I used to love Stargirl because as a kid in school with autism who had no friends, it was the only book i knew that portrayed the weird girl as something desirable instead of just...weird.
As an autistic kid who was homeschooled on and off, this book really hit me somewhere deep. It may have actually been the first time I fully could identify myself as someone like stargirl, realizing that a lot of my difficulties and social experiences were a result of me being straight up weird. I was really similar to her in that I didn't really know what was going on until like 7th grade, around the time I read it. It was really comforting.
I wasn’t homeschooled but I am autistic and know exactly what you mean. I don’t remember when I read it, early elementary school I think, but it definitely hit me in a similar way.
@@ChestersonJack I'm glad to know it was more than just me, I won't lie the realization that I was somehow different definitely contributed a lot to me masking and repressing my personality to fit in, which I have complicated feelings about, but it was nice to see myself somewhere regardless.
For me, I always thought that the reason why Stargirl didn’t understand what she was doing was “wrong” is because she just didn’t pick up on the subtle social cues that most kids have. As a kid I was kind of like this until someone actually pointed out to me how weird I was for not doing stuff like everyone else. I feel like when someone actually points out that you’re “weird” you start to feel the alienation that surrounds you. And honestly I always felt as though Disney would’ve been kind of the worst company to produce a movie about Stargirl. I was obviously wrong but Disney likes to show “It’s okay to be different!” themes without actually showing the emotional turmoil and identity crises that kids face when they do it. Stargirl is the exact opposite. It showed why kids don’t just follow Disney’s happy go lucky themes of just being yourself.
Artists are weird people and when an artist's work is appreciated by people they can be treated as a humorous weird friend but when no one knows the artwork they are a shunned weird guy
I've never had the opportunity to ask someone who was home schooled how they felt about this story. So, what is it that gives you mixed emotions? If you don't mind me asking.
@@JayniacJr for me, as a homeschooled kid, I dislike when people view/portray us as not understanding how social interaction works or just being incredibly sheltered/lonely and without friends because they didn’t go to public school. I essentially just don’t like seeing the ideology that “homeschooled kids are weird” being perpetuated
I remember Stargirl in middle school, it was the first time I felt actual connection to the "manic pixie dream girl" right before all the media of the deconstruction of the trope became really popular. Like Paper Towns, and 500 days of Summer, etc. I loved how the school was obsessed with just not quite understanding her, both using it as a way to distance her and praise her. Leo's betrayal was sad and I do think that was so important for me growing up because we don't always get closure or perfect endings.
I have this weird memory of a girl in my class screaming “THE RAT IS EATING HER EARWAX!” when she was reading StarGirl. I already read the book so I knew the context. However, those who haven’t read it were probably so confused.
I remember being the weird girl in my school and loving this book so much. Even in 5th, 6th grade, I had things said about me, that I was a lesbian, that I was mental, that I was a crybaby, a neat-freak. None of us, not even me, knew that I was autistic. The worst part was not being able to tell what people thought about me. No one would tell me to my face, and I couldn’t read the social cues well enough to pick it up. But it felt like Stargirl, the book, knew. From elementary school I this near god-complex because if my parents and teachers were constantly telling me I’m different and wise beyond my years, and “Don’t listen to those other kids, they’re just jealous/they’ll learn when they’re older” then of course my natural response is “It’s the children who are wrong” and I basically thought I was somehow better than people. But… I didn’t, not really. I would be convinced I was a changeling or an alien because my best friend seemed convinced of it too, and that because I simply wasn’t human explained everything. I desperately wanted to understand my peers and to feel close to them, and I’d do anything to do that except change to I am. I knew, at my core, no matter how I tried to change, I had no idea how to actually fit in, so why waste the effort? Instead, just be nice and smart and hope that’s enough for people to like you… It worked for Stargirl and Leo… But it didn’t work for them. In the end, he broke up with her and she left. Still, this book meant the world to me for one simple reason. It gave me a modicum of something I could never get on my own: what others thought about me. And I think it saved me from a lot of terrible thoughts my similarly outcasted peers dealt with. I was deluded, possibly, but how else could I survive? Believing that maybe I was a little weird and a little out of touch but those things would completely entrance and change the life of someone maybe filled me with self importance, but it was also my only alternative to believing I was just as crazy as people say. In, let’s say, 5th grade or so, I’ve had the book for several years, loved it to pieces. As part of spirit week, there was a day where we dressed up as a character from our favorite book. I dressed up as Stargirl. I had a yellow sundress and straw sunhat with a big floppy bow on it. I had a little hedgehog plushie from a local tourist destination gift shop that i safety-pinned a broken rubber band to to use as her rat. I didn’t win the costume contest, some group of girls more popular than I dressed up as wizard of oz characters. But I was happy that day, wearing those clothes. That sunshine yellow sundress became one of my favorite things to wear.
I honestly relate to Stargirl a lot, because most of high school I was forced to do from home, and when I returned in my sophomore year, I felt alienated from everyone, even though my classmates were all very supportive and nice to me. And I was so confused when I watched the movie and Leo wasn’t the jerk I remembered him to be. Thank you for reviewing this.
I am a huge fan of the book, didn't read it until adulthood when a work colleague suggested I read it after finding it in a "my little library" (so my perspective is different from people who read it in school). I really enjoyed the book, and despite some of my major outward differences from Stargirl (notably, I don't sing (I may be a composer but singing-absolutely not), and birthdays are meaningless to me-my weird hobbies are roller coasters, bike trails, exploring abandoned places, and being more health conscious than your annoying mom telling you to eat your vegetables) I was able to see myself as her very easily with things like cheering for both teams, a pet rodent very loyal that doesn't need a cage, and students making conspiricy theories that I was a plant to get them into school pep rallies. My work colleague who gave me the book mentioned being scared to check out the movie because of how most adaptations turn out, I looked at the film synopsis to see how loyal it seemed to be. Through reading the synopsis I saw some major red flags, especially Leo attending the ball. That said I do like the change of Stargirl leaving the game to help the injured player rather than just being by his side until medical personell show up. These changes make me think they probably understood Stargirl as a character but they botched Leo. Seeing that, a lot of book fans probably like the movie because it got Stargirl right and we relate to her. Many of us look back at the book with nostalgia (that's where there's a difference with me being that I was introduced to it by a work colleague) so we appreciate seeing our self insert character done right and not being as ostracised, even if the ostracising was how we related to her. And we pay less attention to Leo because he isn't who we relate to, even though he and the rest of the students represents the element that made Stargirl so relatable to us. That said, given that they got Stargirl as a character right I am actually optomistic to check out Hollywood Stargirl since Leo isn't part of that story and his character was the biggest weakness of this movie.
I think the movie in the beginning had to make a choice between making Stargirl mysterious vs making her quirky. It would have been hard to do both, and with Leo narrating, your point about how we only see him reacting to her rather than getting to know her is on point. This also relates to you wanting to get rid of the narration, as that would have allowed us to better get to know Stargirl the quirky, homeschooled kid early on. This was one of my main issues with the movie also. For example, mystery girl Stargirl goes for a walk in the desert, and wonders why Leo doesn't follow her. I learned later that she actually wanted to show him her enchanted place. But the movie doesn't explain this at all, prefering to just milk her "mystery girl" status and encourage you to use your imagination. Well, I like mysteries too, but I also want to know what motivates her to do the things that she does. There were two good opportunities for us to get to know her better, both of which were squandered somewhat. That was during the walking scene and also the bedroom scene. Grace VanderWaal actually posted her own TikTok "version" of this bedroom scene a while back which I thought was much better than what was in the movie. In it, she explains to Leo about her gemstones and what each one means. It was very cute, but best of all, she talks more! Anyway, thank you for the review. I did note how drab Susan's clothing colors were, and how this demonstrated her desire to conform at that point. Throughout the movie, her clothing and color choices seemed deeply tied to her emotional states. Whether wearing solid colors or colorful and clashing colors - all had meaning. I liked the music choices, but a music consultant with more familiarity with music not written before 1990 would have helped!
I can so relate to this feeling when there is an adaptation of a book that means the world to you, and the movie completely misses the point of what makes the book so great but people in general like that movie or find it to be a good adabtation. Mine is The Neverending Story. Also, I feel like this has been your best/one of the best videos, simply because you can feel how dear the topic is to your heart. I like your analysis but do what you want to do. I love your way of analyzing and that's what I'm here for. (I barely care about iCarly or Victorious. You make me care.)
Both The Giver and Ender's Game really disappointed me in terms of adapting their stories to film. Ender's Game cut and changed a lot of what made the novel such a great read for me and The Giver was not only very different from the novel in its fundamental structure, but it became just another teen dystopia film.
I like Neverending Story as a film (great score, effects are AMAZING especially for the time, good acting and directing, divorced from the source material it's compitantly written) but I agree that it's a bad adaptation. If Golden Compass is a bad adaptation because it went with the fairytale ending rather than Asreal killing Roger (as in both The Northern Lights book and wisely included in the HBO series) than Neverending Story is also a bad adaptation. Neverending Story is the story of "a christ figure destroys the world" essentially, ending after he saves it changes the meaning of everything.
@@urbex_coasters The Neverending Story is also about reading. About fantasy. It involves the reader within its text. The entire idea of making a movie adaptation goes against what the book is about.
I read the book 3 times before seeing the movie, specifically because Grace VanderWaal was going to be playing Stargirl and from the time I learned that until the movie was released was such a long wait. I read the book picturing Grace VanderWaal. I enjoyed the book and it's sequel both more than the movie. But the musical numbers in the movie I enjoyed separate from the story. I watched those many times more than the rest of the movie. I wish that the rest of it had been a better movie and closer to the book. But the opportunity to watch Grace VanderWaal in a movie was a separate thrill. I never would have found the book if not for Grace.
@Jasmine L. If you keep up with her interviews you would understand that a lot of that apparent purity/innocence was her hiding parts of herself from the public. At some point in the past year or so she made a conscious decision to stop hiding.
@Jasmine N. yeah I wasn't aware of this until I just read the comment but it would make sense bc she was on agt which has a habit of trying to fit their winners into a specific narrative
I love how at the end of each video you out what the next video is going to be about! It really shows how much time you take to make these amazing videos, love them!
Although I enjoyed the book, I was actually happy with the toned down vibe and pace of the movie. I watched a red-carpet interview where Jerry Spinelli (who was an executive producer, and appeared in a cameo as the guy whose phone goes off during the speech competition) said the film respected the story. To be honest I didn't quite get those live musical numbers on first watch, but later it dawned on me that those scenes were deliberately idealized - part of the exaggerated recollections of when "stories became memories, and memories became stories" in Leo's closing monologue. I've grown to love this film - probably as much as others love the book - and I've rewatched it several times. It's cinematically beautiful and kind of clever in many subtle ways. Top of the list for me is the sort-of pulsing and minimalist score by Rob Simonsen. There really isn't a wasted note, lyric, scene or line of dialogue in this film. I enjoyed your review, and I only have one thing to add as a sort of rebuttal: If taken as a filmmaker's vision (blessed by Spinelli), the movie can stand alone as its own story, unencumbered by expectations or comparison. The book and the film are cousins, not twins. Thanks for the thoughtful review, I like your style.
Glad to see more analysis of stuff. Would be interested if you were to ever do analysis for Girl Meets World or older shows. Also, weird question. As far as merch, I love the art for The Artist and the Dreamer, but, it feels like there should be more, like to finish the suit (heart and diamond, unless I’m seeing something that isn’t there) so I was wondering if there will be others? Like the actor, the musician, the dancer, the dreamer? I don’t know… just hope there will be more of that art.
The other designs that never got made were actually "The Star" & "The Comedian" for Tori & Trina respectively. The artist told me they didn't want to make anymore merchandise and that is why only Cat & Jade were made. It does bug me sometimes but I just think it wouldn't make sense to finish the series with a completely different artist.
I was disappointed too many times over the years by the movies of books I've read so now I don't try to compare them, I treat them as if they are different entities
I had never heard of the book and haven’t read the book, and came to the movie without expectations. The movie is a masterful depiction of contrast: the independent and happy spirit, and the benevolent but cowardly spirit of conformity. I like that Stargirl is not depicted as naïve. She is candid and frank always, with stunning and wonderful lines of dialogue. Her momentary loss (and regaining) of independent resolution is exquisitely done - with an Academy award winning speech that brought tears to my eyes. Grace Vanderwaal‘s acting is extraordinary, pulling us inextricably into the character’s whimsy, benevolent charity, and identity with gravitas. I also love the (semi) happy ending, with Leo realizing that conformity is mundane and a dead end. The music was perfect, though the performances on the field were a bit clunky. The character-interaction scenes were thoughtful and moving, every single time - without cliche. Perhaps the best coming-of-age movie of all time.
the seqile is about her hoping that leo will call her , but she builds an amazing ancient real clock based on the equinox and weekly changes over a while season of sun and where the sunrise
This was a really great video, I was always interested in Stargirl, started listening to the audiobook and stopped after a while cause it got me down so much, and then I thought about just watching the film, but now i'm definetly gonna pick up the book again. ^^
Thank you for explaining this book and movie so well for someone who has never heard of either before literally today. But I can really relate to Stargirl. I've never heard of this book because I was literally living this out in my own life. 💔
We read this book in school and our teacher asked everyone to write down who the stargirl of our school was. Me and my friend got written down a lot and it made me upset because it just confirmed that everyone saw me as the weird kid.
I remember reading this book in elementary school and loving it. I remember it so fondly. I watched around 15 minutes of the movie and never watched it again. I did not enjoy the movie much. Maybe I need to read the book again and watch the movie but watching this the story is coming back to me. Great video
I remember reading this in 7th grade, I think. My school had a short lived after school bookclub for families. Kids would come with their parents and siblings and we'd read books and do activities about the books. It was a really nice concept. It's also where I read the book "Rules" by Cynthia Lord, a pretty great read in my opinion. Rules is about a girl who tries to make her autistic brother act "normal" by giving him rules but she learns a lesson along the way
I remember it being the last few days of 6th grade, and my teacher, Mrs Brown reading this out to the class. It’s was interesting to see how different members of my class saw this book. The fondness I have for this book is mostly due to it being tied to a very interesting and hard time in my life. At the time my stepfather left, and my friends where having tough times and I had a crowd of strange and funny friends. And most likely also as my My last few days of elementary school where spent with this book.
I loved this book as a kid so this video definitely unlocked some memories 😅 I had no idea that they made a movie adaptation though, I guess it wasn’t that widely advertised or maybe I just missed it?
Did not read the book yet, but how Disney missed the point should be their slogan at this point. They always get so close, but still miss the mark. Still love Disney, but the writers need more time to look over the scripts.
@@RealGreenQueen it is not that difficult. It might be just a bunch of lazy people who do not enjoy reading and rely on people’s summaries. Also, some people take the abstract themes too literally and miss the point on what the story is about.
Growing up with Spinelli as a local author, my school forced us to read a bunch of his books. Stargirl was by far my favorite. When it comes to Spinelli. Leo and Stargirls dynamic is nothing new. The most similar I’ve seen is Penn Webb and Dash, but that wasn’t a romance. Either way Spinelli wrote several non self aware nonconforming characters. It’s been years since the school librarian read Stargirl to us in 5th grade, so my memory is a bit fuzzy, but I recall finding Stargirl genuinely weird. So much of her actions were abnormal enough to feel out of place. Leo was also significantly harsher to her on this and I didn’t think his immediate interest read as attraction at first. In the film Stargirl feels much more like a hipster type, the non-conformist cool girl, and Leo just finding her attractive because of that. This switch in attitudes missed the mark in what I took away. At the beginning Leo sees Stargirl as almost subhuman, he objectifies her. However, overtime he sees her as human despite being foreign to her at first. I even remember him being super abrasive with starting the relationship. His shift in how he sees her is also a shift in how she is presented , and thus how the audience sees her. The movie makes her seem completely normal and just somewhat eccentric to the point where everyone is unrealistically mean. Anyway, because of this, thematically Haruhi Suzumiya is a lot closer to the book, and I’m only half joking.
I forgot that "Stargirl" existed until I first watched this video last night. It doesn't help that the movie adaptation was one of the *earliest* Disney+ originals! 😅
This was my favorite book growing up, and i dreamed about it becomming a movie but i never thought disney would be right for this reason. Looking back on this story as an adult i feel like it is a bit too boy leaves manic pixie dream girl to solve a of issues esque.
I think the movie was supposed to be a vehicle for Grace Vanderwaal...who ironically pulled a 180 with her look within the year since this movie was made.
Well Grace just finished filming the sequel last month. It will be interesting to see what they did with it, because Grace mentioned it won't be following the book's sequel "Love, Stargirl"
Idk I think the book describes her a "manic pixie dream girl" to a tee. She LIVES to make other peoples lives better. She does nothing for herself it seems.
A Marissa Benson analysis please. She’s often used for a My Beloved Smother punchline but under her jammed on setting 11 over mothering there’s definitely more to her, her relationship with Freddie and the Benson family.
Omg I remember reading this book a long time ago! I don’t remember much of it but it was really good! I was hoping the movie would be good. The books always tend to be better though I definitely need to reread stargirl.
I thought it was a great movie. They did a good job of getting to the essence of the book in the constraints of a movie that’s an hour and a half long. If they had three hours they could’ve nailed it but there was never going to be a three hour long Stargirl movie.
The Disney version had to fit in the Disney box, always nice ending. Disney Studios is making a second version called Hollywood Stargirl, might be better as it is written and produced by Jordan Horowitz who produced the Oscar winning La La Land in 2016, and has big name actors like Uma Thurmond, Judy Greer and Judd Hirsch. Because the second movie is not based on a book, the problem adopting from a book goes away. The new movie is based on Horowitz script and is set LA, nothing to do with Love Stargirl. Because Grace VanderWaal is older, in her late teens new movie will be aimed at older audiences, the negative part it's a Disney movie, which would prevent more edgy adult themes more of a dark real life story. Disney owns Fox Studios, might get a real drama if they transferred this movie there.
Jayniac Jr. sorry I missed the Hannah stream I was really looking forward to it but I thought it was sunday and I wen't on vacation and forgot my laptop charger
I read Stargirl in 4th grade around 2005/2006, and it will always be one of my favorite books. I loved it so much that I got my mom to read it, and she also felt the same way. I thought the movie was okay enough, but this video really hits the mark about what was missing in capturing what made the book so wonderful in the first place. I'm still bitter about the sequel book, though.
@@JayniacJr Sorry for being impatient Jayniac Jr. I just big fan on your work . I like how you can tell lost about character life story from seeing them on TV show and online. I love your star girl video reviews jayniac .
True BUUUUT. That movie was a modernized remake of the 1976 version. In 2003 rock was still very trendy in movies. But this is 2020 I'm talking about...it's almost non-existent.
@@JayniacJr I know and its sad I love how movies like Freaky Friday Mean Girls Clueless and John Hueghs flicks had good music now to keep karen parents happy they have to use music that not many teens would listen too sadly. Even kids don't notice bad things in music (at least being a kid raised on 70s rock I didnt notice much)
So I have recently been re-reading the sequel “Love, Stargirl” which is a letter style story written over a year span from stargirl to Leo.. the perspective is very refreshing in that, the author knows her.. and now you do get to understand what she was thinking when she sang happy birthday to people, and how she knew deep down Leo was more concerned about how he looked and not just accepting who she is... if they really are doing a sequel, I hope they get Dootsie right because she is honestly one of my favorite people in the book 😂😂 I find myself laughing out loud while reading it. Anywho, I did love this review a lot and appreciate your movie criticism as well, from someone who has always loved the book, I do feel they portrayed her as best they could.. but one thing I will also note is that stargirl doesn’t have a dad? I haven’t read the first one in years, but during my current read of the sequel, her dad is there and moved with her and her mom to Pennsylvania... I dunno. Not sure why Disney hates characters to have dads lol but yeah 😂
i’m not usually snobby about book to movie adaptations. but i have been refusing to watch this movie because Stargirl has always been one of my favorite books. for me, it’s hard to picture a worthy movie adaptation for such a special book
They did it so dirty like it was great and good singing but it's just not as good as the book I regret watching the movie since stargirl was a childhood favorite ever since I gotten the book and unfortunately lost it.
Jay, you missed the point. Movies based on books rarely follow the book. Even movies based on historical events take liberties. It's not real life it's a movie. Lighten up.
A Clockwork Orange The Colour Purple The Shawshank Redemption Fight Club Trainspotting Ghost World (Graphic Novel) Kick-Ass (Comic Book) Are movies I personally feel followed the source material very well! Any changes made helped elevate the movie without deviating from its central theme or core value. Stargirl on the other hand, softens the blow for a serious lesson by...removing the lesson entirely.
i haven’t read the book since fourth grade, but watching the movie it seemed totally different than how i remembered it. there were certain things i could point to and see were different but it just wasn’t how i remembered the themes and messages of the book
I ready the book & I didn’t like it because I was trying to look like everyone else. The whole time reading it Lowkey hated her & thought she was annoying some points I’m just like can u shut up or can I slap u 😂 I just don’t like those type of girls because I’m super quiet & often out spoken. The only thing we have in common is fashion( I love girly & bold outfits) 4:09 if u think that’s werid clothing U should see the fashion I like 😂 4:33 I’m probably known as the werid girl & I think today society it doesn’t age well with her being the only unique one. At my school everyone fashion is unique & different. At lunch their bunch loud people sitting next to me & imagine singing. I often felt like keep getting into people personal life’s/bubbles also naive. I think I hate her because I see myself in her I also went through a identity crisis & back then people made fun of me because I acted my age instead of acting older. I was in middle school at the time. Then I finally realize who cares what people think along as I’m happy
I haven’t read the book (I should now) but I was pretty disappointed by this film especially since I was so excited to see Grace in it. It felt like Stargirl was a prop or…. a firefly! She is something to be admired from afar or captured for a short time and then released, but she has no real autonomy or greater understanding
I used to love Stargirl because as a kid in school with autism who had no friends, it was the only book i knew that portrayed the weird girl as something desirable instead of just...weird.
Interesting perspective.
Same here! Autistic girl here. This book meant so much to me
Funny how media doesn't reflect real life at all huh?
@@Kai...999 What do you mean?
@@Kai...999 what do you mean? It obviously has to reflect real life somewhat?
First of all, Stargirl would not listen to nostalgic music, she’d be listening to the Undertale OST.
tbh yeah
And to the Omori ost
Your right unfortunately… we be naming our dogs undyne and shit too
Someone takes out her AirPod to prank her and her phone just starts blasting Megalovania
She would like fnaf, SallyFace, undertale and Fran bow
As an autistic kid who was homeschooled on and off, this book really hit me somewhere deep. It may have actually been the first time I fully could identify myself as someone like stargirl, realizing that a lot of my difficulties and social experiences were a result of me being straight up weird. I was really similar to her in that I didn't really know what was going on until like 7th grade, around the time I read it. It was really comforting.
I wasn’t homeschooled but I am autistic and know exactly what you mean. I don’t remember when I read it, early elementary school I think, but it definitely hit me in a similar way.
@@ChestersonJack I'm glad to know it was more than just me, I won't lie the realization that I was somehow different definitely contributed a lot to me masking and repressing my personality to fit in, which I have complicated feelings about, but it was nice to see myself somewhere regardless.
For me, I always thought that the reason why Stargirl didn’t understand what she was doing was “wrong” is because she just didn’t pick up on the subtle social cues that most kids have. As a kid I was kind of like this until someone actually pointed out to me how weird I was for not doing stuff like everyone else. I feel like when someone actually points out that you’re “weird” you start to feel the alienation that surrounds you. And honestly I always felt as though Disney would’ve been kind of the worst company to produce a movie about Stargirl. I was obviously wrong but Disney likes to show “It’s okay to be different!” themes without actually showing the emotional turmoil and identity crises that kids face when they do it. Stargirl is the exact opposite. It showed why kids don’t just follow Disney’s happy go lucky themes of just being yourself.
yeah same. I always thought Stargirl didn't understand until Leo broke her heart.
Artists are weird people and when an artist's work is appreciated by people they can be treated as a humorous weird friend but when no one knows the artwork they are a shunned weird guy
As a real-life former homeschooled girl, I have such mixed emotions about this book.
What are your emotions about the book?
fellow homeschooler too and yeah it was interesting....
I've never had the opportunity to ask someone who was home schooled how they felt about this story. So, what is it that gives you mixed emotions? If you don't mind me asking.
@@JayniacJr for me, as a homeschooled kid, I dislike when people view/portray us as not understanding how social interaction works or just being incredibly sheltered/lonely and without friends because they didn’t go to public school. I essentially just don’t like seeing the ideology that “homeschooled kids are weird” being perpetuated
@@StarCraven as long as you're not living in the Suburbs as well there shouldn't be an issue picking up on social contact outside of school
I remember Stargirl in middle school, it was the first time I felt actual connection to the "manic pixie dream girl" right before all the media of the deconstruction of the trope became really popular. Like Paper Towns, and 500 days of Summer, etc. I loved how the school was obsessed with just not quite understanding her, both using it as a way to distance her and praise her. Leo's betrayal was sad and I do think that was so important for me growing up because we don't always get closure or perfect endings.
I have this weird memory of a girl in my class screaming “THE RAT IS EATING HER EARWAX!” when she was reading StarGirl. I already read the book so I knew the context. However, those who haven’t read it were probably so confused.
whats the context-
@@archer153 Stargirl has a pet rat named cinnamon that usually sits on her shoulder. It’s mentioned once or twice that Cinnamon will eat her earwax.
@@tex56 oh okay thank you!
@@archer153 no problem! ;)
I saw this comment before reading the book. I was very confused. I came back today after finishing it and now am enlightened.
I remember being the weird girl in my school and loving this book so much. Even in 5th, 6th grade, I had things said about me, that I was a lesbian, that I was mental, that I was a crybaby, a neat-freak. None of us, not even me, knew that I was autistic. The worst part was not being able to tell what people thought about me. No one would tell me to my face, and I couldn’t read the social cues well enough to pick it up. But it felt like Stargirl, the book, knew. From elementary school I this near god-complex because if my parents and teachers were constantly telling me I’m different and wise beyond my years, and “Don’t listen to those other kids, they’re just jealous/they’ll learn when they’re older” then of course my natural response is “It’s the children who are wrong” and I basically thought I was somehow better than people. But… I didn’t, not really. I would be convinced I was a changeling or an alien because my best friend seemed convinced of it too, and that because I simply wasn’t human explained everything. I desperately wanted to understand my peers and to feel close to them, and I’d do anything to do that except change to I am. I knew, at my core, no matter how I tried to change, I had no idea how to actually fit in, so why waste the effort? Instead, just be nice and smart and hope that’s enough for people to like you… It worked for Stargirl and Leo… But it didn’t work for them. In the end, he broke up with her and she left.
Still, this book meant the world to me for one simple reason. It gave me a modicum of something I could never get on my own: what others thought about me. And I think it saved me from a lot of terrible thoughts my similarly outcasted peers dealt with. I was deluded, possibly, but how else could I survive? Believing that maybe I was a little weird and a little out of touch but those things would completely entrance and change the life of someone maybe filled me with self importance, but it was also my only alternative to believing I was just as crazy as people say. In, let’s say, 5th grade or so, I’ve had the book for several years, loved it to pieces. As part of spirit week, there was a day where we dressed up as a character from our favorite book. I dressed up as Stargirl. I had a yellow sundress and straw sunhat with a big floppy bow on it. I had a little hedgehog plushie from a local tourist destination gift shop that i safety-pinned a broken rubber band to to use as her rat. I didn’t win the costume contest, some group of girls more popular than I dressed up as wizard of oz characters. But I was happy that day, wearing those clothes. That sunshine yellow sundress became one of my favorite things to wear.
Thank you for sharing your story ❤
I can relate to your story too. I was (and still am) "the weird girl" when all I've ever wanted my whole life was to be "normal" 😭
I think that indie music is cheaper and appears more ✨aesthetic✨ in the movie (not anymore because it was used to hell)
Hell yeah, time for Emorock baby
It's so overused it's not even unique anymore
I honestly relate to Stargirl a lot, because most of high school I was forced to do from home, and when I returned in my sophomore year, I felt alienated from everyone, even though my classmates were all very supportive and nice to me. And I was so confused when I watched the movie and Leo wasn’t the jerk I remembered him to be. Thank you for reviewing this.
analyze emma from jessie. she's really intresting if you dive into it and watch the episode of bunkd where her mom is in it too
I am a huge fan of the book, didn't read it until adulthood when a work colleague suggested I read it after finding it in a "my little library" (so my perspective is different from people who read it in school). I really enjoyed the book, and despite some of my major outward differences from Stargirl (notably, I don't sing (I may be a composer but singing-absolutely not), and birthdays are meaningless to me-my weird hobbies are roller coasters, bike trails, exploring abandoned places, and being more health conscious than your annoying mom telling you to eat your vegetables) I was able to see myself as her very easily with things like cheering for both teams, a pet rodent very loyal that doesn't need a cage, and students making conspiricy theories that I was a plant to get them into school pep rallies. My work colleague who gave me the book mentioned being scared to check out the movie because of how most adaptations turn out, I looked at the film synopsis to see how loyal it seemed to be. Through reading the synopsis I saw some major red flags, especially Leo attending the ball. That said I do like the change of Stargirl leaving the game to help the injured player rather than just being by his side until medical personell show up. These changes make me think they probably understood Stargirl as a character but they botched Leo. Seeing that, a lot of book fans probably like the movie because it got Stargirl right and we relate to her. Many of us look back at the book with nostalgia (that's where there's a difference with me being that I was introduced to it by a work colleague) so we appreciate seeing our self insert character done right and not being as ostracised, even if the ostracising was how we related to her. And we pay less attention to Leo because he isn't who we relate to, even though he and the rest of the students represents the element that made Stargirl so relatable to us. That said, given that they got Stargirl as a character right I am actually optomistic to check out Hollywood Stargirl since Leo isn't part of that story and his character was the biggest weakness of this movie.
I think the movie in the beginning had to make a choice between making Stargirl mysterious vs making her quirky. It would have been hard to do both, and with Leo narrating, your point about how we only see him reacting to her rather than getting to know her is on point. This also relates to you wanting to get rid of the narration, as that would have allowed us to better get to know Stargirl the quirky, homeschooled kid early on. This was one of my main issues with the movie also. For example, mystery girl Stargirl goes for a walk in the desert, and wonders why Leo doesn't follow her. I learned later that she actually wanted to show him her enchanted place. But the movie doesn't explain this at all, prefering to just milk her "mystery girl" status and encourage you to use your imagination. Well, I like mysteries too, but I also want to know what motivates her to do the things that she does. There were two good opportunities for us to get to know her better, both of which were squandered somewhat. That was during the walking scene and also the bedroom scene. Grace VanderWaal actually posted her own TikTok "version" of this bedroom scene a while back which I thought was much better than what was in the movie. In it, she explains to Leo about her gemstones and what each one means. It was very cute, but best of all, she talks more!
Anyway, thank you for the review. I did note how drab Susan's clothing colors were, and how this demonstrated her desire to conform at that point. Throughout the movie, her clothing and color choices seemed deeply tied to her emotional states. Whether wearing solid colors or colorful and clashing colors - all had meaning.
I liked the music choices, but a music consultant with more familiarity with music not written before 1990 would have helped!
Thank you for this informative review as well. I really like what you added.
I can so relate to this feeling when there is an adaptation of a book that means the world to you, and the movie completely misses the point of what makes the book so great but people in general like that movie or find it to be a good adabtation.
Mine is The Neverending Story.
Also, I feel like this has been your best/one of the best videos, simply because you can feel how dear the topic is to your heart. I like your analysis but do what you want to do. I love your way of analyzing and that's what I'm here for. (I barely care about iCarly or Victorious. You make me care.)
Middle school the worst years of my life also missed the mark
We don't talk about the adaption of the "Never-ending Story" 😭
Even Michael Ende hated it and wanted nothing to do with it.
Both The Giver and Ender's Game really disappointed me in terms of adapting their stories to film. Ender's Game cut and changed a lot of what made the novel such a great read for me and The Giver was not only very different from the novel in its fundamental structure, but it became just another teen dystopia film.
I like Neverending Story as a film (great score, effects are AMAZING especially for the time, good acting and directing, divorced from the source material it's compitantly written) but I agree that it's a bad adaptation. If Golden Compass is a bad adaptation because it went with the fairytale ending rather than Asreal killing Roger (as in both The Northern Lights book and wisely included in the HBO series) than Neverending Story is also a bad adaptation. Neverending Story is the story of "a christ figure destroys the world" essentially, ending after he saves it changes the meaning of everything.
@@urbex_coasters The Neverending Story is also about reading. About fantasy. It involves the reader within its text. The entire idea of making a movie adaptation goes against what the book is about.
i did a book report for stargirl.
i flunked it but the book was pretty good
LOL
I was really similar to her in that I didn't really know what was going on until like 7th grade, around the time I read it. It was really comforting.
I read the book 3 times before seeing the movie, specifically because Grace VanderWaal was going to be playing Stargirl and from the time I learned that until the movie was released was such a long wait. I read the book picturing Grace VanderWaal.
I enjoyed the book and it's sequel both more than the movie. But the musical numbers in the movie I enjoyed separate from the story. I watched those many times more than the rest of the movie. I wish that the rest of it had been a better movie and closer to the book. But the opportunity to watch Grace VanderWaal in a movie was a separate thrill. I never would have found the book if not for Grace.
@Jasmine L. It's called growing up. The sequel to "Stargirl" will be so interesting to see what they do with grownup Grace.
@Jasmine L. If you keep up with her interviews you would understand that a lot of that apparent purity/innocence was her hiding parts of herself from the public. At some point in the past year or so she made a conscious decision to stop hiding.
@Jasmine N. yeah I wasn't aware of this until I just read the comment but it would make sense bc she was on agt which has a habit of trying to fit their winners into a specific narrative
I loved this book, and read it in middle school as well. The movie was decent, but didn't have the same magic as its source material.
I love how at the end of each video you out what the next video is going to be about! It really shows how much time you take to make these amazing videos, love them!
Thank you so much for noticing!
Half a second in and I've got Black Lagoon flowing through my ears.
I love it.
Although I enjoyed the book, I was actually happy with the toned down vibe and pace of the movie. I watched a red-carpet interview where Jerry Spinelli (who was an executive producer, and appeared in a cameo as the guy whose phone goes off during the speech competition) said the film respected the story. To be honest I didn't quite get those live musical numbers on first watch, but later it dawned on me that those scenes were deliberately idealized - part of the exaggerated recollections of when "stories became memories, and memories became stories" in Leo's closing monologue.
I've grown to love this film - probably as much as others love the book - and I've rewatched it several times. It's cinematically beautiful and kind of clever in many subtle ways. Top of the list for me is the sort-of pulsing and minimalist score by Rob Simonsen. There really isn't a wasted note, lyric, scene or line of dialogue in this film. I enjoyed your review, and I only have one thing to add as a sort of rebuttal: If taken as a filmmaker's vision (blessed by Spinelli), the movie can stand alone as its own story, unencumbered by expectations or comparison. The book and the film are cousins, not twins. Thanks for the thoughtful review, I like your style.
Glad to see more analysis of stuff. Would be interested if you were to ever do analysis for Girl Meets World or older shows.
Also, weird question. As far as merch, I love the art for The Artist and the Dreamer, but, it feels like there should be more, like to finish the suit (heart and diamond, unless I’m seeing something that isn’t there) so I was wondering if there will be others? Like the actor, the musician, the dancer, the dreamer? I don’t know… just hope there will be more of that art.
The other designs that never got made were actually "The Star" & "The Comedian" for Tori & Trina respectively. The artist told me they didn't want to make anymore merchandise and that is why only Cat & Jade were made. It does bug me sometimes but I just think it wouldn't make sense to finish the series with a completely different artist.
I'd really love to see you do an analysis on A Series Of Unfortunate Events!
YES
I was disappointed too many times over the years by the movies of books I've read so now I don't try to compare them, I treat them as if they are different entities
I had never heard of the book and haven’t read the book, and came to the movie without expectations.
The movie is a masterful depiction of contrast: the independent and happy spirit, and the benevolent but cowardly spirit of conformity.
I like that Stargirl is not depicted as naïve. She is candid and frank always, with stunning and wonderful lines of dialogue.
Her momentary loss (and regaining) of independent resolution is exquisitely done - with an Academy award winning speech that brought tears to my eyes.
Grace Vanderwaal‘s acting is extraordinary, pulling us inextricably into the character’s whimsy, benevolent charity, and identity with gravitas.
I also love the (semi) happy ending, with Leo realizing that conformity is mundane and a dead end.
The music was perfect, though the performances on the field were a bit clunky.
The character-interaction scenes were thoughtful and moving, every single time - without cliche.
Perhaps the best coming-of-age movie of all time.
When I saw a teaser for stargirl I thought it was a grace vanderwall biography. I didn’t realize it was about the book lol
the seqile is about her hoping that leo will call her , but she builds an amazing ancient real clock based on the equinox and weekly changes over a while season of sun and where the sunrise
Can you talk about the sequel “Love, Stargirl” as well?
This was a really great video, I was always interested in Stargirl, started listening to the audiobook and stopped after a while cause it got me down so much, and then I thought about just watching the film, but now i'm definetly gonna pick up the book again. ^^
Go for it!
Thank you for explaining this book and movie so well for someone who has never heard of either before literally today. But I can really relate to Stargirl. I've never heard of this book because I was literally living this out in my own life. 💔
I remember after reading Stargirl when I was younger and I wanted to buy a mini wagon so badly.
We read this book in school and our teacher asked everyone to write down who the stargirl of our school was. Me and my friend got written down a lot and it made me upset because it just confirmed that everyone saw me as the weird kid.
Would you rather have been know as one of the sheep , afraid to do what you like and following the crowd .
that seems like a bad thing for a teacher to ask their students to do...
I remember reading this book in elementary school and loving it. I remember it so fondly. I watched around 15 minutes of the movie and never watched it again. I did not enjoy the movie much. Maybe I need to read the book again and watch the movie but watching this the story is coming back to me. Great video
I remember reading this in 7th grade, I think. My school had a short lived after school bookclub for families. Kids would come with their parents and siblings and we'd read books and do activities about the books. It was a really nice concept. It's also where I read the book "Rules" by Cynthia Lord, a pretty great read in my opinion. Rules is about a girl who tries to make her autistic brother act "normal" by giving him rules but she learns a lesson along the way
Yes I loved that book!
I hadn’t read or watched Stargirl, though I do own it, I’ll be reading it now that I know how good it is
I still want a Megan from Drake and Josh analysis
Keep waiting. It'll happen eventually.
I picture stargirl with long blonde hair and drapey 70s hippie ish clothing
Same
Sheesh 3 minute cold open before the intro theme song, Yall know this gonna be a good one.
I remember it being the last few days of 6th grade, and my teacher, Mrs Brown reading this out to the class. It’s was interesting to see how different members of my class saw this book. The fondness I have for this book is mostly due to it being tied to a very interesting and hard time in my life. At the time my stepfather left, and my friends where having tough times and I had a crowd of strange and funny friends. And most likely also as my My last few days of elementary school where spent with this book.
Thank you so much for sharing your story. I'm learning that so many people have their own personal experience with this book and I adore it!
I loved this book as a kid so this video definitely unlocked some memories 😅 I had no idea that they made a movie adaptation though, I guess it wasn’t that widely advertised or maybe I just missed it?
This guy, always coming at us with the fresh alliteration
thank you. I'm glad I wasn't the only one that felt they completely ignored and washed away the whole point of the book!
Nothing means more to me than those 2 pebbles in the wagon...
Did not read the book yet, but how Disney missed the point should be their slogan at this point. They always get so close, but still miss the mark. Still love Disney, but the writers need more time to look over the scripts.
@@RealGreenQueen it is not that difficult. It might be just a bunch of lazy people who do not enjoy reading and rely on people’s summaries.
Also, some people take the abstract themes too literally and miss the point on what the story is about.
Pixar makes the good Disney content
I LOVE YOU JAYNIAC
I remember hating this book so much in 7th grade, and I remember my middle school boyfriend fell in love with stargirl herself
Did you hate it before he fell in love?
@@JayniacJr tbh, I think 7th grade me was just mad I had to read a book over the summer. I really wanna re read it because I adore love stories now
I honestly hadn't thought about stargirl since i read it in eight grade. I might reread it
Just finished reading this book in class. It’s time to watch the movie.
I don’t know if you’ve ever seen How I Met Your Mother but I think analysis of those characters would be cool.
Growing up with Spinelli as a local author, my school forced us to read a bunch of his books. Stargirl was by far my favorite.
When it comes to Spinelli. Leo and Stargirls dynamic is nothing new. The most similar I’ve seen is Penn Webb and Dash, but that wasn’t a romance. Either way Spinelli wrote several non self aware nonconforming characters.
It’s been years since the school librarian read Stargirl to us in 5th grade, so my memory is a bit fuzzy, but I recall finding Stargirl genuinely weird. So much of her actions were abnormal enough to feel out of place. Leo was also significantly harsher to her on this and I didn’t think his immediate interest read as attraction at first.
In the film Stargirl feels much more like a hipster type, the non-conformist cool girl, and Leo just finding her attractive because of that. This switch in attitudes missed the mark in what I took away.
At the beginning Leo sees Stargirl as almost subhuman, he objectifies her. However, overtime he sees her as human despite being foreign to her at first. I even remember him being super abrasive with starting the relationship. His shift in how he sees her is also a shift in how she is presented , and thus how the audience sees her.
The movie makes her seem completely normal and just somewhat eccentric to the point where everyone is unrealistically mean.
Anyway, because of this, thematically Haruhi Suzumiya is a lot closer to the book, and I’m only half joking.
I forgot that "Stargirl" existed until I first watched this video last night. It doesn't help that the movie adaptation was one of the *earliest* Disney+ originals! 😅
I search and search for the song he puts as an example in 11:03 but it was useless so if some knows which it is please I beg you to tell me.
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@@JayniacJr Tysm! :D
man, I wish I could read. thats on my bucket list..
This was my favorite book growing up, and i dreamed about it becomming a movie but i never thought disney would be right for this reason.
Looking back on this story as an adult i feel like it is a bit too boy leaves manic pixie dream girl to solve a of issues esque.
I think the movie was supposed to be a vehicle for Grace Vanderwaal...who ironically pulled a 180 with her look within the year since this movie was made.
Well Grace just finished filming the sequel last month. It will be interesting to see what they did with it, because Grace mentioned it won't be following the book's sequel "Love, Stargirl"
Idk I think the book describes her a "manic pixie dream girl" to a tee. She LIVES to make other peoples lives better. She does nothing for herself it seems.
She does that a lot, but it feels like she does that because she loves do. She also does meditation, which is definitely for herself
A Marissa Benson analysis please. She’s often used for a My Beloved Smother punchline but under her jammed on setting 11 over mothering there’s definitely more to her, her relationship with Freddie and the Benson family.
Jayniac Jr you should do video review about victorious fan art on you tube .
Omg I remember reading this book a long time ago! I don’t remember much of it but it was really good! I was hoping the movie would be good. The books always tend to be better though I definitely need to reread stargirl.
Really hoping for Sinjin analysis soon
He's on the schedule, you just have to wait for a bit.
@@JayniacJr good to know.....
Does anyone know the song name at 10:56? I have been searching and cannot find it. Thanks in advance!
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@@JayniacJr Thanks a lot! Definitely going to be jamming to this
I thought it was a great movie. They did a good job of getting to the essence of the book in the constraints of a movie that’s an hour and a half long. If they had three hours they could’ve nailed it but there was never going to be a three hour long Stargirl movie.
Could somebody explain the pebble thing to me, I don't understand it.
Really loved this! Glad I found your channel!
Thank you so much!!
I bought this book just because of the Grace Vanderwaal cover and have yet to read it . That might change soon honestly .
It’s a great book
What song is that in 11:15 ? I searched the lyrics but nothing comes up
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@@JayniacJr mr jayniac hi dude thank you sm
10:57 That's Moxie
The Disney version had to fit in the Disney box, always nice ending. Disney Studios is making a second version called Hollywood Stargirl, might be better as it is written and produced by Jordan Horowitz who produced the Oscar winning La La Land in 2016, and has big name actors like Uma Thurmond, Judy Greer and Judd Hirsch. Because the second movie is not based on a book, the problem adopting from a book goes away. The new movie is based on Horowitz script and is set LA, nothing to do with Love Stargirl. Because Grace VanderWaal is older, in her late teens new movie will be aimed at older audiences, the negative part it's a Disney movie, which would prevent more edgy adult themes more of a dark real life story. Disney owns Fox Studios, might get a real drama if they transferred this movie there.
@Jasmine L. Should be released late spring early summer 2022.
@Jasmine N. June 3 2022
I loved the book in middle school but I’m not sure if I’d like it now
Anyone know the name of the song at 11:04?
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Does anyone know the track at the very beginning
I always wanted to read star girl but never did
Jayniac Jr. sorry I missed the Hannah stream I was really looking forward to it but I thought it was sunday and I wen't on vacation and forgot my laptop charger
No problem. Hope you vacation was good.
Star girl 🤔 does it have a pink cover?
think i'll find a copy of the book and read it it sounds fun
I'm not sure if its fit for the channel but I'd love for you to cover the character of travis touchdown from no more heroes
I LOVE NO MORE HEROES!!!!
I loved the book and the movie :)))
Hello
I read Stargirl in 4th grade around 2005/2006, and it will always be one of my favorite books. I loved it so much that I got my mom to read it, and she also felt the same way. I thought the movie was okay enough, but this video really hits the mark about what was missing in capturing what made the book so wonderful in the first place.
I'm still bitter about the sequel book, though.
I want you to talk about what you want to talk about. I liked this video, and you've pretty much covered your big 2 Nickelodeon sitcoms.
Thank you
Never should be your next video review Jayniac Jr.
Just be patient. I have him on my schedule.
@@JayniacJr Sorry for being impatient Jayniac Jr. I just big fan on your work . I like how you can tell lost about character life story from seeing them on TV show and online. I love your star girl video reviews jayniac .
you should analyze Mike from total drama
Woah I'm really early :0
If you see this you're a part of my early club now
Freaky Friday from the 2000s with Lindsey Lohan had rock in it
True BUUUUT. That movie was a modernized remake of the 1976 version. In 2003 rock was still very trendy in movies. But this is 2020 I'm talking about...it's almost non-existent.
@@JayniacJr I know and its sad I love how movies like Freaky Friday Mean Girls Clueless and John Hueghs flicks had good music now to keep karen parents happy they have to use music that not many teens would listen too sadly. Even kids don't notice bad things in music (at least being a kid raised on 70s rock I didnt notice much)
So I have recently been re-reading the sequel “Love, Stargirl” which is a letter style story written over a year span from stargirl to Leo.. the perspective is very refreshing in that, the author knows her.. and now you do get to understand what she was thinking when she sang happy birthday to people, and how she knew deep down Leo was more concerned about how he looked and not just accepting who she is... if they really are doing a sequel, I hope they get Dootsie right because she is honestly one of my favorite people in the book 😂😂 I find myself laughing out loud while reading it. Anywho, I did love this review a lot and appreciate your movie criticism as well, from someone who has always loved the book, I do feel they portrayed her as best they could.. but one thing I will also note is that stargirl doesn’t have a dad? I haven’t read the first one in years, but during my current read of the sequel, her dad is there and moved with her and her mom to Pennsylvania... I dunno. Not sure why Disney hates characters to have dads lol but yeah 😂
Thank you so much! Great to see another Stargirl fan!
why was the comment section closed
TH-cam kept turning them off.
i’m not usually snobby about book to movie adaptations. but i have been refusing to watch this movie because Stargirl has always been one of my favorite books. for me, it’s hard to picture a worthy movie adaptation for such a special book
They did it so dirty like it was great and good singing but it's just not as good as the book I regret watching the movie since stargirl was a childhood favorite ever since I gotten the book and unfortunately lost it.
Could you do vidya game analysis?
Which one?
@@JayniacJr I'd perferred you do a jrpg but whatever you feel you can cover best! Maybe Persona 👀
Why comments are turned off on Gibby's video?
TH-cam has been disabling my comments because the actors are too young. It won't be long before these ones are disabled again.
Because TH-cam doesn't allow comments on videos about minors and if Gibby counts as a minor
@@JayniacJr Thank you very much for response!
@@bloop.5467 Thank you very much for answering my questions.
Haven't seen the movie but I just love Grace Vanderwall 😻
Jay, you missed the point. Movies based on books rarely follow the book. Even movies based on historical events take liberties. It's not real life it's a movie. Lighten up.
A Clockwork Orange
The Colour Purple
The Shawshank Redemption
Fight Club
Trainspotting
Ghost World (Graphic Novel)
Kick-Ass (Comic Book)
Are movies I personally feel followed the source material very well! Any changes made helped elevate the movie without deviating from its central theme or core value. Stargirl on the other hand, softens the blow for a serious lesson by...removing the lesson entirely.
@@JayniacJr I don't agree with you. I think you are taking movies and books way too seriously. To each his own I guess.
Maybe.. compare high school musical: the musical to high school musical: the musical: the series (hsmtmts)?
I read all of the stargirl books it’s super good 😌
Can you do lab rats
i haven’t read the book since fourth grade, but watching the movie it seemed totally different than how i remembered it. there were certain things i could point to and see were different but it just wasn’t how i remembered the themes and messages of the book
Great video! Where has this channel been my whole life?!
Also what is the rock song you played?
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disney made her into a manic-pixie dream girl.
I ready the book & I didn’t like it because I was trying to look like everyone else. The whole time reading it Lowkey hated her & thought she was annoying some points I’m just like can u shut up or can I slap u 😂 I just don’t like those type of girls because I’m super quiet & often out spoken. The only thing we have in common is fashion( I love girly & bold outfits) 4:09 if u think that’s werid clothing U should see the fashion I like 😂 4:33 I’m probably known as the werid girl & I think today society it doesn’t age well with her being the only unique one. At my school everyone fashion is unique & different. At lunch their bunch loud people sitting next to me & imagine singing. I often felt like keep getting into people personal life’s/bubbles also naive. I think I hate her because I see myself in her I also went through a identity crisis & back then people made fun of me because I acted my age instead of acting older. I was in middle school at the time. Then I finally realize who cares what people think along as I’m happy
Freddie Benson
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I haven’t read the book (I should now) but I was pretty disappointed by this film especially since I was so excited to see Grace in it. It felt like Stargirl was a prop or…. a firefly! She is something to be admired from afar or captured for a short time and then released, but she has no real autonomy or greater understanding
I just really wanted her to join the marching band….
So was she actually named Stargirl? That girl's parents definitely were a factor in her uniqueness if so lol
*SPOILER*
No her real name is Susan. She chose to name herself Stargirl
@@Jeff_674 at least it's normal
My parents gave me a unique name and doomed me to a life of nonconformity lol