This film centers around teen siblings, Thomas and Bridget, in the late 90s. Both of them use music as a tool to express their feelings, but they are into different genres. Thomas is inspired by grunge and Kurt Cobain, while Bridget enjoys rap and hip-hop.
The experiences these teens go through in the late 90s are as real as they come. Drugs and depression are just a few of the experiences they go through as they try to grasp who they are and who they want to be. I was born in the 80s, so this was not my high school experience, but it slightly reminded me of the short-lived tv show My So Called Life with Claire Danes and Jared Leto.
This movie didn't just portray real life, but was inspired by William Dickerson's life and Bridget's rap persona, Bri Da B, is largely influenced by his late sister. It touched on a lot of stuff that people don't want to talk about but need to - mental illness being one of them. This movie was hard to watch at times because it was real, but it was well-written and told a story of music and teen angst in the late 90s.
