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First Girl I Loved Movie Review

Name: First Girl I Loved Movie Review
Item: First Girl I Loved
Rating: 3
Author: Sivapriya Anand

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Review for the film " First Girl I Loved"

Streaming On: Amazon Prime Video

Runtime: 01 Hour 31 Minutes

Certificate: UA

Released: 18-10-2016

Genre: Romantic Drama

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CAST & CREW

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Producer:

Seth Caplan

Ross Putman

David Hunter

Music Director:

John Swihart

Editor:

Shane Hazen

Director:

Kerem Sanga

Movie Actress:

Brianna Hildebrand

Dylan Gelula

Supporting Actress:

Linda Victoria Romo

Costume Designer:

Dandi Dewey

First Assistant Director:

Carly Sturgeon

Second Assistant Director:

Josh Jalil

Derek Bishe

Director of Photography:

Ricardo Diaz

Executive Producer:

Bert Kern

Matt Ratner

Robert A Compton

Marcus Villigran

Rick Rosenthal

Tims Johnson

Leslie Braun

Peter Jensen

Stephen Braun

Greta Villigran

Narbeh Tatoussian

Stacey Parshall Jensen

Line Producer:

Maximilian Elfeldt

Still Photographer:

Raymond Liu

Screenplay Writer:

Kerem Sanga

Script Supervisor:

Genevieve Cashman

Special Thanks:

Hannah Marks

Gary Nelson

Visual Effects Artist:

Thomas D Moser

Post Production Facility:

Blacklist Digital

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Kerem Sanga directs the emotionally inclined thriller, The First Girl I Loved. Seth Caplan, David Hunter, and Ross Putman head the production team under the labels of Tilted Windmill Productions. Kerem Sanga devised the screenplay. The music pieces are compositions of John Swihart. The editing credit goes to Shane Hazen, while Ricardo Diaz handles the cinematography.

The stellar cast of this movie includes Dylan Gelula as Anne Smith, playing the pivotal role, Brianna Hildebrand as Sasha Basanez, Pamela Adlon as Sharon, and Mateo Arias as Clifton. The supporting actors are Erik Griffin, Tim Heidecker, and Ana Dela Cruz.

Plot

The First Girl I Loved is a film that explores topics like homosexuality in a positive light. It revolves around the life of Anne Smith, who develops a crush on Sasha. This is the first time that Anne explores her sexuality and tries to confide in her best friend, Clifton. It turns out that Clifton has feelings for her and has now made his life to destroy Anne’s peace. Sasha and Anne are complete opposites, with the former being a yearbook editor and the latter being a sports star.

Anne tries to initiate conversation with Sasha via interviews and soon they both start talking casually. At this point, Anne is completely in love with Sasha, but the latter gives her many mixed signals. Also, Clifton tries his best to ruin Anne’s reputation in front of the entire school and before any of them realize it, parents and authorities are involved. Anne stands by Sasha while she tries to distance herself from the protagonist.

Star Performances

The First Girl I Loved is a movie that was presented at many film festivals and caught the audience’s eye. The best-observed performance was of Dylan Gelula as Anne Smith. Anne was an emotionally confused young adult who tried to explore her sexuality and romantic preferences for the first time in her life. Her role required someone with exceptional talent and Dylan was the perfect choice.

Analysis

The First Girl I Loved is the director’s attempt at trying to throw a positive light on societal issues such as different romantic preferences. The highlight of this movie is that it shows morally compromised characters. The characters are depicted as flawed creatures, the viewers can resonate with them. Also, the unanswered ending forces the audience to introspect into our realities and question our choices. There are a few points that could have been improvised.

The storyline has a huge scope for development and a lack of effort is seen in the execution of the plot. Also, no positive development is shown in the characters as the movie progresses.

What’s There?

It gives a fresh perspective on the topic of self-exploration to the audience.
The characters are relatable to the public.

What’s not There?

Many loopholes were observed in the second half of the movie.
The execution of the climax scene could have been better.

Verdict

The First Girl I Loved is a bold movie that gives a glimpse into the lives of confused young adults. It conditions the viewers to retrospect into their lives too. It can easily be categorized in the list of good movies, if not great.