Take a look into the stereotypical world of a middle school,
where there’s always that one clique above you that would always try and bring
you down. Aired in 2005 and based on the novel Odd Girl Out: Hidden Culture of Aggression in Girls, we step into
this cruel world.
Directed by Tom McLoughlin, it all starts with Vanessa Snyder,
a typical 8th grade girl trying to enjoy her last year in middle
school. Played by Alexa Vega, her and her two friends, Stacy Larson (Leah
Pipes) and Nikki Rodriguez (Elizabeth Rice) are the ones to keep her sane. It
portrays that Vanessa and her colleagues are somewhat the “mean girls” of the
school. As the story progresses, we learn about jealousy and the things girls
do just because of it.
Lies, rumors, and sabotage arise. In Odd Girl Out, Vanessa and her mother deal with the stress of teen
pressure and now have to cope with the typical bullying in high school coming
from Stacy and her friends. We learn the effects teen pressure and how bullying
has on an affect on teen girls. How will Vanessa and her mother cope with this?
Our topic was Society and the Pressure to be beautiful and this
movie fairly portrayed this issue. In the movie, Vanessa was brought down by
the mean comments made by her “friends”, causing her to look at herself in the
mirror and looking at how big her stomach is. Throughout the film, you could
really feel the emotions Vanessa went through – from being shut out from the
group to being brought down from rude comments.
Filmed in Louisiana, this film covers a lot of topics in
many ways – from bullying to trying to fit in with the crowd. Compared to the
movie Mean Girls, similar to this one. Mean Girls was more of a comedic film, while
Odd Girl Out was more of a serious one.
Although some filming and lighting techniques can be
improved, I really recommend this movie for every pre-teen/teenager that’s
going to high school or is attending high school. Even though Odd Girl Out,
Mean Girls, and Cyberbully share the same factors, Odd Girl Out is really one
that’s worth the watch. Going more into depth of the effects of teenage
bullying on girls, I would give this movie a thumbs up because it kept me glued
to my computer screen. I think some parts could be enhanced to not be so
cliché, but the movie was well executed in all ways. Good job Mr. Mcloughlin!
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