Language Barriers

Rating: 10/10 (11 May 2008)

The largest issue that I have heard people complain about is how unbelievable the dialog is. I don't buy that.
Two of my friends and I speak using words and phrases that we essentially invented when we are around each other. We crack jokes given the smallest setup. It is just how we communicate.
I am used to everybody being witty, pop culture references being commonplace, and people talking about things outside of their age group.
I guess it also depends on the group of people you hung around when you were that age. I can see parts of myself reflected in many of these characters, which is probably why I connected so well with the movie itself.
In addition, this is another example of the importance being shifted away from the story itself and towards the way it is told. Yeah, teenagers get pregnant all the time. I get it. This movie will seem really boring if you try and break it into its main ideas.