate. the film really hits close to home, hell we even swimming pool lmao
Swimming pools in every school js normal ??
@@jidabright not in aus schools
@@jidabrightNo it’s actually not normal 😭 I wish it was. Depends where you live and the type of school you go to. My school doesn’t have one and I’m pretty sure no school in my area does.
dang-
omg like mgs in singapore :O
this is the best i've ever seen anyone show a group text, film makers always struggle with it a lot
Video is so unique!!! And viola looks like the girl in " the summer i turned pretty"
omg belly!! i see itt
LOLA TUNG WHO9??🗣🗣
Bad company creates the worst mindset. But in the midst of wise counsel, there is safety, peace, and good success.
Proverbs
is this Proverbs?!?! :DD
This simply depicts the reality that environment could really change someone's behavior. It could really shape the way they think and act like one of them. It's important to consider the people whom we are hanging out with and what their intention could be. And for a person that doesn't have to change oneself just to get in or to fit in with the people who surrounds them and as well as you don't have to dump older and kinder friends just because you have new one and at the end of the day, they'll leave you and you got you. Find the right circle, find the right friends.
i thought it was a viola joke (i mean, the instrument), i wasn’t expecting this 😭😭
OMG SAME
HELP YEAH SAME
SAME
XD SAME
LMAOOOOOOOOOOOOO SAMEEEEE
The way highschool girl gossips about others and pick on the weak is depicted so realistically. Gosh. I hate mean girls
Fr
Alot of people are making fun of this but honestly i personally relate
Same, even though my old classmates hid themselves with nice faces and behaviours, then they talked behind my back (I discovered that since 9th grade, by one of my old classmates, who I still stay friends with). And since I discovered their double personality, I've hated them for years until the graduation
I feel like they just never experienced it tbh
one of the things I like about this besides the really accurate depiction of the bullying and subtle peer pressure is how it doesn't end in Viola and her "friends" all making up and her parents understanding, because most of the time (in real life) they don't
"was this designed by a man" BYEE 😭
The dancing caught me so off guard 😭😭😭
Same 😭😭😭
SAME ESPECIALLY AT THE END 😭
Ye I was like omg wtf 😂
They added dancing because viola is an wannabe TikToker dancer and that stuff so when the video says “Viola mind!” That means in her viola she find everyone love her and dance with her but in reality no one dancing + no loving her only her old friends from the school ONLY talk to her only
6:26 21:50
Hey my name is Viola, and i think this is such a great video with such a good message . Yup i got bullied when i was a kid but i'm doing very good now, and for all of those who are getting bullied , remember they are not worth your time ,mental space or your tears . Keep your chin up and never back down , you know your worth better than anyone:)
that is my brother's name in the username btw (just so yall don't get confused) have a great day
I like how at 21:54 she cant escape from reality so she used some silly words to cope instead, my "friends" were similar to her "friends" and i relate to this ALOT.
The confusion, sadness, guilt, and anxiety
The "what did i do?" And "i just following them" vibes.
The "it's ___ fault!".
And the friends talking bad about other to her ears, i relate to it so bad..
as someone who was bullied almost every year for being “weird”, I’m glad this is made.
It’s really realistic.
Omg I’m so sorry
You aren’t weird!! Here’s a virtual hug.
Also, Hello fellow sally face fan.
5:12 She looks like holding back her tears :( the acting is so good
She forgot the swimsuit on purpose because she couldn't swim and then they made fun of her for that😢
@@alechianese01no she just couldn't afford it
Singapore school. One singaporean girl. Literally almost all the girls are ang mo
I’m guessing this is supposed to be an international school they all got that accent
@@m1zusaki quite a lot of girls in RGS/NYGH/SCGS have that accent lol (parents who studied in the UK or US)
not ang mo, wasian
9:37 this scene hits hard growing up as a introvert girl😭😭😭
This reminds me of the time when i was send to a specifically elite russian class (because i had a 1st world country background and the principal thought it fitted me)
Everyone was chronically online because that had more life than their everyday lives. The pictures they took had to look in goofy angles w a 0.6/0.5 camera zoom, everyone wore watered down baggy y2k clothes (if they had enough money for the social status) and the boys always had these blue, tight uniforms and played brawl stars (it was weird if you didn't). The gap between genders was huge. They also glazed the 2000's american style, and anything western which was weird considering the nationalism and xenophobia.
Appearance was what mattered the most, your nails, your hair, your clothes - it's like they assumed they knew you by it because that's all you were to them.
The bullying was like something straight out of a movie. I got greeted by girls walking up to me on my first day at lunch and being impressed by my phone's language being english. They "warned" me about who to avoid, because they had pre-established categories for everyone. When i asked someone if we were friends, she dead ass said that they need to find out were i belonged first,,,,
The thing that was the most unsettling however, is how the whole school bullied this one girl because of her telegram channel. She didn't post anything even slightly shocking, the main spotlight was on her seriously using emojis and posting things like "im listening to ariana grande *peace sign*" which they found peak cringe
And when i tell the whole school, i mean the whole school bullied her. Her channel gained 127 subscribers from 10 in one hour and the hallways were full of people surrounding her, asking for signatures and pictures, sarcastically bullying her by treating her as if shes famous and then posting that picture in their channel.
The rich girls added me to all the channels but there was one that stood out. It was a channel about "school events" which was ran by two almost graduating bsf's (in the "popular" circle).
They posted random pictures of the disabled kids, stupid drawings and inside jokes. It was the main school information source
My (what i thought friend) literally laughed at another girl in front of me because she "looked funny" (she meant dark skin and explicitly clarified it)
The whole school was just stuck in their own bubble, they were so terribly emotionally immature to the point that they couldn't even see anything wrong with anything they did let alone think about it. "Yeah, we joke about everyone, but it's light-hearted"
lol either you exhagerate a bit or they sent you to some bourgeoise hellschool. in my experience, high-schoolers are ridiculous everywhere. i personally prefered the russian bullies more; american ones are so subtle its hell. mind telling in which region did you go to school? because your text sounds so ridiculous in contrast to my own experience
I liked the moments of her mind world. I think they were also representing maladaptive daydreaming or escapism, especially that last scene.
The heading literally is so accurate, girl is pretending to have friends or company and copying the vibe just to please herself for not being alone is so - stupid thing ever rr to doo !! Literally lol-
Literally man be a girl with her you would also want to fit in those so called girl groups so as fomo.
Actually, that's how the brain copes. Considering the brain tries not to make you feel too pressured.
“Stupid thing ever to do” …
it's actually really real though, once my sister became like this and dropped her friends of 7 years just to hang out with the "cool kids".
Really made me think about friendship and school in general
FR
HELPPPP THE WAY SHE THREE HER SOCK AS A PADD 😭😭
5:33 this part hits hard when you have close friends in a school but you moved out :')
But what about Viola's old friends? They seem they didn't even care about her after she moved out
@@alechianese01 huh
Viola is so pretty tho❤ like actually her eyes are beautiful!
This was insanely accurate, I was w mixed emotions during the whole video lol, nice job
Helppp the mom speaking thai and her daughter speaking english
that’s literally me and my mum except instead of thai she speaks mandarin
Frr 😭😭
It’s normal
That’s normal in a lot of bilingual households. I grew up in England and my mum is British and my dad is Pakistani. They both speak in Urdu to each other and sometimes English at home and when she says anything to me in that language, I respond in English. We understand it but we can’t speak it. A lot of people actually relate to that, it’s not a big deal and neither is it funny lol.
what's the point of this comment... this is perfectly normal, same for me my parents speak Malayalam a lot to me and I understand but can't speak it myself. They can understand english so they understand me and I understand them. whats so surprising about that lol
Maturity is when you realize... in the future no ones gonna care how many friends u had at school or how well u fit in at school... in the future, only thing that matters is how well you did at studies and stuff. Even i have a similar situation but i keep reminding myself that I've gotta study well cuz getting validation ain't gonna feed me.
That's a very good mindset me too
why does this feel so relatable + realistic at the same time (as a person who has undiagnosed adhd)
what does adhd have to do with this
Wow this is a great film!! Really enjoyed it, the acting from the girls was excellent, and also the interdek mindset was too real… I feel like I’m reliving school lol (and not in a good way lol)
Same hr 🥲
the guilt feeling in the end...
Love the symbolism at 11:30 on the whiteboard “Perfection is not attainable”
Why did I watch the whole thing? I was genuinely interested
Bullying by peers is not the only problem. The way teachers scream even when students make trivial mistakes that is also a big problem especially if an undiagnosed autistic student studies in the school. I am not talking about their prank on the teacher but irl many teachers just treat students like emotional punchbags and toys to abuse. Shaming, blaming, hypocrisy, heirarchy, humiliation, and lacking empathy, humanity, morality, emotional maturity is a crime; not making mistakes or being imperfect. You cannot treat students like criminals and expect them to not become one. Lead by example. They will never trust you, never pay attention, never learn anything good from you if you make them feel constantly on edge and unsafe, intimidated or in danger and if you don't prove that you're humane.
For every self-deceptive, self-righteous doomed pereon who was once an abusive teacher, parent or an abusive peer/sibling:
Don't make the universe regret by making you a human or even letting you exist. Don't be a Satan like burden on this earth: with this behaviour you are a blot on the word 'human' 'teacher' 'student'. You're nothing but an insecure envious landfill. Without cleaning your mind, intentions, perspective, behaviour, mentality and without correcting yourself, you can't grow. Faking it will not make it. Truth is truth and the only thing you can do is acknowledge it, focus on your own actions and change yourself instead of intending harm or always resenting others. Focus on your actions if you don't wanna destroy yourself because focusing on others makes one fall down. If you choose to be good today, you cannot be defined by your past but yes you will always be held accountable for it but it will lose the power to define you. We cannot grow if we refuse to acknowledge and correct our mistakes.
_Each person can only grow by taking accountability because no one is sinless._
2:49 I never really understood gossip. I hate people when they do that. And it’s not really because I have a really long history about people gossiping about me (I simply never cared) but it just says so much about a person. Like how boring they are to not have something to talk about themselves and have their noses all stuck up on other people’s business and for what? For those 4 mins of laughters
Frrr, it just doesn’t make sense
This is so real. I feel myself when I moved to a new school this started happening to me. It’s almost exactly what happened minus more stuff that they didn't show
i need a part 2 of this so good
this film honestly resonates with me so much. I went to a new school 3 years ago and ive had to change myself to fit in aswell.
The best short movie which I've watched so far. Kudos to the team. 😌👏🏻
Why is the mom speaking so formally 😭?
Fr 😂
english is not everyone 1st language 💀 no need to say this
@@m-wp8lx I think they mean Viola's mother, she addresses herself very formally rather than as her mother to Viola
So we can use the captions probably
Every single thai mom speaks like this when their kids do something wrong. Trust me, I would know
Poor viola... Maybe I am just like her in school. I tried to be a good, friendly student but... They don't like me and yea... 💔💔💔😭😭some like me but... Most of them don't really like me ig...
thats why im trying to find good friends that would help me at first :')
@@AverageFloof0612well, good luck😊
this film hits the spot
Viola is so innocent please do not do her dirty 😭
edit: wait what does nsk actually mean
i think its neighborhood school kid
BANDU PFP SPOTTED IN THE WILD
Didnt watch the full video yet but i have been seeing this on my fyp forever and decided to watch it. Will say if i like or not after watching.
OML THIS ATE 10/10 IT ISNT LIKE THAT SHIR DHAR MAN WHO ALWAYS SAYS " hey you dork im going to shove you into this locker "
Singaporean flim ❤ nice movie thank you so much . Having enjoyed
This was incredible made. The acting, writing, story, metaphors - all of it was fantastic!
Singapore version of "After School Special." Brilliantly done!
i go to a priavate school in australia, i can guarantee you that its the same here, except ive just learnt to not talk and keep to my books,
private*
Hmm, not all private schools are like this. You just have to meet genuine people, and make genuine connections. Although, if it's an unlucky mix, with individuals that have vastly difference values and personalities then yeah, tending to yourself and making friends outside of school is the best way to go.
Same! I also go to a private school in Australia!
public schools can have snobby kids too - just less of them
I had good friends too but they started to be like this so I changed my friend group and now I am very comfortable
This is what real bullying looks like
viola isn't like us because we are violins
Idk why but i feel like this video also shows how different the world of two people can be just because of their financial status and still have problem with it. As viola belongs from a poor family she is deprived from so many things like she loves swimming but can not afford to go to swimming class. She doesn't have the advanced gadgets like other students in the school, sge doesn't have money to afford high end brand clothing. In her eyes her life is total misery. On the other hand, Eve's family owns a big business, she have so many helpers, she goes to expensive vacation and jer family will soon tell her to overtake their business. But to her actual fun is having the absolute freedom of not having any kind of responsibility or multiple classes she does everyday. Intresting, isn't it?
she be asking for so much money 😭😭
went through the same thing before i realised that this friendship didnt mean shit. i left everyone of them behind and am way more happy now.
SAMEEE
Its scary the amount of relatableness i feel 😢
5:22 I always feel like this in gym :( I have to sit there while I wait for the activity to start while everyone else is talking with there friends or playing with the balls
same happened to me in almost every single time i was any place in my school (i feel so left out because i suck at communicating and i feel jealous when some people talked to each other)
I don't usually like short films but this was really good.
i think this a pretty superficial portrayal of what elite schools look like in singapore?? like what's with the american accents/ over the top feminist portrayals/ pilates references?? the tampon scene doesn't make sense? the stealing clothes? and the whole NSK thing-- like since when has that been a term anywhere.?
if you wanted to tackle issues of elitism there were a lot of nuances that were missed and this was a pretty damn unrealistic take. it was a bit too inspired by american high school dramas? and i also get that the "viola's world" "viola texting" with the gamey synthy sounds was an artistic choice but i don't feel like it served any substantial purpose for the film as a whole
great cinematography though that was probably the one thing i enjoyed
NSK means Neighbourhood School Kid, according to someone who is a student in Singapore.
@@aurabeaver I'm a student in Singapore and we don't really use that abbreviated form
@@Megan-mp9qw NSK is a pretty common term in RGS and NYGH lol - at least it was during my time
fwiw the accents were pretty common in RGS/NYGH when I attended as well - not universal amongst the students ofc but those who did speak differently def formed part of the elite segment (but not the 'cool' segment if that makes sense - that would comprise the rich sporty kids lol)
@@user-ou8hr2qn7h maybe it's a generational thing? that's interesting though i stand corrected
Unfortunately, this is how many people on the autism spectrum (like me feel). We are basically expected to fake it until we make it, so as not to upset too many neurotypicals/allistics.
this isnt about autism, its about economic/social class and privilege
@@gaaragirlgo98 That's correct, but that is how we often feel. Just as people of a certain social/economic class are expected to fake it until they make it, so as not to attract the wrong kind of attention.
@@gaaragirlgo98 She was trying to say how she related to Viola in a way.
literally me ‼️‼️
same but with adhd
My school in Singapore litterally started playing this video in class 💀
i can relate to this film. You can't just fit in no matter what you do.
They not like us
literally the first thing I thought when I saw the title
WOP WOP WOP WOP
@ilvjyx what?
@@Chessnerthat’s the lyrics
@@ilvjyx ima do my stuff, why u trolling like a **** aint u tired? tryna strike a chord and it's probably a minorrrrrrr
Ngl i thought this was a cover of not like us. But anyway im glad i clicked on it
*"Bad company corrupts good character"*
i love the texting scenes lol
it's so unique
11:28 and we cant control our blood sir
i wanna fit in
i wanna be loved
i wanna be noticed
i wanna be someones friend
i wanna hug someone
i wanna have actual friends
i wanna somebody to talk w
i wanna be normal for them
i dont wanna be alone
i dont wanna be ignored
i dont like not fitting in
i dont like that nobody notices me
Dont mind my comment, this is a personal vent.
womp
@@azzyomw dude ur not funny saying "womp" over other ppls pain...
@@gereva.moonlight sorry😔
@@azzyomw oh dont worry :3!
@@gereva.moonlight 🙂
This is actually like year 5 and 6 for me. SO REAL
srsly true rn as a student to the point one of my classmates expressed his desire to unalive himself, all bc he was just a little "too quirky" and "weird" for some of the ppl in my class. i'll admit, the way he talks sounds off (he puts on an accent but ig thats his style, we all got our own style of talking) but does that warrant us the permission to mock him?
Why does the school remind me of alrawabi school for girls?😭😭
frr
Yeah, but the victim stood up for herself
HELLLLLLLP THE WAY SHE THREW THE SOCK 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I am about to go to new school fill with rich girls but now I'm not choosing that I like the way my life going
I attend a high school full of wealthy students (all girls); most of them are very nice and accepting. Maybe look into your school.
@@celebthings_2506 it is also a all girl school do you really think they can be kind.... Like I'm already 17y and will they accept me
Can someone explain the sudden happy song segment bit?
its what's going on inside her mind in those times
eg; when her mother first gives her $15, she is happy and is no longer upset. like the way children would suddenly see their parents in a better light after an argument because they would offer to buy them mcdonalds or something.
the second segment is when both viola and eve were exempted from pe class. In her head, viola saw eve as an ally, because both of them had to be exempted & she naively thought they could both bond over it
That’s a good explanation, but what about the last bit?
Yea im also confused about that@@lemoncable
@@ILoveSeals1 yeah
@lemoncable She probably wants her old friend and the new friend to become friends, so that she wouldn't have to avoid her old friend anymore 😅 I'm not rlly sure though..
viola mind says 🗣🗣
7:43 the bathroom conversation was hilarious and unhinged
Viola is so cute !!
no because why do i actually see myself in viola:((
Damn didn’t know Singapore makes films like these?
that's thai not singapore.
@@iLoveKpop555it said #singapore in the description
@@LittleMissMica oh weird
she loooks like yunjin from le sserafim
Frrr
RIGHTT
No???
she looks like jang da ah and yunjin imo
When my class found out my family finacially struggling and they started making fun of me
I’m so sorry to hear about your family.
I'm sorry about your story. No one deserves this
"let it live. catch some sun" IM DYING LMAO
I really don't get the end...
same...
Yeah ...
Reminds me of "Tiger stripes" movie 😭😭 horror movie, but the ending shows a tiktok breakdancing
Me neither-
it's a metaphor of her wishing that she never had to experience this at all
I’ve experienced this so many times just because what I like and act is considered ‘weird’ this is genuinely sad, this is why whenever I see someone being alone / left out, I just immediately go and talk with them
VIOLA IS MY FRIEND
yk her?
viola is my frienddddd
NO I THOUGHT THIS WAS A PSA HELP..
SAME.
Omg same I can relate because of the way it was filmed lol 💀
REAL 💀💀
I loved the way that this was shot omg
i love this so much.
this really reminds me of a girl from nowhere episode tbh, but without nanno
btw what does nsk stand for
Neighbourhood school kid if I ain’t wrong
Omg same
Viola is just like dino
Ep?
wait sameee omg
this is so realistic oh my gosh
I LOVE THIS SHORT FILM SO MUCH❤❤