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If I may, it would be a fair assumption to say that I was relatively satisfied watching Amandla Stenberg, aged 18, and Nick Robinson, who played a role in “Jurassic World”, who is 22 years old, during the half of “Everything, Everything,” the most recent upcoming blockbuster young adult book turned movie. Considering the stunningly handsome claims they both made while playing the roles of Maddy and Olly in this teenage romance movie. This twin set certainly puts a shine on an old motif like the destiny-driven infatuation theme of ‘Everything, Everything’ which is bound to grab the viewer’s attention even if the viewer is potentially going to be void of extreme emotions. They are partnered with appealing faces and with the ability to discuss calculus or literature in such precociously articulate ways that simply talking makes you want to die of a smile.
What illness are we talking about? Maddy has severe combined immunodeficiency aka SCID, which makes her a “bubble girl.” As a result, she is allergic to the outside world and must live in an antiseptic environment, which includes a stylish, mostly white, and certainly organic wardrobe. There have been “bubble boys” in movies and television, like John Travolta in The Boy in the Plastic Bubble in 1976, and that sore loser who played Trivial Pursuit on Seinfeld. Also, Jake Gyllenhaal in the 2001 dramedy, Bubble Boy. It is very rare to hear about a girl version of that. The so called bubble in this case could be described as high-end décor for medical patients. The completely sealed modern house in Los Angeles has many big windows, so Maddy is able to at least pretend that she can connect to the world outside her laptop, something she hasn’t been able to do for seventeen years.
Single mother Pauline, a caring doctor who takes care to meet each of her daughter’s health needs as well as a vigilant warden who ensures that she is never exposed to any harmful elements, is very fortunate. Her husband and son passed away in a very tragic car accident which is why she is very cautious. Following the accident, Maddy developed a terrible illness and everything spiraled deep down from there. But new neighbors move in and Maddy notices Olly, the super cute skateboarding boy from next door staring and waving at her while she looks through the glass. This changes everything.As lovers in the story have compellingly put it, “Romeo and Juliet,” the two are in fact able to not only look into each others’ bedroom windows, but also converse in a multitude of ways. At first, it was able to be witnessed that they ‘got along’ by using gestures to tell jokes about the failed bundt cake that his mother was trying to bake and that Pauline refused to eat, due to germs. Following that incident, Olly puts his cellphone number on the window, and before anyone knew it, they were all whispering sweet nothings to each other via texts throughout the night. There is also a caring nurse who plays the role of a Shakespearean character called Carla, who happens to serve as the kids’ go-between and even tries to bring Olly in the house so he could meet Maddy, while she is sure that he will not let her hope down.
I appreciate how director Stella Meghie brings Maddy’s architectural models of a diner and a library to life in which she fancies her text message exchanges with Olly as having in-person conversations inside her larger-than-life imagination. This makes the film breathe. The fact that an astronaut figure who lives inside her miniature sculptures also appears as a character is pretty funny and surreal. And the blunt depiction of a multi-ethnic couple is just the way it ought to bunremarked upon.
When Maddy starts to break free from her mother’s authoritarian mandates and Olly’s dad turns violent, it’s clear they’re going to flee—and where else but to Maddy’s dream destination, a beach. Think “Love Story”, meets “Blue Lagoon” minus the really gross scenes. But hey, that’s when logic starts to get wonky. Sure, you’re able to buy plane tickets on websites with e-credit cards, and sure, people do sign up for credit cards at 18. But how is it possible to fly without any form of ID? We know she’s not a licensed driver and her reaction to Olly making her sit in the passenger seat confirms it. Plus, the prediction of a HUGE TWIST coming gives away the fact something, when revealed, scoops everything down with it.
To any people young or old, trying to imagine what it is like to be around teenagers in younger relationships can come as a shock, considering the intense feelings seeping from them serves as tonic. That being said, it can be irritating when they neglect the rest of us while they’re consumed by such frantic emotions.
“Everything, Everything” attempts to be both things simultaneously, and only manages to be the definite romantic cure partially.
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