All i wanna do / strike/ hairy bird
All i wanna do or strike or hairy bird (yes all of these are the names of this movie, however, as i recall the name "hairy bird" was deemed as offensive to the male genitalia), is a movie released in 1998, set in 60s (specifically 1963), about a group of teenage girls in an all girls, boarding school. The main plot of the movie is to stop the girls school from merging with the all boys school. The main character is Odette Sinclair (played by Gaby Hoffman). Other main character include verena von stefan (played by kirsten dunst), tinka parker (monica keena), tweety Goldberg (heather matarazzo), momo haines (Merritt Wever) and abby sawyer (Rachael Leigh Cook). I would give more descriptions about the movie and wha it is about, but i honestly don't want to write about that. Kind of makes me feel robotic and honestly all i want to do, is to talk about my impression of the movie. Before i start talking about the things i liked about it, i want to mention the things that i didn't like. I think this movie didn't handle certain topics very well (bulimia and predatory teacher's). The writer and director of the movie, Sarah Kernochan, explain that they didn't really have word for these things back then, all they really knew about bulimia was that the girls suffering with it were upset about their weight and i also have to mention that the teacher character was based on her teacher. Sarah says "we had no term for predators and no real way of dealing with them". I think most of us have noticed a pattern with older movies (i know this movie isn't accident, but it was released 27 years ago) not being the best at displaying certain topics, maybe even most of the heavier and more serious topics. This is bit off topic, but i genuinely hate when i am watching an older movie or reading an older book and i get jump scared with something that reminds me, "its an older book/movie", which instantly ircks me. That being said, there are many weird parts in this movie! I didn't like the plot about odie wanting to have sex with her boyfriend, i think for me it was just bit odd, but i guess maybe it's realistic? I don't know, i cant tell you for sure how realistic this is for a 16 year old girl. I do know that teens do get urges for sex and such stuff, so maybe it is realistic? I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE. As a teenager myself, i can not relate to that wish of odie! When she and her boyfriend actually attempted to do it and couldn't, there was a brief moment of them giggling together, that made me think about how they still were kids and definitely weren't ready for sex.
Besides, odie had better things to do and think about, and her boyfriend was a lost cause anyway. I did actually like odie, i think she had a very interesting character! And i loved her way of talking. I also want to mention how i hate mr dewey, i can't explain the amount of anger i feel towards this disgusting character. I genuinely wanted him executed. I also wonder if the girls and specifically odie had told on him to the head mistress, would the authorities question him? Or would they have passed it off as "not a big deal" or "he's just being nice". I truly wonder about that! I really liked the way relationship was portrayed between the girls. It felt so real and wonderful. I think my favourite part of the movie was their interactions and relationship with eachother. It certainly wasn't perfect. I relate to verena's reaction to odie's wish, because thats what she wanted? Really? Verena was a very fun and mischievous character! I have to say, i got bit weirded out when she started making out with frost. I would have loved if she stayed completely single and hadn't done that. "I lust for no one, not even you" i loved when she said that! But of corse the movie took a turn and she ended up with frost, or whatever tha dude's name was. Speaking of dude's, the most decent boys were the "flat critters" boys, but don't get me wrong...they were still very annoying. In fact, they were very corny. Especially snake. He was acting so corny and talking in such a cheesy way. My god ew. But he was so in love with tinka, and i have to say, he did look cute in a school uniform. I need to mention how momo's and verena's plan was pure genius! It was so cool and smart. I also liked how abby rebelled against her mother and joined the other girls strike towards the end.
Most of the boys in this movie were annoying and some were straight up ass holes. The vibes and atmosphere of this movie were also very cool. I had fun trying to guess what year it was from, i guessed 60s and i was right. I think you can really tell what year it's set in from the dance outfits girls wear and their hairstyles. Speaking of dance outfits, i thought maybe i should make a post rating and talking about each of the girls outfits. Who knows maybe i will do it, maybe not. Also, from the very into of the movie, the first thing i thought of was "that bird looks like a male genitalia!" Which was funny. Of corse this movie has some funny moments since its a movie that blends comedy with serious subjects matters, although it didn't handle some of those serious subjects well. The end credits had me shocked for abby i have to mention. I think this movie isn't the best, it has some issues. The best part of it is the relationship's between the characters.
That's all! Thank you for reading.
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